Example sentences of "be [verb] [conj] [indef pn] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The entire fabric and balance of power within the group may be shattered if someone is transferred or promoted . |
| 2 | They say it 's disgusting and something needs ot be done before someone is killed . |
| 3 | They may be liberal , but there is a certain minimum reference to a particular history , above all to a certain person , which is not to be avoided if one is to call oneself Christian . |
| 4 | Caution may need to be exercised when one is making statements about the relationship in the gap . |
| 5 | There can be no doubt that the policy of Republicans must be to ensure that everything is done to make this demand more strong , vigorously organised , widespread , well-expressed and heard not only in the North but in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 6 | Indeed , a full point score is likely to be awarded if someone is floored by a strong mid-section attack . |
| 7 | International relations were determined by local factors as well as the interplay of political intrigue and diplomatic negotiation at the highest level : what Powicke rather dismissively described as ‘ a chapter in French local history ’ can not be ignored if one is to explain the ebb and flow of events and the rapid transition from peace to war in this region . |
| 8 | If you indicate that you wish to see the report , you will be advised if one is requested . |
| 9 | If you indicate that you wish to see the report , you will be advised if one is requested . |
| 10 | When two cats are fighting and one is forced into submission , it often performs what is called ‘ cut-off ’ , where it turns away from its tormentor and shuts its eyes , trying to blot out the frightening image of its dominant rival . |
| 11 | When our group raised the issues of travellers with one of the DHSS offices here we were told that everyone is allowed two weeks holidays every year . |
| 12 | Not of course that the reasoning is invalid , or that the paradigm itself can not be questioned when it is sensed that something is going wrong ; indeed it is its destiny to lead eventually to intolerable anomalies and be replaced by another . |
| 13 | If your wedding guests are not seated in a reception hall but milling around a hotel or house your problem is to ensure that everyone is gathered in the right place at the right time to hear the speeches . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's been a fine day , the sun is setting and somebody is telling you your daughter has been murdered . |
| 15 | The conservation of energy postulates that no energy is lost and none is gained . |