Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] to [be] [adj] with " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Where marine action is relatively stronger deltas tend to be cuspate with concave outlines in plan , for example the Tiber , though one wonders whether these differences in plan might not be due primarily to the frequency and location of distributaries : the Tiber has only one . |
| 2 | Such hierarchies tend to be stable with a powerful ‘ alpha ’ animal at the top . |
| 3 | No Steven has to be deaf with ears like that . |
| 4 | The sub-schema DDL has to be compatible with Cobol ( or the chosen language ) as it will be embedded in it . |
| 5 | His eyes seemed to be dark with emotion , and she wanted to say something , even apologise again , but he had turned away and started the car . |
| 6 | In Pahl 's well-known expression , local political research came to be concerned with ‘ Who gets the scarce resources and facilities ? |
| 7 | The Education Department appeared to be delighted with what they were doing with the family , and any materials required for teaching the one girl were supplied eagerly and promptly . |
| 8 | For a change , Michael McVeigh had to be content with the runners-up spot , losing out on weight to his clubmate Mike Berry . |
| 9 | In disbelief , Montgomerie had to be content with third spot . |
| 10 | Richard had to be satisfied with this response , but he was clearly convinced thereafter that he was destined to overcome Saladin . |
| 11 | ( c ) Construction of partnership agreements The following general rules apply : ( 1 ) The agreement will not be presumed to be exhaustive so as to disallow evidence of actual practices of the partnership said to be inconsistent with the written terms or alleged to indicate how those terms should be construed . |
| 12 | Us mere mortals with ‘ normal ’ channels have to be satisfied with highlights of Wednesday 's Hillsborough replay at 10.20pm on BBC1 with the goals from Tuesday 's Bramall Lane replay . |
| 13 | Even peers have to be content with coronets of silver gilt , and holders of the orders of chivalry , today awarded for services to the professions , the arts , business and a wide range of public entertainment as well as to politicians and servants of the state , are designated by gilt insignia embellished with enamel . |
| 14 | While acknowledging that Sarah seemed to be infatuated with George , her sister was so many years her junior that she still thought of her as a child and dismissed her obvious affection for George as innocent admiration . |
| 15 | William seemed to be obsessed with the fact that he had n't . |
| 16 | RIDING THE STORM : The Queen chose to be alone with her thoughts at Balmoral |
| 17 | Destination equipment had to be interchangeable with L.C.C . |
| 18 | The Council continued to be concerned with a range of general issues , including research . |
| 19 | The Holy Roman Emperor , the shah of Persia and the sultan in Constantinople were honoured with large sheets ( the fact that two of the three were non-European illustrates how large a role Asia still played in Russian foreign policy ) , while the kings of Sweden , Poland , England and Denmark had to be content with smaller ones . |
| 20 | Radio broadcasters have to be content with a low status , and the medium has been starved of funds . |
| 21 | Ghorbanifar claimed to be intimate with the government of Iran , close enough to know that a ‘ terrorist war ’ would ensue unless the United States reached a rapid agreement cemented with arms . |
| 22 | That many of today 's church musicians seem to be unfamiliar with developments in hymnody over the last thirty years is noted as significant by the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland . |
| 23 | In general , employers seem to be satisfied with those young workers they employ . |
| 24 | Jack Heery , assistant secretary of Wirral Deewatch , said : ‘ The authorities seem to be happy with a ‘ this year , next year , sometime , never ’ kind of approach . |
| 25 | This finding has an anatomical correlate : the dendritic fields of cells in the octopus optic lobe tend to be elliptical with their major axis oriented predominantly horizontally or vertically . |
| 26 | Certainly the governing body needs to be happy with them . |
| 27 | All that was there , however , was a complex mass of brass mechanism , though many of the pieces seemed to be inlaid with solid-state etchings . |
| 28 | The whole place seemed to be throbbing with the music they made . |
| 29 | Patterns of erosion , sedimentation and igneous activity recorded over the area during this period seem to be consistent with a migrating region of uplift related to the track of this hot spot . |
| 30 | The bookshops continue to be well-stocked with thrillers , Kung Fu manuals and books about sexual relations , while their political shelves remain empty . |