Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should be your aim , to know your presentation so well that the mechanics of offering it are taken for granted . |
| 2 | Using Britain as an example , Napoleon III and the economists who advised him believed that the introduction of free trade would help to strengthen the French economy , since only by opening up French industry to greater competition would it be galvanized into accepting new methods of production . |
| 3 | There are also purist considerations : should the integrity of the original object be maintained , or may it be tampered with to display it to its best advantage ? |
| 4 | I hold no specific brief for the Baxter scheme , but it has attempted to demonstrate that alternative schemes could be produced that would retain the Government 's proposal for a terminus — an interchange — at King 's Cross , but states that the plan would be more satisfactory if it were achieved without creating an enormous hole in the ground which British Rail proposes , with all the consequent destruction of homes , jobs and local neighbourhood . |
| 5 | This part of the Old World is known as the Badlands on account of it being dominated by interwarring Orc and Goblin tribes . |
| 6 | And she had slept with Rufus in the Centaur Room , it being taken for granted she would share his bed , though Adam did not think her wishes had been consulted . |
| 7 | If practical considerations make it desirable to put RE with another subject , then the one chosen is usually humanities or social studies , it being taken for granted that religion is an aspect of what people believe . |
| 8 | But the way it 's moved on has been quite good . |
| 9 | I have an aversion to noisy cameras , and this one rings several decibels before it 's done with selecting and focusing the lens , and winding on the film . |
| 10 | This is because it 's packed to bursting point with blood . |
| 11 | According to Krajicek , it 's based on touching , and the idea is to relax the body so the mind is relaxed too . |
| 12 | And whether it 's used for holding a special Christmas arrangement , potpourri , a bowl of fruit or just as handy side table for your guests to put their drinks on , this occasional table will prove indispensable all year round . |
| 13 | I do n't count all the deer I 've bumped into since it 's taken for granted you 'll see a few of the elegant beasts galloping away over the heather no matter which hill you 're on . |
| 14 | When something can have only one of two values , it 's known as having a Boolean value , but Windows does n't specify these consistently . |
| 15 | The rod is heated to almost 2000 degrees centigrade in the white hot coke , then it 's forged by hammering on the anvil . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's aimed at providing the type of transport which is environmentally friendly and will cut out the hustle and bustle of inner city traffic jams , ’ he said . |
| 17 | On the westward side of Heart o' Corrie a path is traced winding up the hill ; it is reached by fording the burn that flows through the glen . |
| 18 | As expected formation of the low mobility complex was inhibited by the addition of antibody to Oct-1 confirming that it contains Oct-1 whereas the antibody had no effect on the formation of the high mobility complex indicating that it is formed by binding of a cervical protein distinct from Oct-1 ( Figure 3 ) . |
| 19 | It is formed by crossing two stitches over two . |
| 20 | Occasionally , this problem is genetic but more often it is caused by using too heavy creams around the eye area or not removing cleansing cream properly . |
| 21 | It is prepared by dissolving 33 g of sodium hexametaphosphate and 7 g of sodium carbonate in distilled water to give one litre of solution . |
| 22 | ‘ The constitutional function performed by courts of justice as interpreters of the written law laid down in Acts of Parliament is often described as ascertaining ‘ the intention of Parliament ; ’ but what this metaphor , though convenient , omits to take into account is that the court , when acting in its interpretative role , as well as when it is engaged in reviewing the legality of administrative action , is doing so as mediator between the state in the exercise of its legislative power and the private citizen for whom the law made by Parliament constitutes a rule binding upon him and enforceable by the executive power of the state . |
| 23 | ADRUG widely fed to British pigs , and often found in pork in shops , faces a ban by American health authorities because it is suspected of causing cancer . |
| 24 | North Korea has secretly produced more plutonium ( from which nuclear weapons can be made ) than it has owned up to ; it is suspected of building a bomb , despite its NPT promise not to do so . |
| 25 | Although arguments continue to rage over the effects of nitrogen on health , once digested through food or water it is suspected of having links with blue baby syndrome by reducing the oxygen -carrying capacity of the blood , and cancers of the stomach and oesophagus . |
| 26 | Penal reformers estimate the package will add about 4,000 to an average daily prison population of 48,500 unless it is balanced by compensating changes in sentencing policy by judges and magistrates . |
| 27 | It is obtained by inverting the equation for a line ; if Y = a + bX , then a = Y - bX . |
| 28 | The injustice is that the donkey is beaten until it collapses and then it is beaten for collapsing . |
| 29 | It is recognised in planning circles that planning applications for fish and chip shops are contentious and it has been said that whilst ‘ Joe Public wants hot food shops he does not want them near him and he is prepared to fight tooth and nail to stop anyone opening one near his house ’ . |
| 30 | If it is prevented from penetrating , the glue will adhere only to the damaged edges of the tubes which will break away as soon as a load comes on . |