Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] and [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 From the beginning , however , these difficulties have been recognized and although there have been attempts to overcome them — attempts which will no doubt continue — there had to be a way of progressing while these studies were being undertaken .
2 The important thing is to be open about yourself — both in terms of where you are oppressed and where you oppress others .
3 That 's where the fuel tanks are located and though it seemed likely that the partial tearing away of the wing had also ruptured the fuel lines and spilled the fuel , there was no way of being sure and no one , again as far as I know , has ever come up against the problem of what happens when an oxyacetylene jet meets a fuel tank under water .
4 It is also important to check that the limited company has already been incorporated and that it does actually have the power to own the property .
5 Going back along the ditch and down beside the house , she tried to convince herself that no one would have heard her love-shriek , but she was already frightened that they had , and when she tiptoed into the scullery and crossed to her straw pallet in the corner , her fear increased tenfold , for she was immediately certain that the blanket had been moved and that someone had been there in the scullery only minutes before .
6 I have to say though , that when we the Council advise other charities on the investment powers that they should take when they 're established and when they draft their Memorandum of Association , erm , we advise them to take wider powers er , than these , and we advise them that they should not seek to constrain themselves by the Trustee Investment Act nineteen sixty-one , as our own flexibility is constrained .
7 ‘ These are not easy questions to resolve but I think that if it is possible , actually to speak to these characters in such a way that they feel that they are valued and that they do have a part to play in the community , then we are on the way to resolving questions of this sort .
8 Nevertheless , it was necessary and in future the officer who was overseeing the making of such statements should require the maker to record that he had been cautioned and that he understood .
9 It takes account of what the products are called and where they rest .
10 Kim Dae Jung also claimed that his supporters had been harassed and that he had been unfairly smeared as a supporter of North Korean President Kim Il Sung .
11 It is particularly important , especially with non UK resident corporations that the onerous requirements of the Code are understood and that they indicate in writing and by their actions that they are willing to be bound by them .
12 One of the most noticeable features of English is that many syllables are weak ; this is true of many other languages , but it is necessary to study how these weak syllables are pronounced and where they occur in English .
13 It was a relief to know that the house had not been depleted and that it remained uncontaminated .
14 He , too , checked with the police and rang back to confirm that Derek had not been arrested and that he felt she must have made a mistake .
15 AI has repeatedly expressed concern about the case to the Tunisian Government since October 1991 but the Tunisian authorities have continued to insist that Faisal Barakat had never been arrested and that he died in a road accident .
16 In addition , we are asking that motion three zero eight be referred and that you support motion three zero nine .
17 There is widespread agreement that Mark was the first Gospel to be completed and that he became a prime source of both Matthew and Luke .
18 As one man expressed it : ‘ When all 's said and done we have to get a product out and the management are interested in how cheap it can be done and although it means sacrificing the worker it means one has a cheap product . ’
19 One problem of the past year has been the length of time it has taken me to accept that I need to work in the bookshop most of the time even though I know this work has to be done and though I enjoy it ( most of the time ) .
20 My right hon. Friend will agree that those questions must be answered and that we have to get to the very heart of the scandal to ensure that it should not happen again , not only in Leicestershire but elsewhere , and those responsible for the cover-up are made to realise what they have done and the subsequent effect it has had on numerous children .
21 I hope I have demonstrated some of the variety of ways in which Credits can be used and as I write perhaps some genius is thinking up yet another variation to deal with a particular problem .
22 That is the situation where the relief is most likely to be needed and if it excluded not much is left .
23 The court will assess a fair level of award recognising that if the risk materialises the plaintiff will be under-compensated and if it doesn " t , he will be over-compensated .
24 They steer people away from any home which they believe is likely to be closed and once you start doing this , you will in fact be sealing the fate of those homes and you it 's a very , very dangerous game , you 've got ta be , you 've got ta play it very , very carefully indeed and I hope Chairman that there can be a degree of common sense and rationality introduced into discussions between the members of the various groups who have to deal with these very difficult issues .
25 all their futures will be affected and so they band together in groups .
26 However , after the March 1990 elections ministers reassured white farmers that their interests would be protected and that they had nothing to fear .
27 The team must never to be stretched and when we press forward that also means the goalkeeper .
28 I learnt with someone else , did two years and then er that was an accident if you like that I got involved cos somebody wanted me to be involved and and it seemed the right thing at the time .
29 It has to be said , however , that the way in which Mr. Occhi left the taxi at the end of the journey without further question seems more consistent with his having accepted that £7 in all was the fare to be charged and that he had been induced by the driver 's false representations to part out and out with all the money which he had passively allowed the taxi driver to take from his wallet .
30 The situation would be reviewed and if it worsened the council would be informed and asked to reconsider the position .
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