Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there are several reasons why passive sentences can be useful for the writer , then , it is worth noticing that if passives are overused they can produce writing that is unappealingly arid . |
| 2 | What had Simeon been promised he would see before he died ? |
| 3 | When firearms are involved you must protect the public . |
| 4 | As soon as any contracts are offered you will have to engage a lawyer to negotiate on your behalf . |
| 5 | Once the core units are engaged you can pile in alongside them or form them up beside the core units to block enemy attacks from the sides . |
| 6 | Seven actions for drivers are listed which would lead to improvement in air quality . |
| 7 | However , when other parameters are varied it may transpire that the optimum window size varies as well . |
| 8 | She has considered this most carefully and all her tutors are agreed she would suit the course admirably . |
| 9 | If the bigger societies feel their savings are threatened they would raise their mortgage rates to compete . |
| 10 | If you understand how the books are arranged you will find it much easier when you are looking for books . |
| 11 | Should the export of live slaughter animals be approved it could strengthen primestock prices and offer finishers an opportunity to sell to a wider range of markets . |
| 12 | Journalists were told they would receive pay rises of between £1,500 and £6,000 to adopt the terms , backed-dated to September if signed quickly . |
| 13 | In fact , if that result were repeated we would hold all our 28 seats and gain four more from Labour . |
| 14 | The Municipal Alliance does not believe in doles , and if their candidates were returned they would do their best to stop this out-going of public funds and try to see to it that schemes of relief were brought forward under the plans which the Minister of Labour had outlined . |
| 15 | Certainly , the judge had indicated in the earlier argument that if such a submission were made he would reject it . |
| 16 | He warned that if Bosnian aircraft were destroyed it could provoke open war . |
| 17 | At the peak of Clinton-inspired euphoria early this spring , yields had dipped to 6.7% and pundits were insisting they would near 6% . |
| 18 | As mentioned above , a comprehensive programme should be prepared for the whole job , but when the contractor is appointed he will prepare his own contract programme and there will inevitably be a need to adjust the surveyor 's programme in order to harmonise with the activities of the contractor . |
| 19 | And when the deal is completed it will send Souness 's spending on players in seven years as a manager through the £30m mark to an incredible £31.5m . |
| 20 | But Mr Hooke says until the deal is closed he will continue to try to put his bid before BAe 's board . |
| 21 | But Mr Hooke says until the deal is closed he will continue to try to put his bid before BAe 's board . |
| 22 | According to the hon. Member for Sedgefield , once a programme is introduced it must carry on for ever , regardless of whether it is the most effective way of achieving those aims . |
| 23 | Hopefully the IRB will make sure this time that a commercial agent is appointed who can take advantage of their enormous opportunities now on offer . |
| 24 | During a comical lesson on how to catch her man , Little Cog is told she must weep not buckets but spoons . |
| 25 | If your tooth is chipped you can fight on if you want to . |
| 26 | Some people say that once the car is adjusted I should alternate between leaded and unleaded petrol ? |
| 27 | Equally clearly once the doorway is installed it must have precise dimensions . |
| 28 | The manufacturer of the Forgen maintains that because the turbine is balanced it will charge in the slightest breeze , when the others will not . |
| 29 | Accordingly , if the applicant is to succeed he must show that the context requires a qualification on the following lines to be implied into section 2(2) : ‘ Provided that nothing in this Act shall require the person under investigation to furnish any information with respect to any suspected offence in relation to which he has been charged , except to the extent permitted by paragraph 16.5 of Code of Practice C issued under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 , or any modification or re-enactment thereof . ’ |
| 30 | a pelican crossing has the signals have the same meaning as traffic lights except that the flashing amber signal will follow the red stop signal , when amber light is flashing you must give |