Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good rule of thumb is that a model may be considered a potential hit if at least half its base area lies under the template , while models whose bases are only touched or grazed can be ignored . |
| 2 | ‘ for the purpose of prostitution ’ Means that loitering or soliciting must be for the purpose of offering her body etc. for reward as outlined at point 2 ante . |
| 3 | But it then goes on to criticise the Draft Directive because it ‘ fails to recognise that a different mix of measures including water treatment or blending may be required depending on local factors , such as geology , rainfall and farming practice . ’ |
| 4 | Signals such as smiling or frowning may be common across all cultures . |
| 5 | To calculate the room occupancy percentage accurately , the number of rooms out of service ( OSS ) for any reason such as maintenance or redecorating must be deducted from the total number of rooms in the hotel . |
| 6 | The origins of affray as being committed by fighting are preserved by the requirement that the violence used or threatened must be directed at Another person , and not ( unlike violent disorder and riot ) at property . |
| 7 | When every catch has been entered , editing or searching may be carried out . |
| 8 | All these when rescued or built will be in Hawes and nowhere else . |
| 9 | Some of the recent arguments in favour of involving computers in the task of investigating crime are that links or patterns which would otherwise have been missed or overlooked may be cap-tured . |
| 10 | Incentive payments to staff in the form of a bonus relating to the whole firm or department are possible and where used should be made in respect of a known period of time or on completion of certain jobs . |
| 11 | It is particularly applicable where buying can be assessed in the light of the demographic characteristics of shoppers . |
| 12 | A number of circumstances in which a transparency could be lost or damaged would be quite beyond the control of the borrower . |
| 13 | The jobs that they are claimed to save or create will be at the cost of labour under-utilisation or unemployment elsewhere in the economy . |
| 14 | It is only where there are additional or multiple handicaps that signing or fingerspelling should be considered , because in these cases there is an identifiable ‘ syndrome ’ preventing language acquisition . |
| 15 | Where the last day for doing any act or taking a proceeding is a Sunday , Christmas Day , Good Friday or Monday or Tuesday in Easter week , or on a day on which the offices of the court are closed , the act or proceeding may be done or taken on the next day afterwards which is not one of the aforesaid days . |
| 16 | This bearish tactic does not work as well as in a stock market , for art works are widely dispersed , and decisions to buy or sell may be thoroughly unpredictable . |
| 17 | Fuelling stations incorporate ‘ fast fill ’ techniques , where fuelling can be accomplished in a few minutes . |
| 18 | If this situation arises any possibility that users of the financial statements will be misled or confused can be mitigated by further explanation . |
| 19 | Once the characteristics of the retrieval language have been agreed , the way in which the language will be recorded or printed must be determined . |
| 20 | In a large proportion of the cases , when they can be applied at all , both uses — associative and ascriptive — make equally good sense because the facts observed or imagined can be described equally well either way ; the mental , linguistic , difference is there but both mental representations can be mapped onto the same single external situation . |
| 21 | And every proof or dis-proof can be readily evaded , if one questions the truth of its premisses , or the validity of its type of inference , or if one finds new senses in which its terms may be used . |
| 22 | Just as in Jesus ' time , concern for the sick , underprivileged , outcast and those without rights or o–pressed should be unquestionable . |
| 23 | When Marsh was dumped it did not concern him that as Australian captain anything he said or did might be misconstrued or magnified many times over . |
| 24 | A consequence of this tradition is that the sculptor 's own personality may receive less prominence in a monograph than a painter 's , as the effect of patronage given or withheld can be decisive in a sculptor 's career . |
| 25 | One clue is that under stress of excessive heat or pursuit by predators , the amount of energy needed or dissipated can be very high . |
| 26 | In particular , slings should always be used on the tops of climbs to avoid any erosion due to rope friction , and no climbing or abseiling should be undertaken in big boots . |
| 27 | A ball sliced or hooked will be exaggerated by the wind , so if you are generally inaccurate you must be aware of this . |
| 28 | All major investment projects under construction or planned would be reconsidered in the light of possible risks to the environment . |
| 29 | That anything he undertook or contemplated would be a thorough piece of work , I knew ; but I do not suppose I appreciated how much preparation he would have considered necessary , including intensive readings . |
| 30 | Applications for registering or deregistering should be addressed to the new unit as follows : HM Customs & Excise , VAT Registration Unit , PO Box 40 , Carnbane Way , Damolly , Newry BT35 6PJ . |