Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [adj] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They landed at 0600 hours , unopposed by a German garrison satiated on Christmas fare ; the commando planners picking times for a strike force to land when the enemy were likely to be off-guard . |
| 2 | Moreover , as payments were commonly made to gang leaders , the contractor was unlikely to be aware of even the names of men employed on the site . |
| 3 | BR complained that the result was likely to be deteriorating services , especially since there was simultaneous pressure to keep down tariffs , while BR 's costs themselves were rising faster than the retail price index . |
| 4 | However , it was thought that recourse to judicial review was likely to be rare . |
| 5 | But Mexico had the support of the big western governments ; legal action was likely to be futile . |
| 6 | All of the teaching staff who had worked on the proposal were keen to be involved in the process , and it would have been difficult to leave anyone out . |
| 7 | The indicators in Belfast were all concerned with relationships of kin , work and friendship , contracted within a defined territorial area where their influence was likely to be considerable . |
| 8 | Withdrawal was likely to be effective — or , at any rate , more likely than in the past — because the totalitarian world had begun to break up and there were new possibilities for France to explore outside the West . |
| 9 | Sickened detectives said the old lady was lucky to be alive after the ‘ gruesome ’ attack left her with a broken jaw , a gaping head wound and shock . |
| 10 | Plus his monologue and repartee with his studio audience , Hall was proud to be street-smart retailing in-jokes and zinging forth slang which is all black , yet hardly all middle class . |
| 11 | It became increasingly clear that the Council was unlikely to be able to provide services , most notably sewerage , for houses in their new housing centres . |
| 12 | These reports suggested that inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis was unlikely to be sole mechanism responsible for the gastric damage induced by indomethacin . |
| 13 | The people who removed themselves from the register to avoid paying the tax were unlikely to be Conservative voters ( although they were not necessarily pro-Labour either ) . |
| 14 | The place was supposed to be dangerous because the path was too narrow between the gorse bushes and the edge : it stood to reason , she stumbled over in the wind . |
| 15 | For someone whose nature was supposed to be grasping , Nicholas was remarkably generous to the Turks at the peacemaking . |
| 16 | She had forgotten that her papa was supposed to be dead , and had spoken of him in the present tense , a fact not wasted on Dr Neil , who made no comment , but asked politely , ‘ And does all this stockmarket bargaining mean that you are going to make me a cup of tea , or not ? |
| 17 | Sir John said the pace of recovery was likely to be slow and they remained cautious about the current year , with slow but steady recovery not being seen until 1994 . |
| 18 | I would n't put it into a company where the profit record was likely to be poor , because the last thing you want is for the share price to be lower than the option exercise price ’ . |
| 19 | Even the rain was supposed to be radio-active after the long series of 1954–5 tests . |
| 20 | The appointment of Shulamit Aloni , leader of the Meretz grouping , as Minister of Education was likely to be controversial in religious circles . |
| 21 | And the grumbling was unlikely to be one-sided . |
| 22 | Those on duty on Sunday morning were pleased to be able to witness the passing of ‘ Taw Valley ’ and ‘ Sir Lamiel ’ en route to Andover and Exeter to provide steam haulage for the ‘ South Western Ltd . ’ |
| 23 | The Divisional Court in Manchester Corporation v. Williams [ 1891 ] 1 Q.B. 94 held , on a preliminary point , that Manchester Corporation could not sue for libel in respect of a charge of bribery and corruption since a corporation was unable to be guilty of corruption , following the dicta of Pollock C.B. in the Metropolitan Saloon Omnibus Co. case . |
| 24 | It was implied , rightly as it happened , that such a policy was unlikely to be acceptable to the National Government and that a broad alliance must be formed in Britain to replace the Chamberlain administration . |
| 25 | A pair of spectacles and 40s. worth of books set the late ( graduate ) vicar of Whitchurch somewhat apart from his parishioners , who probably did not appreciate his erudition , yet his private collection was certain to be innocent of both profound and frivolous titles , limited to practical works such as collections of sermons , primers of divinity and apologetics , plus , naturally , his Breviary , perhaps too a copy of the Vulgate , or Latin scriptures . |
| 26 | I thought a good Manager was supposed to be able to delegate . |
| 27 | The foster mother said she thought the teenager was lucky to be alive — and people could n't believe the change in him . |
| 28 | Balfour 's role was likely to be crucial . |
| 29 | The research also found that children who tended to withdraw following the sibling 's birth were likely to be hostile during the ensuing years and their relationship was often conflictual . |
| 30 | After working for a building company for two months , she was offered a permanent secretarial position there and decided to accept it because the firm was willing to be flexible about unpaid time off . |