Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] be [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The case has the hallmarks of a debtor who is unable or unwilling to make a payment , not of a debtor who genuinely thinks or is advised that the amount charged by the solicitors was unreasonable .
2 Similarly , the notion of independence is stressed and is seen as ‘ essentially an attitude of mind characterized by integrity and an objective approach to work ’ ( para .
3 Mackie at that time had been unable to conceive and was troubled and unhappy because of it .
4 I do n't want you bragging and being bigheaded because the other marks are low .
5 With cumulative preferred shares , all unpaid dividend payments cumulate and are paid when earnings are sufficient , unlike standard preferred shares , where a dividend is lost if it is not paid in any year .
6 The facts before them are to do with people dying and being buried or cremated .
7 The Protestant marriage did n't reconcile his father , who believed that his son had been caught and was marrying because he had some misplaced sense of honour .
8 Secondly , that the matter was considered but was rejected because of doubts about the extent of the House of Lords ' jurisdiction .
9 Although biologically capable of getting foal at two years old ( or even younger ) most breed registers bar foals that were conceived when either parent was under 24 months .
10 Extreme irritability ; does not want to talk or be disturbed and may later be stupefied , a state of stupor bordering on unconsciousness even .
11 ( b ) The child The child is entitled to respondent status in : ( i ) applications under Parts IV and V of the Act ( proceedings which relate to care , supervision , contact , child assessment , emergency protection and recovery orders ) ; ( ii ) applications under Part III of the Act ( secure accommodation orders and approval to the emigration of children in care ) ; ( iii ) any application for a residence order under s8 in relation to a child in care ; ( iv ) any family proceedings in which the court has made a direction for investigation under s37(1) ( see Chapter 3 , 1(b) ) and has either made or is considering whether to make an interim care order .
12 The only exceptions are cases in which the court : ( a ) is considering whether to make a residence order in respect of a child in care ( s41(6) ( e ) ) ; or ( b ) has given a direction for investigation under s37 and has made or is considering whether to make an interim care order ( s41(6) ( b ) ) .
13 ‘ I would rather see and be seen than be seen and not see .
14 More specifically , what should be the specific outcome measures that are selected and to what extent should they represent ‘ final ’ outcomes or more intermediate measures that may signify process ?
15 The term ‘ inflammatory fibroid polyp ’ is now generally accepted and is regarded as distinct from eosinophilic gastroenteritis and other conditions with which it had been previously confused .
16 A device which may be adopted by the drafter to increase the likelihood of terms being accepted and being regarded as reasonable , is to include a justification for the term .
17 I made enquiries recently about the amount of topping up the DSS would do and was told that the maximum amount is £170 per week .
18 However , I am assured by those who know that public persons — premiers in particular — do not become reconciled to criticism , and despite affecting not to be , they remain immensely conscious of what is being said and are troubled if what is said is not to their liking .
19 It holds together in tension the reality of Christ in his Church , but the Christ who is real is not only risen but is crucified as well .
20 A group is any number of people who are able to interact with one another , are psychologically aware of each other , and who perceive and are perceived as being members of a team .
21 I like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian , we 've been hearing and seeing and been challenged and accepting Christ as our saviour and over the week in Harlow a number made that response and not only in Harlow and in Earls Court but right across the country and into Europe and into Africa as well , through the , through the life link , men and women who have been challenged into accepting Jesus Christ as their saviour and I 'd like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian now obviously as we perhaps know er , and , and , and God work clearly shows to us that it is not in being religion , somebody well said that religion is man 's attempt to find God but the gospel is God 's method of seeking out and finding men and so just as the same as you 've seen that bridge of life illustration and we try with our planks to get across to God we ca n't make it ,
22 Ultimately her GP intervened and was told that the outlook was hopeless .
23 Instruments may , however , be executed before 20 August if they are binding and are signed and delivered unconditionally before that date even though the property may in certain circumstances be delivered after that date .
24 Eat and are finished and the jawbone comes to the beach :
25 The court may give directions or vary or revoke an existing direction at any stage in the proceedings provided that the parties are given notice and an opportunity to attend and be heard or to make written representations .
26 ‘ I am fasting to live in solidarity with all who suffer and are persecuted because they have committed themselves to social justice .
27 The republican Health Ministry reported on May 27 that since the start of the conflict 5,190 people had died or were missing and 18,400 people had been wounded and that there were 580,000 displaced persons and 640,000 refugees .
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