Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am simply denying that God ( whatever we may mean by God ) could be of such a kind that God could intervene in human history , or be revealed through particular events in history , or through a particular person , in a way in which God is not potentially present to us in and through all acts and persons . |
| 2 | 1973 ) which emphasized the damaging effects of ‘ drift ’ in care , they came to constitute a formidable ‘ Permanence Movement ’ , campaigning for early decision-making over whether a child entering care was to return to parents or be placed in permanent substitute care . |
| 3 | Dissolved material may subsequently be reprecipitated or be reincorporated into other minerals , but the great proportion is carried by rivers to the ocean . |
| 4 | They may overlie or be overlain by sexual difficulty which is endemic in an age group or among people with certain forms of disability . |
| 5 | These needs must include the needs to live a natural life and not be used for invasive procedures or be kept in restrictive confinement . |
| 6 | On the one hand , public decisions may be delegated , in effect , to private bodies or be made through informal processes which exclude Parliament and the public generally . |
| 7 | In Cornwall , some of the most intractable of wastes can be used for agriculture , for ornamental gardens and playing fields , or be converted to semi-natural habitat , as woodland or heath . |
| 8 | As might be expected when the large area in which Gaelic was widespread is considered , plant names may differ from place to place or be recorded in variant forms , and the choice ( in most cases ) of one name only in the Flora was extremely difficult . |
| 9 | Slum dwellers would filter through into better stock , or be rehoused by local authorities in new estates . |
| 10 | A generation ago in the South , blacks could not even go to white lavatories or be buried in white cemeteries — let alone compete for good jobs or live in white suburbs . |
| 11 | But England held the whip hand : it was a matter of amalgamate or be crippled by economic measures . |
| 12 | Many of these species also occur in gardens and may , like the mints , survive from former gardens or be introduced with dumped garden refuse . |
| 13 | Some coal-workers may then lose their jobs or be put on short-time . |
| 14 | The unit can receive calls , transmit faxes or be used by personal computers to tap into remote data banks — all for $5.50 a minute . |
| 15 | It has been calculated by scientists that , for every tree felled in the rainforests , ten others will die or be wounded by knock-on effects . |
| 16 | The major national breweries themselves began to either acquire or be acquired by non-brewing companies so as to form larger conglomerates such as Allied-Lyons ( formed when Allied Breweries took over the catering group J. Lyons in 1978 ) , Grand Metropolitan ( formed when Grand Met Hotels took over Truman Hanbury and Buxton in 1971 and Watney Mann in 1972 ) and Imperial ( formed when Imperial Tobacco acquired Courage Breweries in 1972 ) . |
| 17 | For goodness sake , why should small city-centre hotels have to operate restaurants or be forced into stupid little half-measures such as the aforementioned to get a rating ? |
| 18 | Cosio , 62 , had on April 30 taken a 12-month " leave of absence " , one of Mexico 's unwritten political courtesies allowing a public official to leave office voluntarily rather than be removed by presidential decree or through legal action . |
| 19 | In contrast , the concept of education has normative overtones and we think of the processes of education as being of value apart from its instrumental use , that is education is seen as being concerned with the development of autonomous individuals who are able to adapt and influence their circumstances rather than be constrained by specific roles ( Stephens 1988 ) . |
| 20 | You should be kept informed and be consulted about Compact developments . |
| 21 | The ‘ environment ’ had become a major political issue , and with the media constantly monitoring the progress of policy development , this resulted in active competition between elected officials to produce and be credited with strong legislation . |
| 22 | It will contain essays by Michael Fried and Karen Wilkin and be illustrated by new photographs showing Caro 's sculpture in the context of Trajan 's Markets . |
| 23 | Responses have to be expressed in appropriate terminology and be based on historical insight not simply on emotion . |
| 24 | Candidates must have a high motivation to publish and be prepared for exciting teamwork . |
| 25 | Almost every shape of sofa can now conceal a full-size mattress , and many ordinary beds can be bought with space-saving drawers underneath and be disguised with fitted covers and back cushions . |
| 26 | I suggest that voices should not be entirely dissociated from the social context in which they function and that therefore all texts in modern spoken languages should be regarded as having ‘ the implication of utterance ’ , and be referred to typical participants in some generalised context of situation . |
| 27 | Rather than having to push onwards all the time there is ample opportunity to absorb the history and geography , spend nights with the River Rats , Scotts Tennessee Artillery Company B of the Confederate Army and the jousting tents of ordinary American campers , be brushed by the cultures of Mark Twain , Elvis Presley , jazz , country and Cajun music , the Mormons and many more , to feed alligators from a boat , meet Delta pirogues and be blasted by phenomenal thunderstorms . |
| 28 | We propose that MIP-1 β and other cytokines with glycosaminoglycan-binding sites will bind to and be presented by endothelial proteoglycans to trigger adhesion selectively not only of lymphocyte subsets , but also of other cell types . |
| 29 | A prayer was said for Iraqi soldiers , that they might die with the name of Jesus on their lips and be saved from eternal damnation . |
| 30 | A year later Frederick I of Prussia ordered that in future deserters should have their nose and one of their ears cut off and be sent to hard labour for life , while after the Seven Years War a chain of military posts was set up on France 's frontiers to prevent the escape abroad of soldiers fleeing from their units . |