Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should the above experiment be tried on one of these , then a different result will be achieved . |
| 2 | Several questions remain unanswered : would the police force be split into three at a time when the government is trying to rationalise the service . |
| 3 | Thank you very much then I would ask and would put the ordinary resolution that the minimum annual subscription for member clubs , past associations and other affiliated organizations be increased from twenty four to thirty two pounds . |
| 4 | The Australian captain also suggested that the number of umpires be increased from two to three , though only two would be on the pitch at one time . |
| 5 | The European Commission has recommended that taxes on biodiesel be limited to 10 per cent of the level on fossil fuels , making it competitive in some European countries . |
| 6 | But how exactly can causation be conceived in two such different ways ? |
| 7 | FINALLY : Those who feel there is too much cricket would have winced at the suggestion made by the Australian authorities , who proposed that series against England be expanded from five Tests to seven to assist the finances of their domestic game . |
| 8 | For example , the investors may accept that the managers be severally liable for the warranties ; that the warranties be restricted to their actual knowledge ; that the maximum claim to be brought against any of the managers be limited to one or two times salary ( significant enough to concentrate minds ) ; that a high de minimis be accepted ; and that the time period of warranty claims against management be limited to twelve months after completion . |
| 9 | At the same time , it proposes that duty on biofuels be cut to one tenth of that on petrol and diesel . |
| 10 | Could hard and fast lines be drawn between one form of income ( or property ) and another ? |
| 11 | Mitterrand ordered that the height of the four notorious L-shaped towers be reduced by 23 feet to 259 feet ( losing two floors ) and that more of the most valuable books be stored underground . |
| 12 | Mr Gorbachev proposed during a visit to Italy last week that such a conference be convened in 1990 . |
| 13 | If Lyrical Ballads was as unpopular as legend would have it , why would Wordsworth have added a second volume in 1800 , and why would both volumes be reprinted in 1802 and again in 1805 ? |
| 14 | Let the mesh be ( a , b ) and the nodes be denoted by two figures giving the number of multiples of a and b for the x and y directions respectively . |
| 15 | ICES recommends that that the size of fishing fleets be reduced by 30 per cent , effectively lowering catches by 20 per cent . |
| 16 | For example , the investors may accept that the managers be severally liable for the warranties ; that the warranties be restricted to their actual knowledge ; that the maximum claim to be brought against any of the managers be limited to one or two times salary ( significant enough to concentrate minds ) ; that a high de minimis be accepted ; and that the time period of warranty claims against management be limited to twelve months after completion . |
| 17 | This may in part be explained by one half of the reciprocity taking the form of labour services and trade in consumables ; a large proportion of the goods which may be considered of high value by reason of the distance over which the raw materials had been transported , and their resulting rarity , may have been given for services , gifts or payments for work , what may be termed institutional exchange . |
| 18 | The committee had recommended that the age of majority be reduced to 18 generally . |
| 19 | The same thing could of course be done with two ADCs and software , but in a system without those facilities , this circuit provides a purely hardware implementation . |
| 20 | The Payroll operation is particularly sensitive , and although it would be desirable to have only one X-25 link for the organization , the demands of security , and reduction in cabling costs , suggest that an additional X-25 link be established in 1993/94 through one of the file-servers , so that any networked PC can use it for external communications . |
| 21 | In addition the draft proposed that the size of the Commission be reduced to one member per country ( France , Germany , Italy , Spain and the UK currently having two Commissioners ) . |
| 22 | ‘ Where will all the people be to go on 18-30 holiday packages ? |
| 23 | The General Synod of the Church of England , which will meet in London this week , will debate a motion from Jonathan Redden , a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the Diocese of Sheffield , proposing that the legal limit for a therapeutic abortion be reduced from 24 to 18 weeks . |
| 24 | In 35 , each part of the sentence contains an occurrence , either direct , or indirect via anaphora , of the ambiguous adjective light , and can therefore in theory be interpreted in two ways : |
| 25 | On the recommendation of Mr D Kaye it was proposed by , seconded by and carried unanimously that display advertising rates be increased by five per cent ( rounded to the nearest £ ) . |
| 26 | The town 's morphology can for convenience be considered in two sections , first the defended enclosure and the extra-mural suburbs south of the river ( fig. 18 ) , and second the extra-mural areas to the north and west ( fig. 20 ) . |
| 27 | So as not to be full of wind and fury alone , the report closes with alternative budget proposals , suggesting for example that proposed spending on nuclear energy be halved and spending on energy conservation be increased from 2 to 34 per cent of the energy budget . |
| 28 | Nonetheless , in view of its ‘ exceptional circumstances ’ , the board is recommending the final dividend be held at 1.8 pence , making 3.1 pence for the year — a rise of 3.3% on last year . |
| 29 | No , no compensation as such , there are opportunities occasionally for landowners to ask that er one of the houses might for example be used for one of their own workers er when that worker retires , that type of thing . |
| 30 | I would suggest that a section of the furniture competition be restricted to 100 per cent hand-made exhibits and without regard to the age of the competitor . |