Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [pron] was [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , it does not apply where the evidence establishes the existence of a collateral contract ; where it can be shown that the document was not intended as a complete record of the contract terms ; where its existence or operation was dependent upon some prior unexpected stipulation ; or where it was procured by some illegality or misrepresentation . |
| 2 | That is the scheme er as as I see it and unless , unless I I thi , unless that is progressed quickly then as I say I am extremely pessimistic and let me just say Chairman the dangers of not going along that line the dangers of the present scheme which was at the last planning committee meeting or or or was it one of the social services committee anyway , where four were chosen or or it was said choose a small number . |
| 3 | She knows she could have pointed out how troops from India fought alongside the British in the war , or that she was born in that far-off , exotic setting , Middlesbrough General Hospital , and was indeed just on her way home but he was drunk as well as ill-informed , so it hardly seemed worth it . |
| 4 | She could make up a story , say she suffered temporary amnesia , or that she was knocked unconscious by thieves and all her money was gone , but she doubted she could make it sound believable . |
| 5 | It seems that the main annalist 's fondness for tales of woe in this case led him to distort the facts , or that he was misled by sources which did so . |
| 6 | However , we had absolutely no evidence , as required by the guidelines , that he was concerned in any criminal activity or that he was engaged in a major subversive or espionage activity which was likely to injure the national interest . |
| 7 | For the purposes of mens rea or the mental state of the accused , where his awareness is impaired by intoxicants he shall be taken to be aware of that which he would have been aware if not intoxicated , unless he shows either that his intoxication was not self-induced or that it was caused solely by the taking or administration of a substance in the course of medical treatment ( Section 6(5) ) . |
| 8 | They denied that TM was addictive or produced ‘ spiritual trips ’ , or that it was viewed as a way of saving themselves by their own efforts . |
| 9 | A novelist can be even more helpful by saying that the phrase in question was spoken waggishly , or grimly , or that it was snapped out as the character turned angrily on his heel . |
| 10 | I can hardly suppose that she sat for you or that it was commissioned . ‘ |
| 11 | A similar photograph , with variations as to size and county , appeared month after month , giving the impression that those who read Country Life were above change , or that none was recognised there . |
| 12 | The status was intended to be enduring until its objectives were achieved , or until it was changed in accordance with the Mandate agreement . |
| 13 | Mr Sedley said the court would have to decide if the damage to property under the Act included contamination by nuclear matter or waste or if it was limited to ‘ injury ’ to the fabric . |
| 14 | Some collectors used to visit the museum weekly to check up on how the art they lent was being shown , or if it was shown at all ’ , says one long-time curator . |
| 15 | This meant that it could not be used if it was the result of a ‘ fear of prejudice or hope of advantage , exercised or held out by a person in authority ’ or if it was occasioned by ‘ oppression ’ . |
| 16 | But this separation still continued in the cases to which the statute did not apply — e.g. if the trustee had active duties to perform , or if he was possessed , not of a freehold , but of chattels real or personal to another 's use . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't even know if he was killed that Sunday or if he was tortured before he was murdered . |
| 18 | Or if she was torn then the doctor would come er and stitch her up . |
| 19 | I could n't decide whether he was doing this to make me even more relaxed , like a television warm-up man , or because he was over-excited at the prospect of getting at my polyps . |
| 20 | The Great Debate of Victorian times was whether man evolved from the monkeys , as Darwin 's theory suggested , or whether he was created as part of the six-day week being worked by the Almighty in Genesis . |
| 21 | The time ranged from half an hour a day to 13 hours a day , depending on whether devolution was viewed as a separate activity concerned only with finance or whether it was seen as being curriculum driven and/or inseparable from all the activities performed by a head in a working day . |
| 22 | In a static , unchanging universe , the question of whether it has existed forever or whether it was created at a finite time in the past is really a matter for metaphysics or religion : Either theory could account for such a universe . |
| 23 | Where Chartier went further was in asking whether nobility was something which came to a man by virtue of his birth ( and could therefore be inherited ) or whether it was accorded in recognition of merit ? |
| 24 | This is a separate argument from whether you actually made the statement or not , or whether it was bullied out of you like in the case . |
| 25 | Whether the ground actually became firmer or whether I was spurred on by fear I do not know , but I began to make better progress . |
| 26 | They did not know that he had worked as a locum at Bolton Royal Infirmary and the doctor did not tell the infirmary that he was HIV positive before or after he was employed for six shifts in the casualty department . |
| 27 | He showed his ability to adapt his performance as either the whim took him or as he was taken by circumstances . |
| 28 | Then came Samuel Robert ( Sam ) , Etty , Louis and Jack ( or as I was mis-named on my birth certificate Ezra . |
| 29 | Another lovely walk that the family occasionally took was to West Harnham or as it was known locally ‘ Watery Harnham ’ , a fitting nickname for there was always plenty in the rivers , streams and water meadows . |
| 30 | This procedure was followed when a minor inheriting property claimed to have become of age , or when it was thought necessary to determine legally that someone had attained the age when he or she was allowed to marry . |