Example sentences of "could not be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This again , though enjoying some success , could not be rated foolproof . |
| 2 | In the judgement ( Jerusalem Chamber I February 1954 ) the Chancellor mostly backed bishop and vicar ; but ordered out the statue and the sanctuary bells and the tabernacle on the altar , saying that what was illegal could not be made legal by the bishop 's permission . |
| 3 | The remaining fighters , which were down for maintenance and could not be made airworthy in time , were wrecked when a hangar door blew down on top of them . |
| 4 | Many a temporary gain has been lost because the significance of the development was recognised too late in the day and additional resources could not be made available . |
| 5 | Of course , this theme could not be made explicit , for the time of Jacobinism had not arrived . |
| 6 | Haymo found on a tour of the diocese that the Palace at Halling with its farming implements and utensils was in a much dilapidated state and he is quoted as saying the state of the property of the diocese was so bad that in seven years the damage could not be made good . |
| 7 | It turns out that we went far enough with [ an experimental project ] to determine that , unfortunately , it was going to be too expensive and could not be made large enough to approach the market as a whole . |
| 8 | The contravener could not be made liable under section 6(2) except to the extent of the money or property he had himself received from the investor . |
| 9 | Nor was it properly explained to the modern British public , any more than it was in 1925 , why the ‘ discipline ’ could not be imposed direct on the economy without it being necessary to cling to another country 's shirt tails to do so . |
| 10 | It also insisted that the FMLN could not be granted political status until it had disarmed . |
| 11 | Equally , there are , at any given time , laws which , if passed , could not be rendered effective , e.g. because they affected matters outside the jurisdiction of United Kingdom administrative or enforcement agencies . |
| 12 | In the kingdoms of western Europe there was a traditional obligation on all free men to answer the king 's call to arms , the arrière-ban , when the kingdom was attacked : a right which was rarely invoked in our period , since it produced a cumbersome and inefficient force , which could not be kept long in the field . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ It seems to me that business could not function properly if such information could not be kept confidential . ’ |
| 14 | Her arms were finding their way about him , hands lifting , and the pleasure her mouth took from his could not be kept localised , a rapid tide of rich sensation spreading and sweeping through her whole being . |
| 15 | Subsidies might be paid in cases of emergency but could not be accounted normal income . |
| 16 | Whatever could not be purchased unpackaged she manufactured herself . |
| 17 | He was told in meetings with the President of the Commission , Jacques Delors ( who had visited Warsaw on Nov. 18 , 1989 ) and the External Relations Commissioner , Frans Andriessen that Poland could not be promised full EC membership in the immediate term . |
| 18 | Counsel submitted that two persons could not be found guilty of murdering the same person unless each was acting in concert with the other . |
| 19 | In an 1884 case , the Divisional Court held that an artisan whose wife had bought blankets at the door for 22/6d when he had given her permission to spend but 17/6d , could not be held liable for the extra sum . |
| 20 | At common law the employer did not guarantee the safety of the equipment and could not be held liable for latent defects in the equipment which could not be discovered with reasonable care . |
| 21 | At common law the employer did not guarantee the safety of the equipment and could not be held liable for a latent defect in it . |
| 22 | He said he had always worked for the benefit of his country and could not be held responsible for how the hard currency he procured was spent by its leaders . |
| 23 | He said he had always worked for the benefit of his country and could not be held responsible for how the hard currency he procured was spent by its leaders . |
| 24 | It is believed that the report will criticise successive corporate affairs ministers at the department of Trade and Industry , despite a claim last year by Lord Young , the former Trade and Industry Secretary , that an internal investigation concluded his department could not be held responsible , and could even throw the spotlight on the role of Lord Young . |
| 25 | The judge dismissed the wife 's appeal , holding that since there was no evidence that in deceiving his wife the husband was acting on behalf of the bank , they could not be held responsible for his misrepresentation and , therefore , the charge was enforceable against her . |
| 26 | Their farms could not be left unattended at this crucial time . |
| 27 | And yet this matter of the battle at Pilleth could not be left unanswered , for the sake of his tenure . |
| 28 | He could not be left alone , as he was not safe . |
| 29 | She shuddered — for if there were she really must find them out and write of them , or her articles could not be considered authentic . |
| 30 | Some trials could not be performed due to a routine defrosting and cleanout of the growth cupboard , but even the ones which were done , were unsatisfactory . |