Example sentences of "[vb mod] it [be] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor must it be assumed that the whole of the Sahara shared in this climatic amelioration , for , as Gautier says , there are few traces of wadi patterns in the Libyan desert , which , forming the core of the Sahara , was probably less affected . |
| 2 | Should it be perceived that no lasting peace is possible with the mining industry , measures such as a swift expansion of nuclear capability ( perhaps using the PWR ) and possibly more electricity links with France may be adopted to avoid the risk of another strike . |
| 3 | But , as one eminent Scottish judge pointed out in MacCormick v Lord Advocate ( above ) , why should it be assumed that successive reconstituted Parliaments at Westminster have inherited the attribute of ‘ sovereignty ’ peculiar ( and , as is above suggested , perhaps with a limited meaning even then ) to the English Parliament . |
| 4 | Nor should it be assumed that siblings who have lived apart , sometimes married , for many years have broken these profound childhood links which shaped their attitudes to each other . |
| 5 | Nor should it be assumed that the young teachers of 30 years ago were all aspiring members of the working class . |
| 6 | However , neither should it be assumed that grade mix and skill mix are the same thing . |
| 7 | Nor should it be assumed that the division of the language items into lexis , structure and discourse function presents students with problems of equal difficulty or me with identical roles in each case . |
| 8 | Why , then , should it be assumed that the Holy Spirit was particularly active in professors ? |
| 9 | No one member should always be the sole person to reveal himself or herself , nor should it be forgotten that there is no consistent pattern of when the process of disclosure is desirable and beneficial ( Chelune et al. |
| 10 | Neither should it be thought that informal methods necessarily lead to untidy work presented in a poor hand . |
| 11 | Notwithstanding the above , Cosmos can not accept any liability regarding the suitability of individual holidays and must reserve the right to decline a booking should it be considered that we will be unable to meet in full our contracted obligation to customers . |
| 12 | The Romans were certainly prime movers , but not that quick , and without introducing a pettifogging intimacy with dates , names , and trifling matters of fact , might it be mentioned that the legions were desperately occupied at that time around the Medway and not Melrose ? |
| 13 | Nor could it be argued that private property ensured an efficient allocation of resources since the market no longer resembled the model of perfect competition . |
| 14 | Nor could it be said that the British welfare system identified , or even defined , let alone assisted , the genuinely needy groups as effectively as did some systems prevailing elsewhere . |
| 15 | Not for the first time could it be said that ‘ God blew with his wind ’ and kept England and Cornwall safe from foreign invasion . |
| 16 | In none of these cases could it be said that if a person entered the premises and caused a computer to exercise a function so as to reveal information , there had been access via one computer to another . |
| 17 | Not until James VI of Scotland became James I of England at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey could it be said that a truly Scottish monarch had once more been ritually crowned upon the Stone of Destiny . |
| 18 | Could it be said that it benefits the land ( i.e. it seeks to keep the residential character of the area ) ? |
| 19 | In none of those cases could it be said that , if one entered the premises and caused a computer to exercise a function so as to reveal information , there had been access via one computer into another . |
| 20 | Detinue lay where a man was in possession of another 's goods and refused to give them up but could it be said that such a mere refusal was a positive act ? |
| 21 | Could it be supposed that it would be more impossible for God to raise up a body at Resurrection , if needs be , out of elementary particles , which had been liberated by burning , than it would be to raise up a body from dust ? ’ |
| 22 | It is not merely that there are portraits of him at every turn , for there are almost as many of Inglis , nor could it be claimed that he was the greatest lawyer , for he had many rivals for that title even in his own generation , yet it is beyond argument that he was the most influential advocate ever to walk the floor of Parliament House . |
| 23 | In similar vein , dare it be said that the charitable function of Age Concern serves this dual function ? |
| 24 | Need it be emphasized that this exposition claims to be no more than schematic ? |
| 25 | it does n't who 's responsibility would it be to see that the old brochures were withdrawn and the new brochures were put on in there place ? |
| 26 | would it help for my Lord and the jury who 's business would it be to ensure that it was withdrawn , who 's business ? |
| 27 | that does n't answer my question , who 's business would it be to ensure that the brochures were withdrawn ? |
| 28 | How would it be proved that something against the rules of war had occurred ? |
| 29 | Will it be said that animals raised on close confinement systems , for example , do not fare well , all considered ? |
| 30 | Nor can it be concluded that this state of affairs is anything other than unfair to residential workers and the institutions they serve in order to help young people . |