Example sentences of "[is] something to [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least that is something to be thankful for , something I shall not have to explain a tenth or fifteenth or hundredth time , one worry off my mind . |
| 2 | It is something to be proud of , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Mama says that honest work , no matter how lowly , is something to be proud of . ’ |
| 4 | Our hobby , and the fact that we fund it ourselves , is something to be proud of . |
| 5 | And there is something to be upbeat about in 1992 : it 's an election year . |
| 6 | But to engineers — particularly mechanical engineers — patent law is something to be aware of . |
| 7 | This is something to be aware of : say you 'd like it loud if you would , otherwise as a mistaken token of respect you 'll hardly hear it . |
| 8 | My mother taught me that the female body is something to be ashamed of . |
| 9 | There are three basic misconceptions which are especially common : first , that doubt is wrong because it is the same thing as unbelief ; second , that doubt is a problem which troubles faith but not knowledge ; and third , that doubt is something to be ashamed of because it is dishonest to believe if you have doubts . |
| 10 | In this chapter we will examine a third misconception about doubt — the idea that doubt is something to be ashamed of because it is dishonest to believe if you have doubts . |
| 11 | Accurate information about epilepsy is essential to avoid the perception that it is something to be ashamed of or feared . |
| 12 | It is paradoxical that this kind of censorship is really based on the belief that to be black or disadvantaged is something to be ashamed of , so that any references to such conditions have to be suppressed . |
| 13 | I suppose it 's something to be grateful for that I can do anything useful for you , so stop worrying . |
| 14 | ‘ At least we 'll be taking two kids off drugs , ’ I said warmly , ‘ and that 's something to be proud of . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ That 's something to be thankful for , anyway . |
| 16 | That 's something to be sure of , I do n't think I was sure . |
| 17 | Twenty one say no and that 's something to be sure of as well . |