Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [pron] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This social sanction will be , in the first place , some kind of social ostracism or discomfort ; it may or may not be wished that it be associated with a legal penalty . |
| 2 | Radio France Internationale reported on Oct. 1 that opposition leaders arrested following demonstrations in Douala in September had claimed that they were tortured in detention . |
| 3 | In Amersham , the church meeting of the Lower Meeting House ( Baptist ) heard in 1892 that ‘ several of our young members have been absent from the means of grace [ communion ] for many months and it was resolved that they be visited by two members of the Church ’ . |
| 4 | Pupils have sometimes asked to see again particular slides , or overhead transparencies , while checking a hunch or clarifying their recollections , and this was one reason why in Organizing resources it was recommended that they be kept in the library resource centre or some other suitable place after use , properly indexed . |
| 5 | The settlers had claimed legal ownership of the houses in October and had made efforts to move in to the Silwan sector at that time , but the police had prevented them from doing so after the Attorney General , Yosef Harish , had recommended that they be barred from the properties on security considerations . |
| 6 | It is recognised that these are important aspects of the learning and teaching approaches for the modules and it is recommended that they are used for formative assessment . |
| 7 | Queen Victoria paid income tax , but the practice was steadily eroded until it was abolished by George VI , the Queen 's father . |
| 8 | The plaintiff 's feelings may be wounded if he is subjected to aggressive cross-examination , especially if it is designed to support what transpires to be an unsuccessful plea of justification , so this forensic factor may be brought into account . |
| 9 | The geology of the basin is varied and it is dominated by the massive Golden Lane carbonate platform . |
| 10 | But the message went further for it was felt that the lesson to be learned was that living standards could be maintained if unity prevailed : ‘ With the help of the Trade Union Movement , mobilized by the TUC General Council , they were enabled to secure a victory which they could not have won if they were left to fight alone . ’ |
| 11 | In February 1991 E. was bruised and it was thought to be a non-accidental injury . |
| 12 | Whilst these notes repeat much of the material covered in the " Statements and Functions " section , additional information has been added and they are presented in a more readable order . |
| 13 | I ca n't say I felt any stronger when Beth left that day , but I was exceedingly glad that she had come and I was left with an inkling of hope . |
| 14 | But then the work collapsed and I was faced with how empty my days were . |
| 15 | The two he uses on stage have held up well , though ; it 's remarkable because they 've never been rebuilt and they were made in 1959 . |
| 16 | At this time , Richard Baxter rapidly fell from the favour he had recently enjoyed and he was slandered in ‘ court , city and country ’ . |
| 17 | In the case of a contested offer , suspension is impracticable and disclosure to a restricted number of sub-underwriters immediately before the announcement is permitted provided they are warned of the confidential nature of the information . |
| 18 | Omitting external glutamate ( Fig. 1 a ) or sodium ( Fig. 1 b ) abolished this pH o change , as would be expected if it were produced by glutamate uptake . |
| 19 | So many refugees had panicked and he was lost in the throng . |
| 20 | The old fabric biplanes were entirely satisfactory but then they were made out of small pieces of wood , they were well ventilated and they were kept in good dry hangars . |
| 21 | Unlike serious pollsters , the brewer 's flaccid organ fails to report the size of the sample of Scousers interviewed but it is believed to be adjacent to the number of fans at a Tranmere Rovers away match . |
| 22 | Then I remembered Stephen Roskill telling me not to believe a word Mountbatten said or claimed unless it was corroborated from other sources . |
| 23 | Storing the worms is not recommended unless it is done under running water . |
| 24 | These shares may then be cancelled unless they are resold within three years from their acquisition . |
| 25 | Purification The mother had to be purified because she was considered to be unclean . |
| 26 | The Government initiated proceedings against Mr Marsh in September last year , but after a lengthy delay while he unsuccessfully tried to obtain legal aid , the case was dropped because it was judged to be ‘ no longer in the public interest ’ . |
| 27 | He walked into the canal which was thinly frozen over , remaining partly immersed till he was discovered by other men on their way to the Works . |
| 28 | In 1986 Mr Leon Brittan , the Home Secretary , resigned because he was held to be responsible for the leak of a letter containing the opinions of a law officer about the actions of the Secretary for Defence , Mr Michael Heseltine . |
| 29 | The furore has hit Hamilton Oil 's £2bn plans hardest because it has come while they are locked on hold by a full-scale public inquiry , a report by brokers County Nat West claimed . |
| 30 | The furore has hit Hamilton Oil 's £2bn plans hardest because it has come while they are locked on hold by a full-scale public inquiry , says a report by broker County Nat West . |