Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adj] [prep] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speak to your vet about castrating the dog since the problems in this case are likely to be resulting from an excess of sexual libido . |
| 2 | The first signs of a blocked drain are likely to be overflowing gullies or manhole covers or a blocked downstairs WC . |
| 3 | For that reason , the majority are likely to be studying technical or vocational subjects that equip them with more immediately useful skills . |
| 4 | An aspirant to membership of the developed club is likely to be accommodating about rainforests , the welfare of Amazonian Indians , the ozone layer and a climate convention . |
| 5 | Any high-fat , high-sugar way of eating is likely to be providing fewer nutrients than a low-fat , low-sugar regime with similar overall calorie content . |
| 6 | The president was supposed to be dissociating himself from the Shah not encouraging him . |
| 7 | Tess was happy to be making her way independently in life . |
| 8 | The drop in the number of people working has actually been greater in the latest recession than between 1979 and 1983 , a period when industry was supposed to be shaking out overmanned jobs . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ she replies eagerly , ‘ someone from the British Committee is supposed to be meeting me . ’ |
| 10 | This is the sort of thing my mob is supposed to be ironing out and they dare n't admit they 've even been involved — except by whispering to people like Sprague . |
| 11 | Because the band were supposed to be soundchecking at six . |
| 12 | If a viable product is not produced in a total of three years it is felt that the project should be abandoned since the technology in use will have been superseded and a competitive product is likely to be nearing launch . |
| 13 | If a viable product is not produced in a total of three years it is felt that the project should be abandoned since the technology in use will have been superseded and a competitive product is likely to be nearing launch . |
| 14 | A red vision similar to the one in our picture is likely to be running around your home this Christmas morning . |
| 15 | ‘ If you could film all Ken 's words and actions when no cameraman was supposed to be looking , you 'd have another ‘ Carry On ’ film . |
| 16 | She knew Mandy was n't normally catty , and that her comments about Matthew 's fiancée were supposed to be making her , Charity , feel better . |
| 17 | These checks are only justified if the person is likely to be handling large sums of money or to be exposed to the possibility of bribery . |
| 18 | This sequence is designed to synchronize with the unspoken questions that the other person is likely to be formulating : |
| 19 | Most people around are totally unaware that the person is likely to be having such thoughts , who in turn feels they would be deeply shocked if they knew . |
| 20 | It might be condensation , right , now you 're aware of these things , cos if you 're really working professionally , your head 's supposed to be running all across this stuff while you 're in there , in there with the punters |
| 21 | In my mind while you 're talking is about these three children who presumably er this gentleman 's wife was supposed to be looking after on thirty pounds a week . |
| 22 | The race was supposed to be taking place in blazing sunshine , but the sun refused to come out and there was even some rain . |
| 23 | The vagueness of the evacuation plans resulted in neither central nor local government knowing quite what the other was supposed to be doing . |
| 24 | The lorry was supposed to be carrying empty containers only . |
| 25 | The conspirators apparently believed that Edward II was still alive , for Rent had been arrested after visiting Corfe Castle where the deposed king was supposed to be hiding . |
| 26 | In the current financial climate , which sees us wrestling with colleges managing their own budgets and , in our own authority , reeling from the outcome of poll-capping , the expenses involved in improving physical access are likely to be competing with numerous other worthy but expensive causes . |
| 27 | Some female reporter from Business Finance Magazine is supposed to be spending the morning with me . |
| 28 | Therefore in the early stages nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer will improve growth , but the sooner the deep-rooted mycorrhizal species become established , the quicker there will be self-sufficiency in phosphorus , though phosphorus is likely to be limiting as the agroecosystem matures . |
| 29 | Maastricht has brought us some clarity , because we now know where the train is supposed to be heading . |
| 30 | It shows how many items of the product ought to be on the shelf ; how many are still in the stock room ; the minimum number that the store is supposed to be carrying ; whether fresh ones have been ordered if stocks are too low ; what the current price is ; and whether that price is the Kmart standard , or has been lowered to beat local competitors . |