Example sentences of "[adj] and is [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our most famous memorial is the Lambarde Brass which is unique and is believed to be of Flemish workmanship . |
| 2 | The United States sent $65m ( £40m ) of military aid to Colombia , but this has been called inappropriate and is alleged to be more suitable for fighting Colombia 's left-wing guerrillas than the cocaine mafia . |
| 3 | It 'll be around 30 minutes long and is intended to be a trailer for their new full length video which will be released later this year [ Summer time ? ] . |
| 4 | Sex is pleasurable and is meant to be so . |
| 5 | But Hillary knows that would be taking nepotism too far and is reconciled to being appointed unpaid head of some commission or other . |
| 6 | That 's it an approved credit guideline and er that is the problem at the moment that the approved er credit guideline for the non T S G schemes is really insufficient and is having to be propped up er from elsewhere within the budget , your Chairman yesterday met with the er gentleman er the suited gentleman from Bedford and , and er having er given them appropriate cups of coffee er , impressed upon them that the er the one point two was really insufficient for one or two million er , er credit approvals was really insufficient for the needs of Suffolk and er they went away did they not Chairman saying that they er appreciated the point whether you had success or not or perhaps to er wait until December ? |
| 7 | The one of Otakar I is superb and is said to be from the hand of the master himself . |
| 8 | She 's attractive , successful and is engaged to be married . |