Example sentences of "be [verb] [subord] 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1 There was some confusion in court as to whether a private prosecution can be withdrawn once it has been decided that there is a case to answer .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 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 .
5 However , it has to be oxidised before it becomes a problem .
6 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 .
7 However , the theory developed by Freud can not be dismissed because it assumes an innate mutual hostility among people .
8 A company can be referred if it supplies more than 25 per cent of the total market .
9 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 ?
10 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 .
11 Investment in some technology can be justified as it leads to more efficient billing .
12 Its special property is that its chemical composition can be adjusted so it dissolves in water , soil , or human tissues at any predetermined rate .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 The standard method of recovery must be taught because it has been proven to be effective during testing .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 A spokesman for the OFT said the complaints would be considered before it decided whether to demand assurances concerning the company 's future behaviour .
19 Its transponder means it can be located if it becomes detached from its lift wire and umbilical .
20 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 .
21 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 ) .
22 I 've got a customer coming in who wants to choose a puppy , and it must be vaccinated before it leaves here .
23 ( 2 ) Wash embryos by repeated passage through drops of M2 + BSA ( phenol red must be omitted because it fluoresces ) .
24 A diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables is obviously to be recommended as it encourages digestion and elimination .
25 In the hands of a great designer — Mondrian , de Staël , Rothko , Turner , Klee — the central void can be stressed until it appears to radiate energy .
26 When it flies away it may be Pursued until it has left the vicinity — as is happening with this beleaguered golden eagle being chased by a group of aggressive ravens .
27 Damage caused to non-business property can be claimed if it exceeds £275 in value .
28 Golf development will not normally be permitted if it causes unacceptable disruption to the public enjoyment of rights of way .
29 It took longer for the territories with loud speakers to be occupied than it did for the silent territories ( Figure 6.2 ) .
30 He appears to have maintained in the Court of Session that the provisions of that Act should not be applied because it had been passed without his having had notice as required by Standing Orders …
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