Example sentences of "[conj] be [v-ing] to [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And there 's really an advantage in having a layman on something that 's going to be a bit convoluted . |
| 2 | But there is something of a tension in Mill 's view , because he thinks that erm it 's very important that if there is plural voting then the people who only have one vote should be prepared to accept the situation , so that the reasons why these people are given extra votes should be reasoned that the public , the uneducated accept past critics have pointed out if that 's going to be the case , why is it necessary to give these people extra votes , give the educated actual votes , because if the uneducated accept that the decisions of the educated are worth more than their own decisions , the opinions of the educated are worth more than the opinions of the uneducated , if they really do accept that , what 's to stop them just following the decisions of the educated in their own vote ? |
| 3 | What you do , you have your group together , and you have a facilitator , somebody that presents the problem , and you also have somebody that 's going to be the scribe . |
| 4 | ‘ My parents are the ones who need to be convinced , and I 'm not sure that 's going to be an easy task . ’ |
| 5 | But now , at almost 19 , Kirsty has found she loves painting and writing poetry and is hoping to be a social worker to help other youngsters like herself . |
| 6 | It appeared that Lord Coleworthy had heard all about the trouble from Fairfax and was trying to be a peacemaker . |
| 7 | He became an ever-present volunteer , had passed as a fireman and was training to be a driver . |