Example sentences of "and [conj] [pers pn] be [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 And where they were seen or heard , to be treated and reflected as a person first — and as a black person , an Asian person , a woman or someone with a disability second or not at all .
2 And this is what distinguishes the reading of literature from the reading of philosophy which requires that one understands as fully as possible what is meant , and where it is assumed that the writing will illustrate the meaning in a direct and immediate way .
3 This is used mainly where tantrums are severe and where it is felt that stopping them altogether is too big a first step .
4 It follows from the foregoing that a condition of the type at issue in the main proceedings , which stipulates that where a vessel is owned or chartered by natural persons they must be of a particular nationality , and where it is owned or chartered by a company the shareholders and directors must be of that nationality , is contrary to article 52 of the E.E.C .
5 They were schools , therefore , where progress in matching library provision to curriculum need had already begun , and where it was hoped that this impetus could be further developed through participation in the project and a grant in the region of £2,500 .
6 It went into the farmhouses where he lodged overnight and where he was known and befriended .
7 Posh Porky knew exactly when and where she was born and never stopped reminding us all that she was nearly a year younger than anyone else in the class .
8 We will also be more prepared ( though by no means certain ) to comply with personal constraints under two conditions : that the constraints are seen as being in the service of some greater ‘ good ’ and that they are seen as operating justly and fairly .
9 All you have to do is to ensure that you have sufficient work of the agreed type and standard and that it is framed and presented as required .
10 It may also be that the early returns from the voyages proved small , and that it was felt that investment in them did not provide an adequate reward for those involved .
11 The latter will include the fact that the report complies with auditing standards and , where it departs from these , the reasons ; the steps taken in the audit process ; and that it was planned and performed ‘ so as to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement , whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error ’ .
12 I am glad that at our initiative the summit at Maastricht reaffirmed that principle , and that it was agreed that negotiations could start in 1992 .
13 ‘ Let us suppose , ’ he said , ‘ that there is someone called Mohamed and that he was born and lived in Acre .
14 Now the rumours were widespread about Hitler 's fits and frenzies of rage , that he had to be accompanied everywhere by a doctor specializing in mental illness and Himmler had given orders to allow no one to see him , and that he was wounded and in hospital .
15 Twenty-four hours later he admonished Babs for over-stressing the little-girl aspect of Cleopatra , pointing out that childishness of character was not a question of years and that she was mistaken if she supposed the difference between folly and wisdom had anything to do with either age or youth .
16 However he went on to find that Miss T. was lulled into a sense of false security by hospital staff and that she was misinformed as to the availability and effectiveness of alternative procedures .
17 There is no necessity for the agreement for lease to be under seal as the promise to grant and accept the lease will be adequate consideration , and although it is suggested that the agreement should be under seal if one or more of the parties is a company ( to secure the presumption of due execution ) in practice this is not usually done .
18 A substantial army marched on London , and although it was defeated and the leaders were put to death , to do so the King had to divert the force which was being prepared for the campaign in Scotland ( 73 , pp. 14–16 ) .
19 He was in good shape and in good heart , and although it was known that he did not run up to his best at Cheltenham , the conditions would suit him much more than those of a year ago and few opposed him .
20 Much of the indebtedness of these middle-income countries arose through borrowings in private sector capital markets , mainly the euro-currency markets , and although it was feared that the banks involved were seriously at risk it is becoming clear that rescheduling of debt by the banks with the debtor countries has been possible .
21 These methods of payment are more likely to be accepted if they are requested right up front before you start to do business and if they are presented as being the only way you do business .
22 What can be wrong , however , with fantasising , treating a woman as an object , if there is no connection between the fantasy and real life and if she is depicted as wanting to be treated this way ?
23 And if it be objected that A may act first ( against B ) and explain why afterwards , whereupon B acts to C 's detriment , the answer is that it is not A's act which has caused C 's loss but the implied threat that it will be repeated .
24 And if it be thought that Mr Hunte retains a soft spot for Pakistan ever since he and Garry Sobers had a stand of 446 against them at Sabina Park 34 years ago , we have ascertained that he made clear to the 1992 management that any further offence would be met with punishment noticeably more severe .
25 And if it 's discovered that I spent most of my childhood in care , then reporters could make enquiries and turn it into a big thing . ’
26 An alternative approach is to measure share price changes ; prices at any given time reflect the market 's estimate of future performance and if it is assumed that this estimate is reliable then a comparison of ‘ before and after ’ figures should provide an accurate guide to the change in earning potential brought about by merger .
27 If these modifications are called ‘ sensations ’ , and if it is allowed that different substances can be related causally , then on this view something 's looking white to someone is his having certain sensations which are excited in him by what we would ordinarily say was the object he saw to be white .
28 Once it is accepted that the reasonableness of a belief is merely evidence of its actually being held and if it is allowed that other cogent evidence may be admitted to prove the existence of the belief , there seems to be no difference at all between the honest subjectivist and the reasonable objectivist .
29 Rash speculations are to be encouraged , provided they are falsifiable and provided they are rejected when falsified .
30 When an enactment is passed there is finality unless and until it is amended or repealed by Parliament .
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