Example sentences of "[coord] be [verb] to be " in BNC.

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1 Animals can not be parties to a lawsuit , or be said to be guilty , they can not be subject to the duties that attach to rights .
2 Another plan is for the new partners to be admitted merely on undertaking to contribute their share of the partnership capital , and this may either be raised by borrowing from a bank or insurance company ( with periodic repayments ) or be left to be paid over a period of years by deduction from their share of the profits .
3 Some leases contain rather more elaborate provisos such as : " no demand for or acceptance of rent by the landlord or its agents with knowledge of a breach of any of the covenants on the part of the tenant contained in these presents shall be or be deemed to be a waiver wholly or partially of any such breach but such breach shall be deemed to be a continuing breach of covenant " .
4 Heseltine faced the tactical dilemma that were he to campaign openly and be seen to be instrumental in splitting the party and bringing down the Prime Minister , he would be criticised as divisive and disloyal .
5 any targets or standards of performance must have been previously agreed between employee and superior , or team colleagues , and be seen to be both sensible and reasonable
6 If the B Ed was a degree which enjoyed the status of all other first degrees , then it must be and be seen to be academically respectable .
7 I 'm stuck in a cell with a reeking bucket , and two hundred years to wait before justice can be done , and be seen to be done .
8 N C V O must therefore , draw together voluntary organisations effectively and be seen to be responsive and creative .
9 You could , for instance , to select a name at random , call somebody a Kevin and be seen to be especially rude .
10 A worshipable God must belong to the period of life on earth and be acknowledged to be non-existent before then .
11 Furthermore , when horses , mules and donkeys are pastured together a horse foal may accidentally bond to a female mule and be thought to be her offspring .
12 Many of the new middle class girls ' schools sought to show that they took the problem of adolescent development seriously by appointing doctors to safeguard the welfare of their charges , and until well into the twentieth century pupils attending the Girls ' Public Day School Trust schools , the first of which opened in 1872 , went to school only in the mornings so that they should avoid strain and be allowed to be at home with their mothers in the afternoons .
13 In many spheres of public life justice should be seen to be done as well as be done , and officials should not only be impartial but be seen to be above reproach .
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