Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [be] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some Bari are reported to be working in the oil camps under semi-slavery conditions . |
| 2 | The lanky Ormondroyd was proving to be a nuisance and when he chested the ball down to Thompson he was unlucky to see his shot flash wide . |
| 3 | Around 300,000 Lynx are expected to be sold in the UK this year , bringing the number of owners up to 500,000 . |
| 4 | At the time of writing ( Oct 77 ) the Japanese MSDF are said to be interested in fifteen aircraft to replace its mixed fleet of thirty-four prop driven aircraft . |
| 5 | Beaverton , Oregon-based Sequent was expected to be ready to show two pre-production prototypes of its high-end WinServer 5000 series , one being the much-anticipated 30-way box carrying a mix-and-match assortment of Intel Corp Pentiums and 80486 chips , in itself a design feat , and the other an 18-way WinServer 5000 fitted out with only 60MHz Pentiums , a modern-day exercise in conspicuous consumption considering the rarity of the chips . |
| 6 | how tight Mike was going to be with you know having to look after Paul and all the rest of it I promised I 'd take him to Snetterton market and he could have , he was going to buy some records . |
| 7 | Waterville Valley and the World Cup finals in late March was going to be a long haul . |
| 8 | However , many Serbs were reported to be disappointed with the refusal to introduce a more democratic political system in Yugoslavia 's largest republic , since all but staunch followers of the republic 's President , Slobodan Milosevic , were removed from the electoral lists , and three candidates from the Serbian LC 's umbrella organization , the Socialist Alliance , who were known only for their support of Milosevic , were selected to contest the presidential post in addition to Milosevic himself . |
| 9 | ‘ I wonder how long Rose is going to be . |
| 10 | Eastern Europe is predicted to be the only place where the number of poor people as a percentage of the total population will actually grow , although figures ignore poverty in the ‘ developed ’ world altogether . |
| 11 | The resignations of four government ministers in late September were believed to be related to forthcoming elections , with Education Minister Ricardo Lagos Escobar in particular stepping down in order to stand for the presidency in 1993 , and Carlos Ominami Pascual ( Economy ) to organize his campaign . |
| 12 | Much effort would be saved if these were more uniform or if , at least , there were core hours when all CABx were known to be open . |
| 13 | In 1752 the old Julian calendar was replaced by the more accurate Gregorian calendar and in order to bring England in line with Europe the next day after 3 September was proclaimed to be 14 September . |
| 14 | Italian giants Inter Milan are understood to be watching the situation closely , with Pearce hoping Clough changes his mind and puts him more in line with the kind of wages being picked up by some of his England team-mates . |
| 15 | NORTH and Mid Wales is set to be a European-free zone as the South dominate the new Konica League . |
| 16 | The red Sierra is believed to be either A , C or D-registered . |
| 17 | Aug. 28 Kuwait is declared to be 19th governorate of Iraq . |
| 18 | Plenty of people skirted the area : in 1730 Whitehaven was said to be the third busiest port in England , after London and Bristol . |
| 19 | Having enjoyed ‘ a string of celebrity lovers ’ , he apparently ‘ saw the light after multimillionaire basketball star Magic Johnson was found to be HIV positive . ’ |
| 20 | Because of your sickness , an innocent woman is going to die , and your fair Elizabeth is going to be plunged into misery . ’ |
| 21 | The appeal of such a doctrine for the young Nietzsche was bound to be intensified by Schopenhauer 's conception of aesthetic , especially musical , experience as a main escape route from the domination of the will . |
| 22 | All those serving at Upper Heyford are said to be shocked . |
| 23 | Ltd. ( 1988 C.A. ) a 20-month-old Fiat was held to be unmerchantable because , unknown to the buyer , it had eight months earlier been totally submerged in water for over 24 hours and had consequently been treated as a ‘ write off ’ by its insurer . |
| 24 | DROP DEAD FRED is set to be this year 's A FISH CALLED WANDA ! |
| 25 | By the beginning of 1968 Britain was ceasing to be regarded by many Americans as either a powerful or a special ally . |
| 26 | Amanda Bairstow 's principal boy was attractive , but , whatever the provincial accent she adopted as the fortune-seeking Dick was meant to be , it was nowhere near the Gloucester that the script ( and history ) specified . |
| 27 | In 1990 ILEA is scheduled to be abolished with the relevant boroughs taking the education function back to themselves |
| 28 | In 1990 Glasgow was selected to be the European City of Culture and in this connection a sponsorship programme was devised including a performance by the world renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , an exhibition of a selection of the of Camille Pissarro at The Burrell and a number of other events . |