Example sentences of "and be [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As a general rule , documents which are more than 20 years old are deemed to be " ancient " and are presumed to be authentic unless proved otherwise ( Evidence Act 1938 , s4 ) .
2 Drugs from the ancient system of medicine Ayurveda are popular in India , and are believed to be safe because of their long history of use and their natural origin .
3 They work six days a week or more , on no fixed terms , with no formal protection and are expected to be available all day long including late into the evening .
4 Prospective payment systems have the advantage that health care suppliers are paid for the number of cases treated and are encouraged to be aware of the costs per case .
5 New immunosuppressive agents have been used recently and are claimed to be beneficial in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease .
6 In the modelled docked structure , residues 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 of CsA protrude out into the solvent , and are thought to be involved in binding the effector protein , calcineurin .
7 By means of inserted trace statements the values delivered by halfMeas , i.e. a measure of half of the view area , have been obtained and are found to be consistent .
8 Once computers have been introduced to a company and are found to be indispensable in these areas , it is a small step to progress to analysed costing .
9 N C V O must therefore , draw together voluntary organisations effectively and be seen to be responsive and creative .
10 Heseltine faced the tactical dilemma that were he to campaign openly and be seen to be instrumental in splitting the party and bringing down the Prime Minister , he would be criticised as divisive and disloyal .
11 A worshipable God must belong to the period of life on earth and be acknowledged to be non-existent before then .
12 At home , the cows were managed by the women , who hand-milked them and ensured that they continued to yield plenty of good quality milk and were selected for being docile and good-tempered .
13 Events seemed to be slipping away , voices were welling from the inside and were poised to be audible .
14 For many years they were known only from fossil representatives and were believed to be extinct .
15 Bookings were reportedly around a billion dollars and were said to be continuing strong .
16 They were to meet members of the Board of Trade at six o'clock and were scheduled to be available for public questioning at a meeting on the mezzanine floor of the hotel at seven .
17 These exemplars were chosen to reflect a range of different traffic situations within each junction and were intended to be representative of the full set of 28 films of each junction available from the drives in Study 1 .
18 In general however , women were sent back to their music and their embroidery and were told to be submissive .
19 A medical history , electrocardiograph , blood pressure , and standard laboratory findings were obtained before the experiment and were found to be negative or normal Haematocrit was also obtained 24 hours after the experiment .
20 The bags were returned in accordance with diplomatic protocol , and were found to be unopened and untampered with . ’
21 De Maizière denied signing up with the Stasi , delivering information or receiving gifts or money ; his " only contacts " , he said , " came from my duties as a lawyer and were directed to being useful " to his clients .
22 Given any example of a classic scientific theory , whether at the time of its first proposal or at a later date , it is possible to find observational claims that were generally accepted at the time and were considered to be inconsistent with the theory .
23 There was much running of baths , rushing about with garments , laughter on the stairs and in the bedrooms ; telephoning of florist for more button-holes ; small boys trying to help and being urged to be careful .
24 Well he knows that his views may not necessarily be the majority and count in the end , but at least they 're being taken into account and being considered to be important .
25 Currently , the Navy runs half its school at Aldershot and the other half at Devonport and is believed to be keen , for financial reasons if nothing else , to re-locate on to one site .
26 As a general rule a restrictive covenant restricts competition and is presumed to be void and unenforceable because such restrictions are contrary to public policy .
27 ‘ Chronicle is an up-and-coming house , and is seen to be different , which is good for us , ’ he said .
28 She 's attractive , successful and is engaged to be married .
29 He lives in Kilmarnock and is engaged to be married next year .
30 She moved to Scotland in May and is engaged to be married .
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