Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [modal v] [be] open to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously we would be open to criticism if those vehicles were then allowed on the road , perhaps having an accident involving innocent members of the public . ’ |
| 2 | Per curiam. ( i ) It would be wrong for police officers to adopt or use an undercover pose or disguise to enable themselves to ask questions about an offence uninhibited by the requirements of Code C and with the effect of circumventing it ; were they to do so it would be open to the judge to exclude the questions and answers under section 78 of the Act of 1984 ( post , p. 237E–F ) . |
| 3 | If you are genuinely hearing others ' opinions then you must be open to influence from them , so you might have to adjust your goalposts . |
| 4 | Once the use of a partial empirical model is accepted then it will be open to constant revisions and adjustments as new data become available . |
| 5 | My hon. Friends who will sit on the Committee will be entertained to hear that they can debate the Bill for as long as they wish , but sadly it will be open to the Government Whip to stand up whenever he wishes and move the adjournment . |