Example sentences of "be and [vb -s] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Murty , the Assistant Government Agent at Matara , wrote in his annual report for 1902 that ‘ it is true that cattle stealing can be and has been suppressed by drastic measures , such as wholesale convictions , involving both innocent and guilty , and by the application of the lash , but I can not conscientiously recommend this procedure . ’ |
| 2 | Now while there is no reason to doubt that the first kind of structure contributes in one way or another to the effect of the poem , it can be and has been argued ( Riffaterre 1966 : 206ff. ) that the second is in most cases irrelevant to the text 's poetic status , since it tends to fall well below the ordinary reader 's level of consciousness . |
| 3 | Much more could be and has been written about this ‘ difference principle ’ ( 2a ) and its strengths and weaknesses , but enough has been said to , at least , give the flavour of the notion . |
| 4 | Two years later John Clifford told delegates that ‘ unification is and has been the note of our time ’ . |
| 5 | Sexual experiment , now or in earlier life , is and has been markedly less than with younger people . |
| 6 | The account is and has been no more than a conduit , the defendant holding its funds with a Scottish bank in Glasgow . |
| 7 | Clearly , reducing the number of road casualties is and has been a priority for the Government for some time . |
| 8 | However , there is and has been no club lobby of the European Parliament , and although most clubs are affected by exclusive purchasing agreements they played no part in the construction of Reg 84/83 , whose operation now affects them . |
| 9 | There is and has been a great temptation to design many types of record sheets which involve complex systems of ticks , crosses and shadings to represent attainment . |
| 10 | A subject which is and has been explored time and time again by authors is a vision of the future . |
| 11 | Bob Gunnell , of course , is an was and has been for some time a very supportive member of South East Arts and active in many of its committees . |