Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] it [verb] [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Fathers who choose instead to commit acts of oral sex or buggery on them will commit no offence save where the girl 's consent , in the narrow , legal sense of the term , is lacking or where it has been obtained by threat , which may be difficult to prove .
2 A node that is in the A2 ( secondary activation ) state ( either because its stimulus has only recently been presented or because it has been activated internally by means of an excitatory associative link ) will not be able to move into Al .
3 At the former , stone-robbing had effectively removed the crucial junction on the steeply sloping ground ; at the gate , it remained unclear whether the wall was already in existence or whether it had been constructed at the same time .
4 ( 2 ) A person can not steal land , or things forming part of land and severed from it by him or by his directions , except in the following cases , that is to say — ( a ) when he is a trustee or personal representative , or is authorised by power of attorney , or as liquidator of a company , or otherwise , to sell or dispose of land belonging to another , and he appropriates the land or anything forming part of it by dealing with it in breach of the confidence reposed in him ; or ( b ) when he is not in possession of the land and appropriates anything forming part of the land by severing it or causing it to be severed , or after it has been severed ; or ( c ) when , being in possession of the land under a tenancy , he appropriates the whole or part of any fixture or structure let to be used with the land .
5 ( b ) when he is not in possession of the land and appropriates anything forming part of the land by severing it or causing it to be severed , or after it has been severed ; or
6 A spirit-based Sanding Sealer can be applied to new or stripped wood , or after it has been stained .
7 A feeling of belonging to a community , or as it has been described here , of citizenship , is built up from a whole range of social , economic and psychological components .
8 The general effect of these four differences between health and education in relation to economic growth is that it has proved far more difficult and controversial to measure the impact of health on economic growth and where it has been attempted the effects have been estimated to be lower than those resulting from education .
9 This time , however , she came by low loader rather than under her own steam and although it had been laid most expertly by BR staff , the track she was unloaded onto was several hundred yards from the nearest railway line .
10 What must be remembered though is that whatever is asked and answered in a survey has to be inputted in some way and once it has been processed the output has to be read by someone .
11 Ammo for these megaweapons is limited , though , and once it 's been exhausted the Armalite reappears .
12 It was identified as such only a short while after Delta Cephei itself , and if it had been found a few months earlier the short-period stars would probably have been known as Aquilids rather than Cepheids .
13 Yeah , buy it in innocence and if it 's been robbed the police confiscate off you you get a piece of paper saying that they 've got it , and that 's it you 've you 've got nothing !
14 Unless and until it had been created , socialism was unrealizable .
15 C/EBPα mRNA levels are down-regulated in mice by IL-6 ( 43 ) and since it has been demonstrated that this protein interacts with the albumin promoter , a negative AP gene , ( 44 ) this could explain the IL-6 dependent down-regulation of the albumin protein levels .
16 The population of little more than 7,000 , indicated by the total of only 1,414 taxpayers in 1525 , seems on the low side , and since it has been estimated at 10,625 ( exclusive of aliens ) in 1569 , a figure closer to 10,000 would be more realistic for the 1520s .
17 The property is not to be sold until : ( i ) ( a ) the youngest child attains the age of eighteen years or ( b ) the youngest child shall cease full time education whichever is the later or ( ii ) the death of the Petitioner or ( iii ) the Petitioner shall remarry whichever shall first occur The above type of order is commonly known as a Mesher order ( after Mesher v Mesher and Hall [ 1980 ] 1 All ER 126 ) , and whilst it has been criticised ( see Mortimer v Mortimer [ 1986 ] 2 FLR 315 ) the court is still of the view that such an order might provide the best solution ( see Clutton v Clutton ( 1990 ) Times , 14 November ) .
18 Unfortunately , the division of the test into whether a duty exists and whether it has been broken , means that the court will have to consider similar factors for both .
19 It depends on the breed of animal , how well it has been dealt with before its death , and whether it has been hung properly .
20 The successful re-use of an existing iron structure depends on the quality of the original construction and whether it has been subjected to significant alterations .
21 You used to go in the fields and turn it and when it had been turned they used to start leading .
22 Justice must be seen to be done , however , and when it had been seen to be done , the miscreants were cheered by a crowd assembled outside the court .
23 Okay and when it 's been travelling for five hours it goes through erm what 's another station up there ? let's say Carlisle something like that .
24 And when it 's been travelling for seven hours it gets into Glasgow .
25 ‘ I am appalled , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY , ‘ that when a company is trading £0.5m in the red , when it has failed to file its accounts , and when it has been reported to a DTI Minister , there is still no failsafe mechanism to pick the matter up . ’
26 A layer 2 inches ( 5 cm ) thick suppresses weed growth , reduces moisture evaporation , is easily scratched open to help air penetration , and as it decomposes is pulled down into the soil by worms .
27 A few developed a liking for the racecourse and as it had been drummed into them to dress correctly for every occasion , somehow they managed to provide themselves with the obligatory long trailing gowns by lending each other clothes and accessories ; they appreciated the elegance of their suave escorts in tail coats and top hats .
28 Unfortunately this legislation has proved to be totally ineffective both as it was drafted and as it has been put into practice .
29 Walthwaite is the best example left and though it has been built in , the woodwork is still there .
30 The procedure saves costs and time and though it has been criticised , no better procedure has been proposed .
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