Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [be] [adv] accepted " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reverend Pinkerton thinks she 'll be readily accepted . |
| 2 | To give parables to very young children for example is likely to be unhelpful unless they are done in a particularly skilful way , because they might be just accepted as a story ( Ainsworth 1968 ) . |
| 3 | As we have seen , such claims require more precise demonstration before they can be readily accepted and Olson would not be justified in using the facility of written English to ‘ disambiguate ’ some units of structure , such as sentences and words , as proof of its overcoming ambiguity . |
| 4 | Finally , though it must be generally accepted that individuals can not be protected from foolish actions based on an inadequate knowledge of the law , the situation following the 1954 Act was so complex and , because of the inevitable unpredictability of the necessity for compulsory purchase , so risky that it appeared likely ( in retrospect at least ) that public opinion would demand a further change . |
| 5 | Of course , he does not care a rap whether it is true or not — but he is dreadfully afraid that by prematurely espousing it he might lose some subscribers , though he acknowledged to me the other day he thought it would be generally accepted before long . ’ |
| 6 | The Wolfenden Committee , in distinguishing between public and private behaviour , also drew a distinction between ‘ crime ’ and ‘ sin ’ , and concluded that ‘ as a general proposition it will be universally accepted that the law is not concerned with private morals or ethical sanctions ’ , and further , ‘ it is not the duty of the law to concern itself with immorality as such … it should confine itself to those activities which offend against public order and decency and expose the ordinary citizen to what is offensive or injurious ’ . |
| 7 | Now that he has shown courage in adversity and survived a potential tragedy , he can be safely accepted as a national hero . |