Example sentences of "[subord] they [modal v] be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 A Tender list is received ( sample attached ) which shows a list of tenders expected , the deadline for receipt and where they should be returned to . |
| 2 | If you do not have space for a build-in model beside or under the sink , there are portables available that sit on the worktop , where they can be connected to the taps and drains for washing . |
| 3 | Potting of growing plants should be continuous until they attain a size where they can be transferred to the outdoor pool without hazard . |
| 4 | ( Most of the examples come from England , although they could be generalized to other common-law systems . ) |
| 5 | The leases make the publican responsible for the upkeep of the pub and , although they can be assigned to another person after two years , the original holder would be responsible for meeting payments if that person defaulted . |
| 6 | Windsfield straight into New Invention and every Wednesday night , first it was the cows that would come and then the sheep and they 'd got to walk to the abattoir at Bloxwich , and erm sometimes the cows were so heavy with milk that er a lot of people in New Invention had free milk and then if the , if the sheep would be here there and everywhere you know and then with mother living where there was an entry dividing four houses er and a well straight at the top , and a. a big old-fashioned er tap for the cold water , there were n't any taps laid in kitchen in er what are the outhouses it was a communal tap erm sometimes the sheep would get out of hand and they 'd run up the entry hall and all round mother 's yard and then the cows would go around , but er it , it to me I felt sorry about it , because especially in the summer er erm the poor things were so hot and to walk all those miles , now they 're carried are n't they and they used to every Wednesday every Wednesday of the year the drivers would er the men must have been absolutely tired out , well although they 'd be used to it would n't they , but it was miles to walk from Wolverhampton the cattle market to Blox straight to Bloxwich and er that was another event that erm it , we , it , we used to have . |
| 7 | ‘ The management executive is saying that some of that money can be spent on supplying condoms to GPs so they can be given to patients . ’ |
| 8 | Although the second- and third-years do n't officially come back until next week , Puddephat 's tutees have been called back early so they can be allocated to new people quickly . |
| 9 | He listened to the few men who had survived for more than a few weeks and talked of ‘ Blighty ’ and prayed only for a ‘ cushy wound ’ so they could be moved to the nearest hospital tent and , if they were among the lucky ones , eventually be sent home to England . |
| 10 | The case was adjourned so they could be committed to Crown court for trial . |
| 11 | This was reinforced by the tendency of national governments not to handle unpopular decisions if they could be transferred to the High Authority for action . |
| 12 | Distributors and retailers selling " own brand " goods can be liable if they can be said to be holding themselves out to be the producer . |
| 13 | Words are used to inflect if they can be assigned to a number of grammatical classes , and the members of all these classes are distinguished from each other by their morphology ( internal shape ) and by their syntax ( the rules of their use ) . |
| 14 | The activities of delinquent fans might be more intelligible if they can be related to particular roles and positions with respect to other fans . |
| 15 | Surpluses on a period of account should not be automatically lost , if they can be demonstrated to be the result of efficient working and not over budgeting , otherwise controllers will ensure that there are no surpluses . |
| 16 | If they 're relatively technical , then I , then I 'd be grateful if they can be left to the officers , but obviously if there 's anything that erm , is political in anyway , big P or small P , then at least we can get in touch with the er , P A G , and if necessary call a meeting in respect Chair . |
| 17 | The argument is that funds should not be diverted to the government sector if they can be put to a more productive use in the private sector . |
| 18 | Members who have lost touch with the Association are invited to contact The Honorary Secretary , Dr J. W. Binns , at the Centre for Medieval Studies , University of York , King 's Manor , York YO1 2EP stating what years they were in Hall , whereupon they will be added to the mailing list . |
| 19 | The inconvenience which this causes can normally be reduced only by delaying the binding of serial parts until they can be considered to be no longer ‘ current ’ , or by ensuring that the time which they spend off the shelves ‘ at binding ’ exceeds by as small a margin as possible the time required physically to bind them . |
| 20 | As the preceding paragraphs have shown , child care is , until the Children Bill becomes law in the early 1990s , based on the Child Care Act 1980 , under which one major duty of the local authorities is to receive children into care and provide them with adequate substitute homes unless or until they can be returned to their natural parents . |
| 21 | Landscapes were empty and without meaning unless they could be related to an inner view , to a feeling of emptiness or apprehension , a sadness , a surge of hope , an ecstasy . |
| 22 | The proposed development is contrary to the stated policy of the local planning authority where new dwellings in the countryside are normally resisted unless they can be shown to be justified by agricultural need . |
| 23 | The whole approach is one of managing the delivery of local services : ‘ The ability of elected members to influence services will be limited because they will be tied to contracts … whatever the platform on which they have been elected ’ ( Walsh 1989:50 ) . |
| 24 | Because they can be seen to be playing ball and yet benefit . |
| 25 | The importance of this part of the debate is that it illuminates one crucially important difference between , on this occasion , Devlin and Hart : that is , the disagreement over whether or not it is possible for there to be areas of behaviour which , whilst they might be considered to be ‘ immoral ’ , could also be considered to be ‘ private ’ . |
| 26 | Virtually none was informed of any charges against them or whether they would be brought to trial . |
| 27 | However it is not clear whether they should be applied to the complete list of allowable words , or to the list of candidate strings , or indeed to some subset of either . |
| 28 | In Chapter 4 we discuss the relationship between some of these factors , and conclude that the most crucial is the pattern of decisions by the courts : not only about what sentences offenders should receive ( whether they should be sent to custody and , if so , for how long ) , but also decisions about which counts they should be tried in and whether they should be remanded in custody in the meantime . |
| 29 | The signal contents of these responses need careful reconsideration before they can be related to VOR adaptation . |
| 30 | Thus , any shares offered for sale must first be offered to other shareholders before they can be transferred to a third party . |