Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] the [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trial judge 's decision to suspend the sentence was taken in the interests of the victim and the family as a whole . |
| 2 | Those firms who did not have one strong business driver building the operation were often unable to establish a business base in the late 1970s . |
| 3 | ‘ Sources close to the ‘ artiste ’ suggest the decision to cancel the tour was not made for glamorous or news-worthy reasons , like police/local authority objections or fear on the streets of Britain … just that he ca n't be arsed . ’ |
| 4 | Downtown is awash in a torrent of languages ; you only have to ride the subway to see the city is no longer the prim , white Anglo-Celtic centre of 40 years ago . |
| 5 | The House of Lords , while accepting that some elements of natural justice could apply to investigations and preliminary determinations , held that an opportunity to see the counter-statement was not required : no final decision was being made and if the taxpayer could comment on the counter-statement the Commissioners would wish to comment on those comments , thereby producing an endless succession of exchanges , bringing the administration to a standstill . |
| 6 | A delightful country cottage adjoining the house is available to rent during the school holidays . |
| 7 | This time , the Prussian Royal House became involved officially in the affair and on 15 March at a Crown Council in Potsdam a decision to accept the candidature was taken . |
| 8 | Pace Wilson 's own more dramatic account , it seems that the decision to establish the union was not formally taken until a meeting on 18 August 1887 at which forty men were present . |
| 9 | In considering whether the pursuers ' decision to rescind the contract was justified , the Sheriff Principal stated at p 63 : ‘ … the test is not the defenders ’ reasons for their failure to pay , but the effect which , objectively , their conduct was likely to have upon the minds of the pursuers , on the assumption that the pursuers were reasonable men . ’ |
| 10 | The handsome park adjoining the palace was almost empty of people but two screaming peacocks on a little island provided company enough . |
| 11 | The magistrates in the case say the girl was n't locked up because she was n't driving the stolen car . |
| 12 | Assessment for selection and evaluation is summative ; assessment to inform the teaching is formative . |
| 13 | Cobalt checked the woman was n't watching , then mouthed : ‘ Drugs . ’ |
| 14 | The attempt to disrupt the retreat was , however , beaten off , with around 40 casualties , dead and wounded , on the Hanoverian side and a dozen on the Jacobite , and Charles was able to get the rest of his army safely back into Penrith . |
| 15 | Ivana insists the tome is pure fiction . |
| 16 | and erm er , we , and that there are various other erm we ways in which the parties should be protected , erm , which I have n't had a chance to look at today clearly the costs of investigating , the proper costs of investigating any structured settlement would have to be dealt with on a later occasion , that it is somehow awarded , instead of protected that the plaintiff gives the defendant notice , seven day 's notice before instructing any account on to advise on the structured settlement , so if the defendant thinks the plaintiff is being wholly unreasonable they can come back to court , quite at liberty to apply and get , make his point of the directions on the therefore within these context these are the sort of orders which , on the behalf of the plaintiff I can see and I would respectively suggest that we go away , draw them up and hand them in toy our Lordship and come back later in the day if we have difficult |
| 17 | With pull-out load torque applied the system is in unstable equilibrium , since any small increase in load retards the rotor , but this now leads to a reduction in motor torque . |
| 18 | Labour say the government is set to lose the Euro debate by 10 votes . |
| 19 | Mr Palomar 's attempt to isolate the wave is a difficult and repeatedly unsuccessful one . |
| 20 | The ceremony adopting the Constitution was boycotted by a number of Union of Democratic Forces ( UDF ) and other opposition Assembly members and accompanied by mass protests in Sofia . |
| 21 | The choice of method within deaf education is obviously a major one and the lack of positive research to inform the choice is an added problem . |
| 22 | An attempt to pass the money was made at a car centre in the village . |
| 23 | The prison officers association say the strain is showing on staff . |
| 24 | Many district councils like the Vale of White Horse say the law is unclear and the penalties are n't a deterent , so they wo n't take it any further . |
| 25 | A complicating factor in making the provisions relating t settled property has been the inordinate delay between the time when the intention to impose the tax was announced and the date of its becoming law . |
| 26 | The superintendent slipped her notebook and pen back into her capacious handbag to indicate the interview was over . |
| 27 | Nearly everyone had a very positive outlook and the plans for action to revive the area were discussed . |
| 28 | Whilst we can all look forward to cleaner ( and less smelly ) diesel car exhaust the situation is sadly not so clear for trucks and buses . |
| 29 | His defence lawyer says the case is unique in French law in that the court accepted Kim might have stabbed herself in this way . |
| 30 | It is as if the soldier writing the poem is reflecting on his friend 's death , and the sadness and tenderness become anger and bitterness . |