Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [be] [adj] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Business people are usually travelling at the company 's expense and are unlikely to be on a strict budget . |
| 2 | Results presented here together with observations of lower stratospheric temperatures suggest that the interannual variability of ozone depletion in the Northern Hemisphere spring will increase considerably in the future and is likely to be determined largely by the meteorological behaviour of the upper troposphere . |
| 3 | In societies where there is a strong emphasis on certain goals , but where the means for obtaining them are unavailable to most citizens , the result is a situation of anomie ; a situation , in other words , where the rules and standards governing behaviour have lost their influence and force and are liable to be ignored , and where shared norms or rules no longer determine and direct behaviour . |
| 4 | The aircraft is in very poor condition and is unlikely to be capable of a full restoration . |
| 5 | Anthony lost a lot of blood and is likely to be scarred for life after injuries to his face , arm and leg and foot . |
| 6 | This design guidance itself is currently under review and is likely to be revised in 1989 . |
| 7 | While its primary purpose is to advise local authorities , the guidance adds flesh to the statutory bones of the Children Act and is likely to be quoted in court proceedings . |
| 8 | US officials have raised questions about the quality of workmanship and safety at the complex , which is being built with Soviet help and is due to be commissioned in 1993 . |
| 9 | The organisational culture of the civil service may differ from organisational cultures in the private sector but is likely to be similar to other office based white collar organisations in the public sector . |
| 10 | Associability does not fall to zero after just one exposure trial and is unlikely to be fully restored by a single reinforced conditioning trial . |
| 11 | I decided to give your diagnostic utilities a try and was shocked to be told that it has a 386 processor with a 34.5 performance factor . |
| 12 | We will deal with everyone in due course and are delighted to be deluged . |
| 13 | Third degree burns involve the full thickness of the skin and are likely to be less tender than first or second degree burns so do not be fooled into underestimating the severity of a serious burn by the lack of pain . |
| 14 | ‘ The dowager-duchess , your lady 's mother , is in frail health at present and was reluctant to be separated from her only child . ’ |
| 15 | Leadership in science , which had moved from France to Germany in the late nineteenth century and from Germany to Great Britain early in the twentieth , now went to the United States , where immense resources had been developed during the war and were ready to be applied to more beneficial ends . |
| 16 | It is tempting to try to cram as much information as possible on to the page , a solid mass of print is unattractive to the eye and is unlikely to be read . |
| 17 | People wish to emulate their leader and are willing to be controlled in the ‘ process . |
| 18 | RISING star Remittance Man has damaged a tendon in his off-fore and is likely to be out for the rest of the season . |
| 19 | In fact the woman was fed up with the smell that the tomcat caused about the place and was glad to be shot of it . |
| 20 | The Consumer Guarantees Bill 1990 , would have included in the present s14(2) of SGA 1979 and its equivalent provisions under SOGIT 1973 ( as substituted by Sched 4 to CCA 1974 ) and the SGSA 1982 , the following provision which is worth setting out in full since it received Government approval and is likely to be re-introduced in the near future : ( 2A ) For the purposes of this Act , goods are of satisfactory quality if they meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as satisfactory , taking account of any description of the goods , the price ( if relevant ) and all the other relevant circumstances . |
| 21 | The water company is under an obligation to enhance drinking water standards because of a European Community directive and is liable to be prosecuted by the UK government if the improvements have not been undertaken by the end of 1995 . |
| 22 | He points out , for example , that personal change is a slow business and is unlikely to be achieved by attending an instant weekend run by est or some other faddish organisation . |
| 23 | ( c ) The material is likely to be of substantial value to the investigation and is likely to be admissible in evidence . |
| 24 | Linfield 's £25 , bid for the player has been put to the Glens ' board but is certain to be rejected . |
| 25 | She could never face him at the party if she did n't know where she stood — did n't know whether or not he had rejected her apology or was prepared to be friendly . |
| 26 | I had to leave Prague next day and was sorry to be losing his company so soon . |
| 27 | If the bankrupt fails to do so without reasonable excuse , he is guilty of contempt of court and is liable to be punished accordingly ( s 288(4) ) . |
| 28 | The case , because of its serious nature , is to go before the Crown Court and is likely to be subject to considerable delay due to the inefficiencies of the court listing procedures . |
| 29 | ‘ I had a warm tyre on from the beginning and was delighted to be in the lead at York Corner , Portstewart . |
| 30 | They say that a weak , non-fighting force can be effective when the combatants want an excuse to stop shooting at each other and are glad to be separated by a symbolic line of bright blue berets . |