Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shareholders and reason for sale ( may be unnecessary if fully covered above ) |
| 2 | Thus , the sterna may be narrow and extensively desclerotized ( as in the cockroaches ) , the sutures between the various sclerites may be obliterated and the spinasternum may be lost or its spina consolidated with the eusternum . |
| 3 | The Church test therefore appears to be broad and readily fulfilled , but the phrase ‘ some harm … albeit not serious harm ’ has been construed restrictively in one sense . |
| 4 | That it should be fresh and well cooked was all he asked . |
| 5 | Notable exceptions are arctic oxbow and other remnant lakes formed on river plains , which may be muddy and well endowed with minerals . |
| 6 | Strongly stereotypical Creole features should be salient and positively valued as a symbol of identity , so we would expect these particular features of Creole to be accommodated to by everyone who attempts to engage in " chattin' Patois " . |
| 7 | Planting must be generous and carefully placed so that the alternate blocks of cars do not dominate the view down the axis of the street and create what Bowers has called a ‘ sea of metal ’ . |
| 8 | Details may vary and certain climatic zones may produce more individual features than others , as was suggested above for the glacial and arid climatic zones , but it seems to be doubtful whether fluvially controlled landscapes formed in different climates are as distinctive as is sometimes maintained ( Stoddart , 1969 ) . |
| 9 | The master is liable for wrongful acts and defaults of his servant — though they may be unauthorized or even forbidden by him — so long as they are done within the scope of the employment . |
| 10 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that every conceivable thing that can be done should be done to ensure that the applicant — the hon. Gentleman was right to say that he may be old and slightly confused — is assisted in filling out the forms . |
| 11 | The science may be old and well established as in mechanics , or novel as in biochemistry . |
| 12 | 10.7.2.3 to use background and results in carrying out the Project , such use to be free unless otherwise agreed . |
| 13 | Not only have food costs been above average , but the labour turnover has been relatively high , which is a little odd since Fred is generally considered to be genial and well liked ( though we must add that we have found no evidence that this is true as far as his staff are concerned ) . |
| 14 | Erm for another reasons , which we shall get on to a bit later , there may be a great deal of confusion , er memories may not be clear or well formed , um people , according to some theories and ideas , people may be under-reporting because um y'know it helps them maintain their eq equilibrium a bit better . |
| 15 | The back must be straight or slightly arched , never rounded . |
| 16 | This makes it especially important that they be carefully selected for the work they do , that their tasks and functions be appropriate and clearly defined , and that they receive whatever training is needed to ensure that they can perform their jobs adequately . |
| 17 | They would be explicit , coarse , probably , and almost undoubtedly sexist ; but they would also be straightforward and easily understood . |
| 18 | Should change be homogeneous and centrally directed in both design and implementation or should it be heterogeneous and decentralised ? |
| 19 | Byelaws are generally made to ensure proper precautions are taken to prevent or reduce the odour , for example , by insisting that a fish frying stove should be accessible and easily removed for cleaning , and has a satisfactory fume extraction system . |
| 20 | It follows , then , that since there is no presumption that the benefits of co-operative R&D ventures will be large or easily realized in every case , the design of policy is likely to be critical ( see Baumol and Ordover , 1988 , for a broad overview of policies towards licensing , merger , and co-operative R&D ventures in high-tech sectors ) . |
| 21 | The feet should be tight and never splayed . |
| 22 | That is , when a cell divides , the daughter cells may be dissimilar and already set along different developmental pathways , and so no cell-to-cell interactions need be involved . |
| 23 | They also found 5 out of 12 non-familial sinistrals to be dysphasic after right sided lesions in comparison with the absence of aphasia in 6 familial sinistrals . |
| 24 | Synchronised movement is critical , so the command has to be brief and so timed by a delayed ‘ one-and- pull sort of order . |
| 25 | Prolonged acid contact can cause damage and application should be little and often interspersed by rinsing . |
| 26 | How could the relationship between economic and ecological rationality be inverted or rather corrected ? |
| 27 | He urged booksellers to cooperate to form a nationwide chain of ecumenical book outlets that would be well-funded and professionally run . |
| 28 | The current drafting and CAD processes assume that the significance of any entity will be obvious or easily ascertained by anyone wishing to know . |
| 29 | A subsistence level of , of wages which would be basic and never dropped . |
| 30 | In view of the conclusions of the last chapter , it is likely that such patterns will be archaic and also confused by local fluctuations in dispersal agents and this may be exacerbated in regions of geological instability , e.g. New Guinea with confusing variation patterns as in the tree Chisocheton lasiocarpus ( Meliaceae ) and the herbaceous Impatiens hawkeri ( Balsaminaceae ) . |