Example sentences of "be [vb pp] open " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents know what their children are longing for and will give them what they want , even if every piggy bank in the house has to be broken open . |
| 2 | Weapons will be broken open and the plutonium and uranium stockpiled or processed . |
| 3 | Rain gusts at the kitchen window and the outer door , its wood swollen by damp , has to be wrenched open . |
| 4 | There was no point in transforming Paris and making it easy of access for visitors if there was nothing to see or do when one got there , and so the Court was to be made open as well as brilliant . |
| 5 | This giant jamboree heralds the moment on Sunday when , at one minute past nine — Mickey Mouse time — the gates of Euro Disney will be flung open to the general public . |
| 6 | A proportional series which can be extended along both axes simultaneously will be called open . |
| 7 | Such attitudes need to be laid open to examination and discussion . |
| 8 | Particularly in complex , internally differentiated societies , musical styles are assemblages of elements from a variety of sources each with a variety of histories and connotations , and these assemblages can , in appropriate circumstances , be prised open and the elements rearticulated in different contexts . |
| 9 | Certainly the keyless chuck is a joy to use , so quick and easy ; the jaws can be spun open to change from a small pilot drill to a larger drill . |
| 10 | Warning : Mercury is very toxic and the switch must not be cut open in any circumstances . |
| 11 | Later the wolf would be cut open while she was asleep , filled up with heavy stones once the little pigs had scrabbled out of her , stitched up again by the woodcutter ; and then she would be driven by thirst to the river , would topple in and drown with the weight of the stones . |
| 12 | Yeah , but tho , that one 's got ta be cut open ! |
| 13 | Thomas Sutcliffe , Arts Editor of The Independent , will be chairing the debate which will be thrown open to an audience including Ian McKellen , David Puttnam and Ned Sherrin . |
| 14 | Foreign investors would be allowed to take long leases on land , and the under-utilised port would be thrown open to foreign traders . |
| 15 | Rejeuvenation and the Slam crew , co-creators of the as yet unnamed label , will be the first to record , then it 'll be thrown open to DJs , rappers and dance-inspired indie acts . |
| 16 | In contrast with my wishful thinking of the day before , I now found it impossible to visualize anything after the moment when the lights would go out and the window of the block would be thrown open . |
| 17 | One year later , Constitutional Government was established in Portugal , and the Cortes ( Parliament ) ordered the doors of all religious houses to be thrown open . |
| 18 | In addition , on 8 and 9 May two hundred buildings normally closed to the public will be thrown open , including the Archbishop 's Palace , S. Gregorio Armeno , Palazzi Spinelli and Carafa , the Castel dell'Ovo , the Villa Rosebery and the Tomb of Virgil and Leopardi . |
| 19 | Also , at this time doors and windows can be left open which will allow the solvent and odour of the woodworm fluid to escape as rapidly as possible . |
| 20 | In 1914 , a member wrote in the suggestion book that the Professional 's shop be left open until after the 6.25 train to Paddington has left , and added that two visitors who had played and left their clubs to be cleaned by the caddies found the Professional 's shop closed when they went to collect them . |
| 21 | If the main living space is at first-floor level , the roof can be left open to create a large , studio-type space . |
| 22 | The Saturday Review attacked Palmerston for receiving the delegation , having said that the question of style was to be left open for the next session . |
| 23 | If people are sharing a room , you may need to negotiate between them what time lights should go off , or whether doors should be left open . |
| 24 | Cases that depend on the result of this one will be left open , and methods of valuing benefits previously agreed or accepted in practice will not be disturbed for 1991/92 or earlier years ( p 103 ) . |
| 25 | Cases which depend on the result of Pepper v Hart will be left open and methods of valuing benefits previously agreed or accepted in practice will not be disturbed for 1991/92 or earlier years . |
| 26 | clean under running water and cover with waterproof plasters until the wound can be left open to heal |
| 27 | While many run-of-the-mill domestic issues may be left open for policy debate and political influence to decide , in every liberal democratic country the core executive monopolizes major issues such as defence and foreign policy resolution , or critical economic decisions ( the dark or secret side of the state ) . |
| 28 | On the facts of this case it is not necessary for me to decide whether that view is right or wrong , and I should not decide it ; the point should be left open for full argument in a case where it is necessary to the decision . |
| 29 | The mines were dangerous , the mines were not to be left open as an invitation to any foolhardy visitor . |
| 30 | If windows are to be left open — a controversial point — they need mesh or other guards attached , to prevent the entry of insects . |