Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 I can not be refuted if I claim that my visual sense-field contains a yellow sense-content , but I can be refuted if I go on to claim that there exists a yellow object that is responsible for my sense-content .
2 Similarly , I can not be refuted if I claim to experience a religious emotion .
3 I can not be refuted if I claim that my visual sense-field contains a yellow sense-content , but I can be refuted if I go on to claim that there exists a yellow object that is responsible for my sense-content .
4 ‘ A circumstance which will be altered when I see Svend again ! ’
5 Highways made the point that the yellow-line alterations and refuge islands are based on the present stop positions and they would prefer that these not be altered until we have experience of the new arrangements in operation .
6 Our discussion has taken a broad view of qualified defences , commenting also on some qualified defences which might be recognized but which do not feature in contemporary English law .
7 From the production of these budgets it may be felt that certain aspects of the budgets need to be amended before they become operational .
8 Data-gathering should only be undertaken if we intend to act upon the information which has been accumulated .
9 From the Eleventh Dynasty , in the Coffin Texts and the Book of the Two Ways , the Underworld has become a realm with many danger which must be conquered and which express the natural fear of death .
10 One simplifying assumption has to be explained before we proceed .
11 This pattern of latencies can be explained if we assume that when a subordinate clause appears before its main clause syntactic information about the subordinate clause needs to be retained until the main clause has been heard .
12 However , the difference between performance can be explained if we consider the relation between surface form and pragmatic distinctions .
13 However , we do not need to embark upon a lengthy discussion of differences between these concepts as such differences will be explained as they bear upon our concern with power in public sector organisations ( see Connolly , 1974 , for treatment of these conceptual issues ) .
14 So it 's sort of , you know , we want to be favoured because we want all the reward , we want to be given a sweet , we want
15 No no are you I think this treasure is something they 're gon na get , they 're gon na they 're gon na g come to the stand , they 're gon na a ask a ask a question and and and be given once they 've answered the question they 're given a ball , any sort of ball from sort of
16 Support for these generalisations will be given as we proceed , but we should be aware that descriptions of institutional change need to be understood in the light of political and theoretical considerations .
17 er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't
18 The information need only be given if you wish .
19 To get this allowance , fill in the form at the back of the special death certificate you 'll be given when you register the death .
20 What is less clear is the extent to which a demonstrable need must be proven before they insist on the adoption of otherwise practicable control measures .
21 That 's alright , play with it , there 's no point in saying anything to them Bev it 's now got to be proven and I say , if I can get it done and I can get it sent off , then they will point me in the right direction wo n't they ?
22 If he can produce no grand reason for abandoning left-wing Labour attitudes , people will be forgiven if they conclude that the change was cynical and opportunistic and that Mr Kinnock is more interested in gaining office than in doing anything in particular once he has arrived at the top .
23 Visitors to the new Bible Lands Museum may be forgiven if they expect to find a museum of ancient manuscripts , a biblical Disneyland or an institution devoted to Israel 's spiritual past .
24 ‘ I 'm old enough to be forgiven if I tell you that the news did n't sadden me .
25 ‘ Given the declining demand on ICI 's chlorine plants and with huge electricity price increases , this expenditure can not be justified and we have no choice but to announce this closure . ’
26 In developing a celebrated liberal position , H. L. A. Hart argues that criminal laws can only be justified where they deter harm or offensive behaviour to others , or , in limited instances of ‘ legal paternalism ’ , where the laws discourage serious harm to oneself .
27 The vaccination programme for dairy calves should , if possible , be completed before they go to grass in the spring or early summer .
28 The small shop area has to be completed and we hope to have a full range of items for sale in the near future .
29 An order form is enclosed to be completed if you wish to subscribe to this service indicating the regularity with which you would wish to receive it .
30 The interest accruing during the last coupon period ( 30 September 1987–30 March 1988 ) can be calculated once we know the final coupon payment , using .
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