Example sentences of "[conj] be [vb pp] in [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is he also a key person in any decisions made about the other offices which may exist or be proposed in his nation ? |
| 2 | the company can sue or be sued in its own name . |
| 3 | Within a moment of her arrival St Ives put on the rimless spectacles he detested , though usually he preferred to squint blindly down at the book rather than be seen in them . |
| 4 | Although colleges do not award an NVQ themselves , they still have a major role to play in providing the means whereby trainees can gain competence and be assessed in their job . |
| 5 | Of course , the man will take the major decisions , and be supported in them by his wife ; and obeyed , if you like . |
| 6 | All companies have the capacity to acquire rights and to enter into obligations , to own assets , to make contracts , to sue and be sued in their own name ; and there is no ultra vires rule . |
| 7 | The crucial repercussions of the company existing in its own right are that it can hold property , raise money on the security of its property , sue and be sued in its own name , and continue to exist and do business despite changes in membership or its directors . |
| 8 | Unlike a company , a partnership does Dot exist as a separate legal entity : for example , a partnership can not sue and be sued in its own right . |
| 9 | Some of this criticism is based on the fear that Western interests might be endangered : access to the country and its resources might be restricted or journalists might not be allowed to operate freely but be directed in their work . |