Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [be] false [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , his idea that the depths of the sea were lifeless was shown to be false with the deep-sea dredges begun in connection with the laying of telegraph cables beneath the oceans . |
| 2 | In the spirit of this observation , however , it is not enough to argue that Marx 's views have been shown to be false by the continuing development of capitalist socialisation . |
| 3 | According to falsificationism , some theories can be shown to be false by an appeal to the results of observation and experiment . |
| 4 | Alas , this conclusion was shown to be false in no uncertain manner when , on Christmas eve , instead of being fed , he had his throat cut . |
| 5 | Cordelia , like Coriolanus , is being forced into a ceremony in which she would have to be false to her own nature . |
| 6 | send a message by telephone ( or telegram ) to … ( specify person ) which you knew to be false for the purpose of causing annoyance ( or inconvenience or needless anxiety ) to the said … ( or to … or |
| 7 | Theories can not be conclusively falsified because the observation statements that form the basis for the falsification may themselves prove to be false in the light of later developments . |