Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pers pn] be [vb pp] that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor must it be assumed that the whole of the Sahara shared in this climatic amelioration , for , as Gautier says , there are few traces of wadi patterns in the Libyan desert , which , forming the core of the Sahara , was probably less affected . |
| 2 | Should it be perceived that no lasting peace is possible with the mining industry , measures such as a swift expansion of nuclear capability ( perhaps using the PWR ) and possibly more electricity links with France may be adopted to avoid the risk of another strike . |
| 3 | Nor should it be assumed that the young teachers of 30 years ago were all aspiring members of the working class . |
| 4 | Nor should it be assumed that the division of the language items into lexis , structure and discourse function presents students with problems of equal difficulty or me with identical roles in each case . |
| 5 | Why , then , should it be assumed that the Holy Spirit was particularly active in professors ? |
| 6 | The Romans were certainly prime movers , but not that quick , and without introducing a pettifogging intimacy with dates , names , and trifling matters of fact , might it be mentioned that the legions were desperately occupied at that time around the Medway and not Melrose ? |
| 7 | Not until James VI of Scotland became James I of England at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey could it be said that a truly Scottish monarch had once more been ritually crowned upon the Stone of Destiny . |
| 8 | Nor could it be said that the British welfare system identified , or even defined , let alone assisted , the genuinely needy groups as effectively as did some systems prevailing elsewhere . |
| 9 | In similar vein , dare it be said that the charitable function of Age Concern serves this dual function ? |
| 10 | On only three out of approximately 180 occasions , therefore , can it be said that the inspectors had been less than absolutely fair in the opinion of those who were criticised . |
| 11 | ‘ Until the consent given at marriage be revoked , how can it be said that the husband in exercising his marital right has assaulted his wife ? |
| 12 | Neither can it be assumed that a wife who is denied sexual autonomy will cease cohabitation . |
| 13 | It is not necessarily the case that this will have happened , nor can it be assumed that the document in question belongs to a given domain at all ( it may be some sort of hybrid , or simply too ambiguous to fit neatly in one domain ) . |
| 14 | It is not necessarily the case that this will have happened , nor can it be assumed that the data in question fits neatly within a specific domain at all . |
| 15 | To this extent , of course , a synchronically divergent language state requires the same kind of treatment as a historically divergent state : in neither case can it be assumed that the norms of some ‘ standard ’ variety can be successfully projected on to it . |
| 16 | As regards the third condition , can it be established that the provision of a company car for the company secretary is the normal commercial practice within that trade ? |
| 17 | Can it be supposed that the Doomsday Book is the only sort of writing in which immortality is achieved ? |