Example sentences of "it be [verb] by " in BNC.

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1 Has it been swallowed by the frigid lands ? ’
2 the income arising to the trust has a foreign source and therefore had it been received by the beneficiary he would not have borne tax on it ; and 2. the benefit — the payment out by the trustees to the individual — is not received in the United Kingdom .
3 However , although this example reflects the failure of the Federal Trade Commission to think the sanction of positive repentance through to its logical conclusion , it also demonstrates just how powerful this sanction could be , had it been accompanied by just one further instruction — ‘ publish the repenting adverts in the original outlets ’ .
4 Had it been closed by the authorities ( I used that word , not ‘ the malais ’ ) ?
5 The options for it are limited by the geography of the Thames valley , where the flood risk occurs , and existing development .
6 It is also an extremely important form of property , and rights of access to it are governed by legislation and custom .
7 Typical tundra forms a thin , semi-complete vegetation covering in which grasses or low shrubs up to about 50 cm tall are dominant ; spaces within it are caused by bare rock outcrops , and characteristic patches of mobile soil which all plants find difficulty in colonizing .
8 The wettest town in Britain has been a major centre of the Welsh slate industry since the eighteenth century , and the hills all round it are scarred by quarries and deformed by spoil heaps .
9 Different authors may define corporatism differently , but we should not worry too much about this since corporatism is a highly complex phenomenon and different dimensions , or aspects , of it are covered by these diverse conceptualisations .
10 The Sunday Liturgy is never celebrated without music and large parts of it are sung by the celebrant , the deacon and the people .
11 Fleischmann has been particularly worried about possible strategic implications of their research , believing that much of the negative reactions to it are prejudiced by this and that national security interests have orchestrated attempts to suppress or trash their work .
12 If , as appears likely , it only applies to the latter case , can it be invoked by any Member State or only by a Member State which voted against the legislation ?
13 Nor will it be freed by the machines .
14 Some will not allow tapes and insist that if music is required it be played by their contract organist .
15 Fixing aluminium foil behind radiators , dull side against the wall , helps to reflect heat outwards , instead of letting it be absorbed by the wall .
16 If this is the case , can it be substantiated by evidence from the history of developed societies ?
17 Let it be given by the entrepreneur himself , all-seeing , omnipresent and ever available , whose personal orders are reinforced by the personal example which his employees have constantly before their eyes . ’
18 Even then she might have decided not to answer him , or she could have let it be seen by accident before knowing what it was .
19 And if it had to be done in the public sector then could it be done by a separate hived-off body or by a department ?
20 Would it be done by a document ?
21 Nor can it be generated by easier fiscal policy because the budget deficit is already so high .
22 In the UK it will only be used under the law according to the 1967 Abortion Act , so no one will be able to get it over the counter at the chemist 's , nor will it be prescribed by GPs .
23 The wider the areas covered by the theory , the less certain is the theory 's explanation likely to be and the more tentatively will it be held by the scientific community .
24 Not only can it be introduced by contaminated water changes but it is also self-generated as part of the biological filtration cycle .
25 ‘ There 's been a wonderful family atmosphere here and in no way would it be harmed by people having a bet . ’
26 While allied airmen risk their lives in the Arabian desert , politicians in Bonn squabble over whether Germany is bound by treaty to aid Turkey , a NATO partner , should it be attacked by Iraq .
27 It is binding and , by virtue of the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty , can not be challenged by the courts , nor can it be overridden by any other authority .
28 When should it be signed by the buyer ?
29 I 'll tell you what we 'll go over at half past four will it be finished by then ?
30 Only if the British courts were to adopt a doctrine of incorporation of treaties comparable to that sometimes asserted for customary international law533 could it be used by individuals to provide legal restraints on future legislative or treaty action .
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