Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the judge or district judge is satisfied that any proceedings can be more conveniently or fairly dealt with in some other court , he may order the action or matter itself to be transferred to that court ( Ord 16 , r 1 ) . |
| 2 | There is no way in which he can free himself from my control , not unless I lose my nerve or allow him to be abducted by some plagiarist , and not unless I allow any of my own present personal dilemmas connected with my own personal escape to lodge unbeknown to me in the words which make up this fictional character . |
| 3 | The voice spread like ink through blotting paper and seeped across his mind until it reached the nerve that knew it to be Bella 's . |
| 4 | Far too many reclaimed sites , far from being well manicured , still present problems of their maintenance in a condition that enables them to be utilised and enjoyed . |
| 5 | But in addition to this , wine would be made available to the local population at an affordable price , and in a condition that allows it to be stored without spoiling . |
| 6 | Mystics are certain that for brief periods they have been enabled to experience such perception and know themselves to be part of a meaningful whole — one with the way things ultimately are . |
| 7 | The music blared out around them — Beatles songs from the Sixties — and for a brief space of time Rachel forgot her worries and allowed herself to be caught up in Belinda 's simple pleasures . |
| 8 | In the debate on a proposed Z$40,000,000 ( about US$8,500,000 ) allocation for the ministry , members of the House denounced it as a " completely useless " department and declared it to be the Ministry of Political Affairs ( which had been headed by Mutasa until its closure in June — ibid. ) under a different name . |
| 9 | He said the words and knew them to be mostly true but could n't believe them . |
| 10 | Over the last few years the Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) has been active in consulting with British industry and encouraging it to be competitive in the European market . |
| 11 | Distress smote Theda as she took in his condition and knew herself to be the cause of it . |
| 12 | After walking for some time through the wood Valdemar put his finger to his lips and motioned us to be quiet . |
| 13 | On the other hand , professionals must be trained in group leadership and team building skills , supervisory techniques appropriate for work with paraprofessionals , and methods of conceptualizing and organizing the helping function that enable it to be accomplished by the combined efforts of professionals and paraprofessionals . |
| 14 | Secondly , if it is not the rules of the sentence that enable us to be meaningful and to perceive meaning , then what is it ? |
| 15 | The bath , for instance , has an integral seat and a lowered front edge to make getting in and out easier , and the basin is fitted with special brackets that allow it to be moved up and down to suit . |
| 16 | As an additional sophistication in Superman , both camera and projector were slung from rigs that allowed them to be moved too . |
| 17 | In 1956 , Break found a small net disincentive effect , with an extra 3% of the population claiming higher taxes to be a disincentive to further work than claimed it to be an incentive . |
| 18 | Reliance on contracts may ‘ featherbed ’ companies and lead them to be less innovative than they ought — one reason , perhaps , for the United States falling behind Japan and Germany in productivity and innovation . |
| 19 | One solution for a large bay is to make one large pair of curtains to fit across the front window and allow it to be free standing , that is , do not fix its outer edges to the corners . |
| 20 | We pressed into the throng and allowed ourselves to be sucked forwards , up the steps . |
| 21 | My wife is English and four of my children live and work in the south of England and consider themselves to be English . |
| 22 | Where the wife takes the conveyance and requires it to be conveyed to herself and the new husband , she should convey as " trustee " ( thus implying that she herself has not encumbered the property ) as she has never had the legal title vested in her absolutely . |
| 23 | Gradually , though , as the rest of the column led by his uncle on a fine white horse arrived , the survivors who could walk came out of the banqueting hall and allowed themselves to be greeted by the relieving troops . |
| 24 | And with that he bent over and lifted me to my feet and told me to be off , which I did not need to be told twice to do . |
| 25 | Dancing also gave a feeling of well-being and encouraged them to be more sociable . |
| 26 | It had a tarnished brass knocker showing a pixie cobbling shoes and declaring itself to be a present from Cornwall . |
| 27 | They can ensure that the family receives all the practical help available from statutory and voluntary bodies — perhaps the use of a day nursery , better housing and so on — and they can help to reduce the parents ' guilt and anxiety and encourage them to be accepting and relaxed and neither reject nor over-protect their handicapped child . |
| 28 | Geoffrey Fisher went from Repton to be Bishop of Chester and invited him to be an examining chaplain ; which he accepted — it would mean two or three visits a year — and was surprised to find how friendly Fisher was when they were not in the relation of boy and headmaster . |
| 29 | Knowing that the Egyptians revered the cat and considered it to be sacred , the Persians developed the idea of a ‘ feline armour ’ . |
| 30 | Joseph Chamberlain retained his preference for independence but allowed himself to be overruled by Austen and by the overwhelming wishes of the Liberal Unionist Council to merge . |