Example sentences of "[modal v] be [verb] [adj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It means that patients , in their ignorance , blame already overstressed medical staff for delays or treatment withheld while those who should be held accountable are cushioned from the consequence of their actions . |
| 2 | Many of these interactions could be made automatic were it not for the basic need for a human presence for the social/ economic reasons mentioned above and because the human operator has to act as the ultimate back-stop when things go badly wrong . |
| 3 | The question of the sort of relations between journalists and politicians which could be considered proper was to remain of great importance in determining the changing role of the press . |
| 4 | What may be thought surprising is the absence of Celtic deities which are so well represented in stone sculpture and reliefs , especially in the west . |
| 5 | Mr. Sturge in his argument has maintained that such a lease would be valid , and that , even if the term is uncertain at its beginning when the lease takes effect , the fact that at some future time it will be rendered certain is sufficient to make it a good lease . |
| 6 | As a result , the Global Service will be running Northern 's proprietary Universal Transport Protocol internally , while end users are presented with standard services , normally looking like an X25 packet switched network , although with a bit of tinkering the company can give its customers SNA or frame relay connections instead . |
| 7 | The types of organizational change that can be called transformational are as follows : |