Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adj] to [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | calculation and/or graphical exercises : the exercises for the various Learning Outcomes can be combined or carried out after each Learning Outcome ; within each exercise each performance criterion should be able to be clearly distinguished ; |
| 2 | calculation and/or graphical exercises : the exercises for the various Learning Outcomes can be combined or carried out after each Learning Outcome ; within each exercise each performance criterion should be able to be clearly distinguished ; |
| 3 | calculation and/or graphical exercises : the exercises for the various Learning Outcomes can be combined or carried out after each Learning Outcome ; within each exercise each performance criterion should be able to be clearly distinguished ; |
| 4 | Nick said , ‘ It must be nice to be so young that when you 're tired it only makes you look prettier . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ In that case , it must be possible to be violently attracted to someone on sight . |
| 6 | But it must be terrible to be so alone . ’ |
| 7 | Satan must be pleased to be so fashionable again . |
| 8 | Awnings must be able to be easily customised with logos and graphics ; all the better , if the canopy material is transulucent to allow back lighting to illuminate the restaurant 's name at night . |
| 9 | Maybe the assertive person might be able to be more flexible certainly cos he can move between . |
| 10 | It might be fun to be there . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought you might be prepared to be there as well … but if you do n't consider this is in your line of business … do n't worry , I 'm quite used to it ; Graham Rowell could n't be bothered with counselling either , but I happen to think … ’ |
| 12 | You know , so erm he 'll be glad to be home I think . |
| 13 | ‘ It 'd be great to be there but I 'm not that fussed . |
| 14 | Add a simultaneous two-player option and you have one of the best film tie-ins I 've played ; a game you 'd be foolish to be without . |
| 15 | The development of a number of root definitions and associated models will be enlightening ; however , if time is a constraint then it may be necessary to be more selective and pursue only the viewpoints that are most relevant , such as those of the main client or other influential persons , ie people whose agreement may be needed before changes can be implemented . |
| 16 | In its approach to world religions , school RE may be able to be truly pioneering , blazing a trail whereby seemingly very different and rival groupings can meet with respect and even love . |
| 17 | ‘ All the same , ’ he said , when the spring buds burst on the seven trees that grew in Mafeking Street , along which Wendy had once half-run , half-walked , on her way to give birth to Apricot , ‘ it would be nice to be somewhere different , just for a time , just for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 18 | It would be nice to be totally irresponsible , he felt , and get so stinking drunk that he could say what he liked to them . |
| 19 | Obviously , it would be best to be as comprehensive as possible . |
| 20 | This man was obviously considerably older than herself , and most of the women he knew would be likely to be as sophisticated and worldy-wise as himself . |
| 21 | It would be wrong to be too sentimental about what ‘ freedom ’ meant to Greeks ; Thucydides ( iii.45.6 ) makes a speaker use the phrase ‘ freedom , or rule over others ’ , and similar uses can be found in Greek authors from Herodotus ( i.210 ) to Polybius ( v.106 ) . |
| 22 | Shareholders would be unwise to be so trusting and surely have little to lose from the insistence that directors comply with externally monitored rational decision-making procedures . |
| 23 | This study has yet far to go and it would be unwise to be too dogmatic about sources and influences at this stage . |
| 24 | As mentioned before , Mains seemed pleased with the final choice and there have been only muted complaints from about the country — although it would be hard to be too critical 24 hours after a test was won 59–6 . |
| 25 | Of course it would be unusual to be permanently in an optimistic state of mind , but who do you think gets more pleasure out of life ? |
| 26 | I was told early on that it was possible that your Royal Highness would be able to be there and indeed you were and it gave us all one of the most unforgettable nights . |
| 27 | The average rejection rate per journal could be used as a weighting factor in assessing the impact of a particular thesis , or indeed paper , but it would be difficult to be totally certain that the comparison criteria had objective validity . |
| 28 | The average rejection rate per journal could be used as a weighting factor in assessing the impact of a particular thesis , or indeed paper , but it would be difficult to be totally certain that the comparison criteria had objective validity . |
| 29 | He even went so far as to say he missed her and Pilade , and would be glad to be home . |
| 30 | ‘ The journey has been exhausting and I will be glad to be home . ’ |