Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [adv] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , ‘ the plans themselves should consciously take note of such demand factors and , of critical importance , the plans should be sufficiently flexible to be able to respond to demand in the course of implementation — including the identification of criteria which , when met , should signal a need for a review . |
| 2 | The co-ordinator is the only full-time member of the team and it is his task to ensure that the others , who should be sufficiently senior to be able to take decisions on actions proposed , feel involved and committed to the value improvement concept . |
| 3 | The co-ordinator is the only full-time member of the team and it is his task to ensure that the others , who should be sufficiently senior to be able to take decisions on actions proposed , feel involved and committed to the value improvement concept . |
| 4 | Paul left for the north again with a light heart , aware of surprise that he should be so glad to be returning after arriving , at first , so unwillingly . |
| 5 | I should be so lucky to be able to . |
| 6 | It must be very rewarding to be in a position to watch your granddaughter grow up , especially in such a gorgeous spot . ’ |
| 7 | It must be very difficult to be objective so far as the curriculum and level of knowledge of certain subjects are concerned . |
| 8 | Lil had said , ‘ I always think it must be so nice to be able to write . ’ |
| 9 | It must be so frustrating to be laid up like that . ’ |
| 10 | In fact on balance she thought it might be very interesting to be on the spot when the cars were tested for real instead of waiting in the laboratory for the print-outs and reports from whichever of the team was out there . |
| 11 | Change your name to Pandora while you 're at it , people might be less inclined to be dismissive ! |
| 12 | Was there maybe a sneaking feeling that , if he was n't laughing at her , he was usually laughing at life in general , and that he might be quite fun to be with ? |
| 13 | The latter , again , might be too crude to be included ; even at Chedworth the workmanship is inferior to that of the elaborate mosaic of room 5 , ( pi . |
| 14 | Whereas in the examples taken from scenes one and three , Anderson fulfils the Interest Principle by merely 'saying what is unpredictable and hence interesting " ( Leech 1983 : 146 ) , in later scenes he uses irony to implicate propositions which might be too face-threatening to be made directly or ironic understatement to be deliberately impolite . |
| 15 | In fact , it might be as well to be ready in advance with her own suggestion of a rendezvous next time Veronica called . |
| 16 | ‘ It could be very useful to be able to negotiate a discount for cash if you are buying luxury items like a fur coat or an expensive piece of jewellery , ’ was the reaction from Patrick Hastings , a City employee who clearly has his mind on women . |
| 17 | Police warn that there could be more waiting to be opened tonight or still in the post . |
| 18 | and say for you It 'd be quite good , it 'd be quite good to be here actually but just to meet them but tt nah show you something |
| 19 | Surely he 'd be so grateful to be free of her that he 'd agree ? |
| 20 | That 's why it 'd be so nice to be able to w save the work area so when |
| 21 | we 'd be more likely to be able to make it . |
| 22 | ‘ It 'll come one day and you 'd be as well to be prepared . ’ |
| 23 | If you are in your late teens you may be very happy to be pregnant . |
| 24 | Data in Table 2 suggest that those with living brothers or sisters may be less likely to be admitted to a home . |
| 25 | They may be less likely to be put off enrolling on alternative courses . |
| 26 | ( As migrants were already on courses they may be less likely to be thinking of taking up another one at present . ) |
| 27 | However , increasing use of the structural Funds and institutional arrangements to aid the market process may be more likely to be acceptable to all the member states , as the success of Germany and Japan ( who practise considerable intervention in their economies ) , has indicated the benefits of using such policies . |
| 28 | THE ELECTION results have confirmed what most people already suspected — that the differences between the political parties and their supporters may be too great to be resolved in another round of talks , however well-meaning . |
| 29 | There will be some differences , but they may be too slight to be noticed by the customers , who would normally see only one piece of each item in any case . |
| 30 | On some sites , though , the dating may be too imprecise to be of particular value , and may lack direct relationships between the features . |