Example sentences of "and [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm and er so trains could er instead of going towards Lincoln having to perhaps back up to , they would go round er a triangle basically , and be facing towards , equally if they 're coming back , they did n't have to go towards Lincoln , and then back , they could erm could erm go round and er take their wares to sidings and marshalling yards . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm just not used to something that looks as though it should have wings and be flying in the air instead of being driven ! ’ |
| 3 | And as long as Charlie had no particular desire to lie flat and be fed through a tube , it was in his interests to see that these were watertight . |
| 4 | ‘ The programming of the ‘ 24 Hour Inspiration Network ’ will be aimed at Christians of all denominations and be intended for family viewing , ’ their spokesman added . |
| 5 | It was announced that supplies of oranges would be available from local shops from April 24th and be reserved for a period of five days at the rate of one lb. per head to children only . |
| 6 | You should be kept informed and be consulted about Compact developments . |
| 7 | ‘ Would be interested to learn whether CPRW wishes to be involved in the local planning process and be consulted at the appropriate stages ? ’ |
| 8 | It is important , therefore , that there should be a committee , with consumer representatives on it , that can give advice to , and be consulted by , the Government . |
| 9 | In the meantime the female can be considered an intruder and be treated as such . |
| 10 | Pruning to the same hard degree invariably results in an explosion of growth , and such varieties are really much better given enough space elsewhere to do their own thing , and be treated as shrub roses . |
| 11 | By this time Laura was thrilled to meet famous people and be treated as a celebrity among them — a contradiction within herself which she never outgrew as she did not seek the limelight and took pleasure in deflating those whom she considered did . |
| 12 | Other factors — such as de Gaulle 's deep-rooted suspicion of British designs on the French empire and the personal animosities which developed between him and various British and American officials — aggravated tensions but their root cause was a complete disagreement as to whether Free France should act and be treated as an independent sovereign power . |
| 13 | I refuse to sit on in this house and be treated like Christopher Robin by her . ’ |
| 14 | So it is likely that a family in which a mother or father has to bring up children single-handed will think of itself and be treated by others , as a little cluster of deviants from the marital norm . |
| 15 | Private patients can occupy separate accommodation and be treated by the specialist of their choice , in return for paying a fee . |
| 16 | Members of the Jafaar clan and other DEA couriers would arrive at Larnaca with suitcases full of high-grade heroin , white and crystal , and be met off the boat from the Christian-controlled port of Jounieh by officers of the Cypriot Police Narcotics Squad , who then drove them up to the Eurame office in Nicosia . |
| 17 | Heseltine faced the tactical dilemma that were he to campaign openly and be seen to be instrumental in splitting the party and bringing down the Prime Minister , he would be criticised as divisive and disloyal . |
| 18 | any targets or standards of performance must have been previously agreed between employee and superior , or team colleagues , and be seen to be both sensible and reasonable |
| 19 | If the B Ed was a degree which enjoyed the status of all other first degrees , then it must be and be seen to be academically respectable . |
| 20 | I 'm stuck in a cell with a reeking bucket , and two hundred years to wait before justice can be done , and be seen to be done . |
| 21 | N C V O must therefore , draw together voluntary organisations effectively and be seen to be responsive and creative . |
| 22 | You could , for instance , to select a name at random , call somebody a Kevin and be seen to be especially rude . |
| 23 | People who could n't tell Weber from Webern went along to cheer their favourite tenor and be seen with their bums on a fifty-quid seat . |
| 24 | To disobey one 's father in traditional China would violate the filial piety integral to the whole system of mores and be seen as a threat by all ; on the other hand when the young of such a society begin to question the code and assert themselves against the old , they see a disobedience as a blow struck for all of them . |
| 25 | If changes are not made as a result of these surveys then such enterprises may lose credibility and be seen as a diversionary tactic . |
| 26 | That the social dimensions of language in Britain , and particularly of the languages and dialects of minority communities , should be specifically studied as part of the training of all teachers , and be seen as an essential major element for any teacher of language . |
| 27 | That the social dimensions of language in Britain , and particularly of the languages and dialects of minority communities , should be specifically studied as part of the training of all teachers , and be seen as an essential major element for any teacher of languages . |
| 28 | The low royal turnout was a disappointment to some race-goers who travelled to Ascot in droves dressed in their finery to see and be seen at one of the greatest annual events of the high society calendar . |
| 29 | Yet the facade of high fashion was highly developed by the time of his death ; there were over three miles of carriage road along the cliff top and a promenade at the foot for the elegant and aspiring to see and be seen during the height of Brighton 's mild winter and spring seasons . |
| 30 | What the charter does promise patients is that they ‘ will be given a fixed appointment time and be seen within 30 minutes or be kept informed of any delay . ’ |