Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a terrible equation prevailed : that which would ultimately save the human race — the evolution of a higher consciousness — was , in its long and vulnerable gestation , exactly what could so easily destroy humanity by letting it be corrupted , polluted , warped and ruined . |
| 2 | When should it be pronounced ? |
| 3 | You asked , how would it be prepared ? |
| 4 | ‘ When will it be unloaded ? ’ he wanted to know . |
| 5 | Cheap swimming goggles fit Whopperbears but do n't let it be tempted to go sub-aqua ! |
| 6 | Can Making Belfast Work be improved or should it be shut down to make way for alternative policies ? |
| 7 | 4 ) What back-up in terms of advice and maintenance is available e.g. if the microcomputer breaks down , can it be attended to locally or will there be a delay ? |
| 8 | Our ‘ model ’ of the English language was prepared for teachers ; in what ways would it be implemented in the classroom ? |
| 9 | The old saying points both to the great latent — and often unrealized — fertility stored in the root system of an old permanent sward , and to the difficulty of rebuilding this treasure should it be dug up and spent . |
| 10 | The process of expanded negative reproduction , then , reacts upon the political and social equilibrium ; and should it be pushed too fat , this in turn will react upon the productive forces , giving a further twist in the downward spiral . |
| 11 | This factor should not be over-emphasized , since most book provision systems could be more scientifically managed than they are , but nor should it be dismissed . |
| 12 | If , as appears likely , it only applies to the latter case , can it be invoked by any Member State or only by a Member State which voted against the legislation ? |
| 13 | Against the Hegelian synthesis of all kinds of history within the same developmental schema , Bachelard argued that the history of science can not be assimilated into the progressive evolutionary form commonly ascribed to other kinds of human history , and nor can it be mapped on a one-to-one basis against the history of its age . |
| 14 | Nor can it be compared with the ballerina 's dance in Rhapsodie where she wafts to and fro as if in a dream before breaking into her solo . |
| 15 | And just because it looks like a wild boar with the striped marking or ‘ agouti ’ ( long snout , straight tail and small pointy ears ) , can it be accepted as such without a genetic test ? |
| 16 | If compulsion is not to be the order of the day where the business itself is transferred , can it be accepted when the transfer is of the company which owns the business ? |
| 17 | I welcome the recent payment of the suckler cow premium and the ewe premium , but when will the hill livestock compensatory allowance be announced , and will it be increased ? |
| 18 | Should it be taken seriously , or should it be ignored ? |
| 19 | Some satisfaction , let it be conceded ; and it will certainly be true that most voters will find that a candidate for whom they have expressed some preference will have been elected . |
| 20 | Well no wo n't it be built in . |
| 21 | ‘ Will it be guarded , then ? ’ |
| 22 | Can it be lost ? |
| 23 | Should it be lost or damaged , it can be regenerated quickly . |
| 24 | How would it be monitored and regulated to ensure that those who cheated were penalized ? |
| 25 | Should it be pointed out all three winners were males ? |
| 26 | Nor will it be freed by the machines . |
| 27 | Can it be upgraded to at least 16Mb to take advantage of future software ? |
| 28 | Let it be recorded that Namibia , with Gerhard Mans prominent , also played their part in opening the game . |
| 29 | Does the idea of homology apply only to morphological patterns , he asks , or can it be applied to developmental processes ? |
| 30 | Does effort now lead to a cost reduction that lasts for ever , or must it be applied in every period for example ? |