Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | You should be allowed regular contact with your child while he or she is away . |
| 32 | I am not sure whether , as a hostage , you should be allowed near to these people who — although you claim them as relatives — have no cause that I can see to regard you as a friend . |
| 33 | ( For example Manu the lawgiver recommended to Hindu society more than twelve centuries ago that ‘ the chief function of a woman is to give birth , nurse those who are born and attend daily duties ' or ‘ A girl must be married before she attains puberty and after she is married she must be kept busy looking after elders , cooking , cleaning , keeping accounts and saving money and of course doing Dharma ) . |
| 34 | ‘ If she has run away , she 's left every single piece of clothing behind — even her cardigan , so she must be frozen solid by now . ’ |
| 35 | She may have a house to sell , or a tenancy to terminate , and she should be made aware of your willingness to help her with this , if she wishes , and with everything else connected with the move . |
| 36 | The letters should convey concern about the critical state of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 's health , urge that she should be granted free access to a doctor of her choice , and appeal for her immediate and unconditional release . |
| 37 | He asked my advice and I said she should be found suitable private accommodation . |
| 38 | She saw herself wheeled along white corridors , wired up to huge machines that clicked , whirred , and flashed lights : this was her greatest fear , that she might be kept alive artificially by machinery , a mumbling vegetable , after her natural time to die had arrived . |
| 39 | You had to know your Instruction Book very well , because if you locked someone up and they got away with it , next day in court , there was a chance that you might be deemed excessive in your law and of course then you were on your own . |
| 40 | When you see what 's on offer , we 're sure you 'll be left speechless . |
| 41 | Why , in a few months it 'll all be finished , and then you 'll be left high and dry ! ’ |
| 42 | Unless de Raimes ' castle was falling down by itself , he was under attack from someone , and if no one came for her she could be buried alive , forgotten , trapped in the darkness until death overcame her . |
| 43 | You 'd be stoned dead |
| 44 | You 'd be given free rein to run the show how you wanted it . |
| 45 | If you do , you remain responsible for your child even while you 're out and if anything goes wrong , you 'd be held responsible for your babysitter 's welfare , too . |
| 46 | You could be born disabled , diseased or dead . |
| 47 | so you could be made redundant then |
| 48 | Keep your chequebook and your cheque card separate : If you make it easy for a thief to plunder your account by keeping your chequebook and card together , you could be held responsible for the whole amount . |
| 49 | Susanna Wesley spoke with her daughter in October and prayed that she would be given true repentance , ‘ without which I desire to see her face no more ’ . |
| 50 | One edged remark , and she would be struck dumb . |
| 51 | She went to the Labour Bureau and the clerk there told her that she would be passed fit for clerical work and sent her to the Ministry of Defence Office . |
| 52 | If nothing else she will be kept busy telling the President what to do and how to do it . |
| 53 | There is no doubt that she will be kept busy at her house in Elderslie with eight grand-children in her family . |
| 54 | There are more stunning views from the pretty dining room in which you will be served typical Italian food , and you can relax with a large drink in the small lounge bar . |
| 55 | If for some reason the UKCC has not caught up with you then you can write to the Registration Department , , and you will be sent standard forms to complete . |
| 56 | You will be sent fresh renewal papers showing the revised premium . |
| 57 | You will be asked certain questions and your answers or failure to answer will decide whether or not you go with us to a police station for further interrogation . |
| 58 | Then you will be given fair warning if the borrower defaults on repayments . |
| 59 | ‘ You will be given false ones , which will look better . ’ |
| 60 | You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise . |