Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing relative to the subject matter of the indictment or proceeding , without such writing being shown to him ; but if it is intended to contradict such witness by the writing , his attention must , before such contradictory proof can be given , be called to those parts of the writing which are to be used for the purpose of so contradicting him : provided always , that it shall be competent for the judge at any time during the trial , to require the production of the writing for his inspection , and he may thereupon make such use of it for the purpose of the trial as he may think fit . |
| 2 | It was recognised that the exclusive pursuit of higher things was very likely to be unremunerative except in certain of the more saleable arts , and even then prosperity would come only in mature years : the poor student or young artist , as private tutor or guest at the Sunday dinner-table , was a recognised subaltern part of the bourgeois family , at any rate in those parts of the world in which culture was highly respected . |
| 3 | All schools must also provide religious instruction ( the only part of the curriculum prescribed by law , until the 1988 Education Reform Act ) , and this must be non-denominational except in voluntary schools . |
| 4 | At one time the question was much debated whether meta-ethics can or ought to be neutral as between ethical theories , or indeed whether the two should be distinguished at all . |
| 5 | Clearly , if a person has contracted to buy his own goods from someone else , the contract can be set aside on the basis of mistake and any money paid over will be recoverable because of total failure of consideration . |
| 6 | Orchestrating publication can also be difficult because of internal factors . |
| 7 | Would any of the pits that have been closed still be open but for unfair competition from Germany ? |
| 8 | The inspection is thorough ; it excludes only a structural survey , unless this is subsequently felt to be necessary because of apparent defects . |
| 9 | However , the second element must always be present : typically there are at least short-run gains from reneging on an agreement and so tacit collusion requires the perception that to do so would in the end turn out to be unprofitable because of punitive reactions by the other firms . |
| 10 | On this approach the accused need not intend or be reckless as to actual bodily harm . |
| 11 | Furthermore , in a survey carried out last year , over 88 percent of British doctors agreed that animal experiments can be misleading because of anatomical and physiological differences between humans and animals . |