Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 There was some confusion in court as to whether a private prosecution can be withdrawn once it has been decided that there is a case to answer .
2 ‘ You do n't want to be healed because it means you do n't have to justify running away . ’
3 Fundamentalism is a belief system that can not be refuted because it comes from a supreme being .
4 After the publication of Gratian 's Decretum and its wide dissemination , which is illustrated by the large number of manuscripts in different medieval libraries and individually owned by various bishops and scholars , not only could more detailed work be undertaken but it initiated a new epoch in interest in the declaration of law by the pope .
5 No political action may be undertaken if it makes a difference to the likelihood that a person will endorse one conception of the good or another , or to his chances of realizing his conception of the good , unless other actions are undertaken which cancel out such effects .
6 However , it has to be oxidised before it becomes a problem .
7 However , the naturalistic account should not be rejected on the grounds that it is inadequate , as though it could be polished up a bit and made more acceptable : rather , it should be dismissed because it presents an entirely distorted picture of social reality .
8 However , the theory developed by Freud can not be dismissed because it assumes an innate mutual hostility among people .
9 A company can be referred if it supplies more than 25 per cent of the total market .
10 The question was one which must often have arisen in this period of extensive rebuilding : Did an altar require to be reconsecrated after it had been moved ?
11 It provides a general framework within which theories of cognitive abilities can be formulated and it suggests the form that specific theories of those abilities should take .
12 He wondered if art could continue to exist or be justified if it left behind its primitive purposes with the result that aesthetic objects became direct objects of attention .
13 Investment in some technology can be justified as it leads to more efficient billing .
14 Its special property is that its chemical composition can be adjusted so it dissolves in water , soil , or human tissues at any predetermined rate .
15 However , in Ronbar Enterprises Ltd v Green Jenkins LJ , having reviewed some earlier business sale cases in which severance had taken place viz Goldsoll v Goldman [ 1914 ] 2 Ch 603 and British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co Ltd v Schelff [ 1921 ] 2 Ch 563 , said that Attwood v Lamont could be distinguished because it concerned an employment contract .
16 But in July Mary of Guise was able to fight back more successfully , and at the end of the month the two sides made another truce , by which Edinburgh was to be free to choose its religion , and Catholic observance was not to be reinstated where it had been suppressed .
17 The standard method of recovery must be taught because it has been proven to be effective during testing .
18 Dessent ( 1987 ) argues that the differentiated curriculum within a school will always be limited if it does not recognise , reward and value diversity among pupils .
19 Instead it is thought Meiko will use the Fujitsu Ltd VP single-chip vector processor for floating point operations alongside the Texas Instruments Inc Viking SuperSparc for scalar operations , although Meiko has said that Cypress Semiconductor Corp 's HyperSparc will be considered once it became available ( UX No 385 ) , and that the i860 could work with the new architecture if required .
20 A spokesman for the OFT said the complaints would be considered before it decided whether to demand assurances concerning the company 's future behaviour .
21 Its transponder means it can be located if it becomes detached from its lift wire and umbilical .
22 Dependence often develops , but need not necessarily be discouraged unless it persists when the patient has managed to overcome most or all of his problems .
23 But there is now a 60 per cent chance that a fish will be caught after it reaches 35 centimetres ( the legal limit to netting size ) .
24 In fact , we might have to be reminded that it came from a pig at all .
25 I 've got a customer coming in who wants to choose a puppy , and it must be vaccinated before it leaves here .
26 ( 2 ) Wash embryos by repeated passage through drops of M2 + BSA ( phenol red must be omitted because it fluoresces ) .
27 As the phonemic contrasts in one 's own language are " built in " , it can be expected that it takes longer to detach oneself from these contrasts than it takes to master the actual pronunciation .
28 A diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables is obviously to be recommended as it encourages digestion and elimination .
29 Adoption should never be suggested as the next option after treatment failure , it should be stressed that it involves a different type of parenting to biological parenthood , and adoptive parents should be advised to contact an organisation such as Parent to Parent Information on Adoption or British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering ( BAAF ) for information .
30 Although intensive visual concentration can sometimes lead to fatigue it must be stressed that it does not damage vision .
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