Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hammer stones are easily recognised amongst the other stones on a site as they show pock marks at each end , and often on the smooth sides , where flints have been struck . |
| 2 | Mr. Barrie Lamb of DRPS likened closure of this line to bulldozing the pyramids : so much of the old S & DR and S & T has been obliterated and this last remaining relic must survive . |
| 3 | If the creditor had , before the commencement of the bankruptcy , issued execution against the debtor 's goods or attached a debt due to him , that creditor is not entitled to retain the benefit of his execution or attachment unless the execution or attachment had been completed before the commencement of the bankruptcy ( s 346(1) ) . |
| 4 | Conversely , instances of anti-abortion legislation which went far beyond the Pennsylvania statute — particularly in Louisiana , Utah and Guam , where attempts had been made to outlaw almost all abortions — appeared doomed to failure . |
| 5 | no alteration , modification or addition has been made to the Licensed Software without 's prior written consent |
| 6 | Church & Co has been producing shoes in Northampton since 1873 and here is an excellent opportunity to see the many processes that make up the manufacture of men 's welted shoes . |
| 7 | Where accounts have been computerised it may well be possible to accelerate this programme , as discussed later in this chapter . |
| 8 | So far , we have discussed the properties of matrices , and the algebra of matrices , in general terms , and without reference to the nature of the elements : where illustrations have been given we have used arithmetical numbers for elements . |
| 9 | Come , now , and see how I have lodged her , and that no harm or insult has been offered her . |
| 10 | The tendency for oxidation or reduction to occur is indicated by the redox potential ( Eh ) of the environment . |
| 11 | ( b ) The payer has the opportunity of contesting his liability in proceedings , but instead gives way and pays : see e.g. , Henderson v. Folkestone Waterworks Co. ( 1885 ) 1 T.L.R. 329 , and Sargood Brothers v. The Commonwealth , 11 C.L.R. 258 , especially at p. 301 , per Isaacs J. So where money has been paid under pressure of actual or threatened legal proceedings for its recovery , the payer can not say that for that reason the money has been paid under compulsion and is therefore recoverable by him . |
| 12 | Where money has been paid over to the debtor before the end of the " cooling-off " period , the CCA 1974 gives the debtor the choice : firstly , to take a month 's free credit before repaying the credit already advanced ( s71(2) ( a ) ) ; or secondly , with regard to money already spent , he can repay the money with interest , as provided for in the credit agreement , so that the effect of the cancellation only relates to the linked supply transaction ( s71(3) ) . |
| 13 | Because of the way in which my visit to the judges and the prison was arranged , I am quite confident that no ‘ set-piece ’ situations or activities had been organized just for my benefit or to create a more favourable impression of the judicial system or the detention centre . |
| 14 | In districts where industrial crafts such as weaving or metalworking had been long established many families had a history of involvement in one or more of the local trades over several generations . |
| 15 | There is a down side to this heightened immediacy in that spurious noises ( many of them unavoidable ) such as chair creaking , pages turning or performers grunting are made all to recognizable and more difficult to ignore . |
| 16 | For a claim to be recoverable the Policyholder must satisfy us that on the balance of probabilities the loss or damage sustained was caused by a peril insured against . |
| 17 | The Act creates a statutory right of action for damages , where injury or damage has been caused in breach of a duty . |
| 18 | Section 12(1) provides that ‘ where any injury or damage has been caused in breach of a duty imposed ’ by the Act , then subject to certain exceptions ‘ no other liability shall be incurred by any person in respect of that injury or damage . ’ |
| 19 | But is this so , even in a context , which we assume throughout , in which the parent or guardian has been fully informed and can make a rational decision ? |
| 20 | Where significant innovations have happened , it is astonishing how often through history other individuals or groups have been working along parallel lines of thought . |
| 21 | Where inability to pay is based upon the failure to comply with a statutory demand , the date and manner of service of the demand must be stated and that to the best of the petitioner 's knowledge , the demand has neither been complied with nor set aside nor is any application to set aside outstanding ( r 6.8(2) ) . |
| 22 | Where inability to pay is based upon an unsatisfied execution , the court from which the execution or other process was issued must be specified together with particulars of the return , for example , the bailiff 's return to a warrant of execution or the sheriff 's return to a writ of fieri facias that there were no goods to levy upon . |
| 23 | Once the relevant occupier or occupiers have been identified the next stage is to ascertain the status of the plaintiff . |
| 24 | There are a number of instances in China , however , where oases have been created out of the desert and where desertification has been halted . |
| 25 | The most serious forms of illness are those where the patient 's ruwai or smell has been taken by one of these beings . |
| 26 | Where responsibility has been spread to more than 1,000 in-bureau tutors , the supervisory task of one solitary area training officer becomes very hard . |
| 27 | Where prayer has been valid . |
| 28 | But by the time crime categories or definitions have been established , the most important foundation stone of ‘ our crime problem ’ has been well and truly buried in cement , beyond the reach of any liberal ‘ scientific ’ shovel . |
| 29 | ‘ Actually , there 's quite a good exchange on those lines in Catch-22 , the movie — much underrated film — which is n't in the book , so Buck Henry must have written it , where Nately 's been killed and Yossarian 's been to Milo 's whorehouse to see Nately 's whore and Milo 's picked him up in the half-track and he 's saying Nately died a rich man ; he had such-and-such a number of shares in M&M enterprises , and Yossarian says — ’ |
| 30 | During that time BP has held a small interest in offshore block 8 and has been designated operator for onshore Cabinda Central block , where operations have been suspended for security reasons . |