Example sentences of "[conj] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as the Gospels themselves are concerned , Jesus may indeed have been King of the Jews — and/or been so regarded . |
| 2 | Under section 265 the English court has jurisdiction , for example , over a debtor who is a foreign national who has never lived or been here so long as , at a time within the last three years , he was a member of a firm which carried on business in this country . |
| 3 | Thousands of people have ‘ disappeared ’ or been extrajudicially executed after being abducted by members of the security forces . |
| 4 | The court will grant such an order if it is satisfied that : ( a ) profits have accrued to any person as a result of that contravention ; or that ( b ) one or more investors have ‘ suffered loss or been otherwise adversely affected . ’ |
| 5 | Once an action becomes defended there is to be a fixed period within which the parties will be required either to set the case down for trial , on the assumption that it has not been settled or been otherwise disposed of , or to report to the court . |
| 6 | Items of clothing which have shrunk , dyed or been otherwise damaged whilst undergoing cleaning , e.g. in a washing machine , tumble drier or washer/drier . |
| 7 | No Test side in recent memory has proved more successful with such little ball or been so dangerous after lengthy periods of awesome defence . |
| 8 | Maybe she had achieved her present position because she was a woman breaking into a man 's world , but she would n't have survived or been so successful if she had n't been good at her job . |
| 9 | Now when somebody else stood up here if somebody had totally dried up or been so nervous they could n't do it what would you have felt . |
| 10 | ‘ There are some conditions here I 've never seen in my career or am ever likely to see again , ’ says one of the group 's doctors . |
| 11 | Thus I can know what is in the bottom drawer of my desk , or what I shall eat for breakfast tomorrow , by some form of inductive inference from what I have observed or am now observing . |
| 12 | They may not , for instance , be prepared to risk having any kind of emotional engagement ( I recently worked with a group of headteachers for whom this seemed to be a problem ) ; or they may not trust each other or the teacher ; or the ‘ hidden curriculum , of the group 's own dynamics may cut across the drama 's requirements ( for instance if the strong natural leader within the group is not given her usual leadership function within the fiction ) ; or the group may concentrate too hard on preparing material for ‘ showing ’ so that they miss out almost entirely on ‘ playing the drama game ’ ; or they may dislike drama or really want to perform a play or are simply not in the mood to submit to the experience . |
| 13 | Some follies , however , do not provide suitable accommodation or are simply too small . |
| 14 | It is interesting to speculate whether the boys ' attitudes are a result of their own experiences or are simply a reflection of the attitudes of the adults in their household . |
| 15 | The dispute on this application is whether the receivers , who are the applicants , are ‘ administrative receivers ’ within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986 , or are simply contractual receivers appointed out of court with powers limited to those contractually conferred by the terms of the debenture . |
| 16 | It is also important to note , furthermore , that while the external labour market may act as an incentive for directors to be more diligent , it is not obvious that it will improve the position where they lack flair or are simply inept . |
| 17 | Realistically the scope for change in 1992 – 93 was low but it will be interesting to see whether the present flurries of consultation bear fruit in future or are simply a public relations exercise . |
| 18 | When objects are subject to gravity or are otherwise attached to a deck , the silhouette is more significant than the ground line . |
| 19 | The council is allowed to give discretionary rate relief to non-profit-making organisations whose main objects are ‘ charitable or are otherwise philanthropic or religious or concerned with education , social welfare , science , literature or the fine arts . ’ |
| 20 | The council is allowed to give relief to non-profit making organisations whose main objects are ‘ charitable or are otherwise philanthropic . ’ |
| 21 | But does the one cause the other , or are both due to an unknown third factor ? |
| 22 | Such people often have a fragile sense of identity or are desperately frightened of a feeling of emptiness within themselves . |
| 23 | If you are threatened with disconnection or are already disconnected , it is useful to know the protection given under the Gas and Electricity Codes of Practice to consumers in ‘ hardship ’ . |
| 24 | Obviously , one hopes that other groups will attempt initiatives of this kind , or are already engaged in comparable initiatives of their own . |
| 25 | Because most of the lawyers and judges are of an age where they 've considered , or are already , divorced . |
| 26 | Several companies are either waiting for permits or are already drilling the area around Wa Kele O Puna forest . |
| 27 | Generally speaking , organisms in warm , shallow seas that either build or are closely associated with reefs have been relatively vulnerable to extinction , as have planktonic foraminifera and ammonites , which have undergone a succession of ‘ boom and bust ’ cycles ( Vermeij , 1978 ; Haliam , 1981c ) . |
| 28 | More often than not the victims have serious medical problems , show a long history of social inadequacy , or are clearly suffering from mental illness . |
| 29 | And how to prevent personal financial loss for the ordinary person , caused by the minority which overreach themselves , or are criminally inclined ? |
| 30 | Many of the old weaving districts ( Kazak , Shirvan , Kuba , Baku , Karabagh , Gendje , Talish , Moghan , Daghestan and Derbend ) , villages and towns ( Erivan , Chichi , Fachralo , etc ) either no longer exist under their traditional names or are no longer associated with the rugs marketed under their names . |