Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After being crippled but below senility . ’ |
| 2 | he took the test after being told that at more than 50 he was too old to learn . |
| 3 | He spent a night in police cells after being arrested while on an international tour . |
| 4 | If hunting were banned on all of that it would only have a small marginal effect but we can as Mr said only ban hunting on land we both own and control , land in hand , that actually totals a hundred and fifty eight acres , slightly smaller than Victoria Park but that includes road , bridleways , land with no access , S S S Is , Sites of Special Scientific Interest , land awaiting disposal the land capable of being hunted and in hand totals fifty two acres about as much of Victoria Park as I can see from my front window . |
| 5 | The West and East German railways are starting the process of being united though at the moment they still operate quite separately . |
| 6 | Is it because you believe it wrong to do so , or because you are afraid of being caught and of the consequences if you are ? |
| 7 | A woman who valued herself more could have said , ‘ Well , now I 'll have time to do other things ’ , but for this woman life without the sense of being needed and of other people valuing her had no point . |
| 8 | She wrote a long and moving letter , describing her terrifying experience of being raped whilst on holiday with two friends . |
| 9 | Jayni Bradbury from Healthcare Birmingham despite being injured and on crutches is still managing to sign contracts . |
| 10 | You 're sweating and nervous and you know you 're out on a limb here , you 're in the process of taking some terrible risks and the luck , the flow that comes from being justified and in tune and not taking too much for granted , not being contemptuous or disrespectful of fate ; all that 's in danger here because you 're pushing the envelope , you 're maybe relying on one or two too many things going perfectly . |
| 11 | Something about being corrupted before being born because of the original act . |
| 12 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 13 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 14 | While Morris , undeservedly , shoulders the blame , it has to be said that without him Orrell would be a middle-of-the-road side , well served up front but without , say , the authority of Bath , the likely champions , behind the scrum . |
| 15 | It has to be said that of the two the TriAxis appears initially the most intimidating , but doubtless Boogie would argue that if you want the features you 've got to learn how to use the machine . |
| 16 | " [ There is ] little to be said but in the way of commendation . |
| 17 | At the beginning of the third stage intra-EC exchange rates are to be fixed and after a relatively short period the ECU will replace member countries ' currencies as the Community 's sole currency . |
| 18 | It also needs to be recognized that in some authorities — particularly small district councils where there are fewer personnel , resources and programmes — much co-ordinating work occurs informally and the elaborate corporate structures advocated by Bains are perhaps less appropriate . |
| 19 | How far present-day societies are likely to proceed along this road is a matter of debate ( and I shall return to the question in Chapter 6 ) , but at the least it has to be recognized that in recent years the idea of political action has been very substantially broadened , so that there is already a quite widespread awareness of the variety of ways in which individuals and groups of individuals can assert their dissent from the policies of government at all levels ( for example , the revolt against the poll tax in Britain ) and bring into the arena of public debate alternative policies . |
| 20 | Similarly any prerecorded voices , sound effects and incidental music needed to be prepared and in the hands of the Grams Operator , in order of cueing , before zero hour on the big day . |
| 21 | It is to be observed that by section 26 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 the maximum sentence for theft was reduced from ten to seven years . |
| 22 | It is to be observed that in the Bognor Regis case Browne J. did not consider whether his decision had any effect on the right to freedom of expression , doubtless because the point was not taken before him by the defendant , who appeared in person . |
| 23 | It scarcely needs to be observed that from the viewpoint of the defendant 's country these arguments are unacceptable . |
| 24 | Once the LIFESPAN Manager has identified which data has to be transferred and for whom , the method of transfer to be used and the transfer schedule , LIFESPAN RDBI should be configured to run with these characteristics . |
| 25 | All you have to do is complete the attached Standing Order form saying how much you want to be transferred and on what date of the month . |
| 26 | And if the controls were to be positioned as on the 650 , the volumes , not the tones , should really be at the top . |
| 27 | The art , therefore , is in determining which staff need to be relocated and in drawing up a compensation package which will encourage most , if not all , of the key people to move . |
| 28 | The Act therefore laid down a " statement of particulars " to be included in any contract — the nature and length of the voyage , the time to be on board , the capacity in which the seaman was to serve , the amount of wages and scale of provisions to be provided and any disciplinary rules or penalties to be applied while on board — thus anticipating by 122 years the detailing of terms universally required by the Contracts of Employment Act 1972 . |
| 29 | Some are listed adjacent to the term to which they are to be applied and in the form in which they are to be applied in the main list . |
| 30 | God will give you the strength , as much as you lack , because it is necessary — it is necessary for me to be killed and for you to betray me . |