Example sentences of "[coord] [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Unless he 's had an accident or been taken ill . ’ |
| 2 | If someone has had an accident in their home , fallen and injured themselves or been taken ill , they may not be able to attract the attention of neighbours , passers-by or people who call at the door . |
| 3 | For instance , those who experience a violent death ( self-inflicted or otherwise ) or are denied proper burial must remain earth-bound until they are exorcised . |
| 4 | In 1773 when raw silk was difficult to obtain , the owner of a throwing mill in Sherborne wrote : … having discharged many of my hands which are either starving , or are become burdensome to the town , others are incessantly crying for a little work and could they obtain but a morsel of Barley-bread they are happy , they very often go days with little or no nourishment … the continued cries of the poor people complaining for want of the necessaries of life as well for want of employment is shocking indeed … and what is worse the overseers are not so bountiful to the necessitous as I could wish . |
| 5 | Needless to say , using both structures , there will still be many trainees who drop out or are deemed unsuited as advice workers . |
| 6 | Should disaster overtake Edward her son , should he die or be declared unfit for rule , Prince Richard would likely take his place . |
| 7 | To be considered ‘ disabled ’ for this purpose you will normally need to be receiving a benefit such as Attendance Allowance , Mobility Allowance , Invalidity Benefit or be registered blind . |
| 8 | But it 's still useful to discover short-cuts or be given practical tips . |
| 9 | But apparently I have to feel The Bump three or four times a day or be found guilty of Not Being Involved as a Father , or worse still , of this darkly Freudian offence called Denial . |
| 10 | How can a group be taken seriously , or be considered concerned , when it openly rejects co-operation with this two hundred and thirty million pound scheme which will very substantially increase the number of opportunities for the unemployed in Britain as a whole and in in particular . |
| 11 | However , although in wartime married women were positively encouraged and in some cases required to re-enter or remain in the labour market , working in those very occupations from which they had previously been ‘ barred ’ , such women were often categorised as temporary workers , or were employed part-time . |
| 12 | In over 35 countries police and military officers , either in uniform or working in death squads , gunned down government critics ; in over 20 countries opponents either disappeared or were held incommunicado . |
| 13 | Or being made bankrupt . |
| 14 | The reason for this is to avoid those who appointed the administrative receiver being treated as mortgagees in possession or being held liable for the receiver 's acts which would be the case were the receiver to be treated as their agent . |
| 15 | It ends on the first closing date or , if later , the date when the offer becomes or is declared unconditional as to acceptances or lapses . |
| 16 | ( 3 ) The offeror should ensure that the terms of its banking facilities are compatible with the terms of the offer and the requirements of the Code ( in particular that there is an unconditional commitment to provide the cash resources for the consideration payable if the offer becomes or is declared unconditional ) . |
| 17 | ( 4 ) If a cash underwritten alternative or a rights issue is being used to finance the bid , the underwriting agreement should be in place before the announcement is made and the terms of the agreement should ensure that there is a guaranteed commitment to provide the necessary funds if the offer becomes or is declared unconditional . |
| 18 | If your employee is paid varying weekly amounts , or is paid monthly , you will need to calculate the average weekly earnings . |
| 19 | 5.1 If at any time before completion of the Lease the Tenant ( being an individual ) dies or has a receiving order made against him or is adjudicated bankrupt or ( being a company ) has a petition presented for its winding up or goes into liquidation or ( in either case ) enters into a composition with his or its creditors then the provisions of clause 5.4 shall have effect immediately |
| 20 | WOULD you know what to do if your child swallowed cleaning fluid or was knocked unconscious in a fall ? |
| 21 | As far as any remedy in damages is concerned this point will not be of any significance and it is most unlikely that any action would be brought in a business secrets case unless some damage or advantage to a competitor had occurred or was thought likely to do so . |
| 22 | It brought closer Home Office control and local authority subsidy to reformatories for children for whom the first resort of probation had either failed or was thought inappropriate . |
| 23 | There are people who have been brought in unconscious for no apparent reason , who have had car accidents and been cut free by the fire brigade and rushed in for emergency treatment following accidents . |
| 24 | Draper had tried to veto Event , and been proved right ; he had tried to veto Top Nosh , and been proved right on that too . |
| 25 | Draper had tried to veto Event , and been proved right ; he had tried to veto Top Nosh , and been proved right on that too . |
| 26 | ML 6 , caught in a searchlight , was also hit and afire , and survivors from the two craft drifted down river on rafts , many of them badly wounded — Micky Wynn had lost an eye and been rescued unconscious from the MTB 's charthouse . |
| 27 | Many animals have since recovered and been found new homes by an animal welfare workers , some of whom were in court to listen to the evidence . |
| 28 | Only problems were that one of them had had been snapped off at the legs and been reglued direct to the base , presumably in an effort to replicate Bremner 's short stature , and also in an effort to simulate Albert Johanneson ( or was it Gerry ? ? ) brown paint had been splurged all over one player , rendering his kit a mucky pink . |
| 29 | ROLLERSKATE SKINNY sound like hyperactive urchins who 've had one bottle of Strongbow too many and been let loose in the local guitar shop . |
| 30 | Whatever the structure of the organisation , good communication lies at the heart of success — and , because of the complexities we have already looked at and the many factors which influence the way in which messages circulate and are received good communication is perhaps more difficult to achieve than good product design , manufacturing productivity or success in the market place . |