Example sentences of "be [verb] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The type of projects that are delayed will vary from industry to industry .
2 A person who has been dispossessed may bring an action for ejectment where he can establish an immediate right to possession .
3 The way they are placed can have a bearing on the good fortune , or otherwise , of the household : they can be symbols of welcome , or represent the seasons , or protect the garden from evil influences .
4 Your work will be closely supervised and regularly reviewed but as the training progresses , the responsibility you are given will increase .
5 The information you are given should include the name and address of the organisation responsible for paying you any guaranteed minimum pension .
6 Firstly , it seems highly likely that even apparent disparities in the way offenders are treated will fuel resentment and thereby contribute to the feelings of injustice which lie at the heart of the penal system 's crisis of legitimacy .
7 In England , James Robertson ( 1953 , 1958 ) , a colleague of Bowlby 's at the Tavistock Clinic , started a campaign to persuade children 's hospital wards to admit mothers together with their children , or at least not to restrict visiting in any way ; some hospitals welcomed the idea , others resisted it , but meanwhile a Government committee was set up which in 1959 published the ‘ Platt Report ’ on the welfare of children in hospital , recommending ‘ that all hospitals where children are treated will adopt the practice of unrestricted visiting , particularly for children below school age ’ , that ‘ it is particularly valuable for the mother to be able to stay in hospital with her child during the first day or two ’ , and that ‘ children should not be admitted to hospital if it can possibly be avoided ’ .
8 Staff working in centres in which facilities for attempted suicide patients are developed should endeavour to monitor trends in the behaviour in their area .
9 The apparent concentration of research effort in some well-favoured areas is justified by the intrinsic geological interest of these areas , but the large areas of Scotland in which no university-supported research has been undertaken must call for some explanation .
10 ‘ I am sure the people who have been treated would say this has been money well spent , ’ she said .
11 People you 'd been helping might offer you something .
12 ‘ If the condition had not been diagnosed might have discovered he was ill when it was too late to do anything , ’ said .
13 Second-hand beliefs are not much help in the real world and adolescents who merely assent to what they are taught will find those beliefs of very little use when serious problems of life arise .
14 What they observe and how they are received will have a great impact on how they perceive the service and those who work within it .
15 The ability of the CS to evoke the CR after conditioning trials have been given will depend , in part , upon that stimulus being identified with the one that was presented during conditioning .
16 Ultimately , of course , Æthelred 's inactivity did cost him his throne , but the point at which this could reasonably have been foreseen may have been little clearer to contemporaries than it is today .
17 Those who return for the same symptoms or are referred may require more attention .
18 How such choices are resolved may have a considerable effect on the efficiency of the method .
19 The department to which you are applying can advise you on these extra costs .
20 Tomorrow night plain clothes officers are expected will mix with dancers at the warehouse party , ready to catch anyone selling or using the drug Ecstasy .
21 The extent to which fiduciary duties are modified will depend on what precisely is disclosed and to what the beneficiary has consented .
22 Since fuel is a major part of a coal station 's running costs , the fact that prices were not rising nearly as fast as had been expected would have a fundamental impact on the future cost of coal-fired electricity .
23 ‘ With respect to the next question , whether a woman , upon whom a rape hath been committed can become pregnant ?
24 That none of these crucial issues seemed to have been addressed must raise questions about the way arts educators are managing their own affairs .
25 For an exposure to a source found to be positive for HBsAg , the employee who has not previously been vaccinated should receive the hepatitis B vaccine series .
26 The way they are answered will benefit both hearing and deaf communities alike .
27 To repair damage that 's been done would take
28 Here again , it is not a legal requirement , but most airlines insist on it , and a certificate stating that this has been done must accompany the coffin .
29 I pray that those who have been injured will recover quickly .
30 Fuel-burning appliances need an adequate supply of air to work efficiently and safely , so unless they have balanced flues , the rooms where they are sited must contain provision for this if they are well sealed against natural draughts .
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