Example sentences of "[conj] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bring blankets , a picnic — eat , drink & be merry . |
| 2 | It is , however , a way of living which many wise men have advised against , because if the loved person should not return the love , or be absent for some time , or worst of all , should die , then there is no misery worse than that of someone who has lost their sexually loved partner . |
| 3 | As Windeyer J. said in Mason v. New South Wales , 102 C.L.R. 108 , 143 : ‘ But there is no magic in a protest ; for a protest may accompany a voluntary payment or be absent from one compelled . ’ |
| 4 | The increased parietal cell mass may be due to the longterm trophic effects of H pylori induced hypergastrinaemia on the oxyntic mucosa , due to smoking , represent the genetic factor in duodenal ulcer , or be due to any combination of these . |
| 5 | However , as suggested at the beginning of this chapter , the target group for the intervention should be particularly vulnerable in some way , that is , be predisposed biologically to a major psychiatric disorder , or be low in self-esteem , poor in coping skills , or low in support . |
| 6 | He regularly forgot his wallet and credit cards and got them to pay for him or be content with what could be bought on a little small change . |
| 7 | In a similar vein , victims or witnesses may sympathise with the offender , or be unwilling to inform on a member of their family or a friend . |
| 8 | He went on , ‘ Lest we should seem to neglect our right and the gift of heavenly grace or be unwilling to conform the impulse of our will to the divine pleasure , we have recognized our right to the kingdom and have undertaken the burden of the rule of that kingdom , as we ought to do . ’ |
| 9 | It is for broadcasting authorities to determine what constitutes the appropriate degree of impartiality , and they must not lose sight of their obligation not to include in their programmes matter which is likely to encourage or incite crime or be offensive to public feeling . |
| 10 | any name the use of which would in the opinion of the Secretary of State constitute a criminal offence or be offensive . |
| 11 | And give a reasonable explanation or be pleasant about it and |
| 12 | Allow residents to help or be present if they wish to . |
| 13 | Whilst the highest hill in an area would often be used , it was more important that this should have a distinctive shape or be prominent in relation to the surrounding countryside . |
| 14 | It must relate directly to the facts in issue in a case or be relevant to those facts in that it tends to prove or disprove them in some way . |
| 15 | At a meeting of Warsaw Pact Foreign Ministers held at the invitation of the Czechoslovak government in Prague on March 17 , participants disagreed over whether a united Germany should belong to NATO or be neutral . |
| 16 | They may have been purpose-built for pedestrians , or be ordinary streets where the traffic flow is restricted ( usually to emergency services and possibly delivery vans ) . |
| 17 | A toy should not have sharp edges or be small enough to be swallowed or jammed in the throat , neither should it break or tear into dangerous pieces . |
| 18 | To ignore , or be ignorant of , these factors is to misuse statistics badly — it is no criticism of the statistics themselves . |
| 19 | Be sure to fill in time sheets correctly and to let your manager know as soon as possible if you are unable to work as arranged , or be available on call . |
| 20 | A copy of the test certification should either go out with the equipment , or be available at the point of hire . |
| 21 | There are two means whereby notation can accommodate , or be hospitable to , new subjects : |
| 22 | The accused must know he is a trespasser or be reckless to that fact . |
| 23 | On this approach the accused need not intend or be reckless as to actual bodily harm . |
| 24 | Does the accused have to intend to cause or be reckless as to causing actual bodily harm or is intention to recklessness as to battery sufficient ? |
| 25 | The meter and service pipe should not touch or be close to any electrical conduit or apparatus . |
| 26 | Thus a lady will smoke , talk slang , or be extravagant in dress ; and will declare her intention of doing as she likes ’ . |
| 27 | First , the claim must arise or be outstanding on the termination of the employee 's employment . |
| 28 | We were playing a silly game , which had not a tragic outcome — it had , thanks to the mercy of providence , a fortunate outcome — but it had an outcome which is not one which ah statecraft should either aim at or be proud of having achieved . |
| 29 | Mrs Stych wrung her hands behind the reporter 's back , and wished passionately she could run home to Mother on the pig farm ; she longed suddenly for the smell of hens and milk , for a place where nobody had to keep up appearances or be other than what they were . |
| 30 | The new directions to be taken may not be indicated by the diagram , or be unclassifiable by present terminology anyway — but they may have something in common with what is gathered here : ambition and invention , perseverance , independence , wit . |