Example sentences of "[adj] that [pers pn] [vb mod] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In making them available under the terms of an existing contract , we made it clear that we would be concerned about early delivery to Argentina . ’ |
| 2 | Whilst , however , it clearly follows that we have jurisdiction to entertain this application , it is a good deal less clear that we should be prepared to do so . |
| 3 | The important point , however , is that the two " likes " must be treated as like in some respect ; and in the linguistic cases this does not merely mean that the two items co-ordinated must be on the same level in terms of specific syntactic classifications , as has often been remarked ; more importantly , it is clear that they must be alike in both bearing one of the other relations , already introduced , to some third element ; thus , in : ( 38 ) Nora is Irish and beautiful the structure is such that Irish and beautiful are both related to Nora by assignment , while in : ( 39 ) bed and board is going to take half his wages the relation of instantiation links both bed and board to the single entity in the subject position . |
| 4 | But Home Office officials indicated that , in the absence of new evidence , Mr Waddington would make it clear that he would be unable to take any initiative . |
| 5 | In a public display of Cabinet loyalty , Douglas Hurd , Foreign Secretary , and John Major , Chancellor of the Exchequer , signed Mrs Thatcher 's nomination papers and the Prime Minister again made clear that she would be prepared to fight through three ballots if necessary . |
| 6 | When we look at the vast evidence of the relations of cultural production , in so many different societies and historical periods , it is clear that it would be unwise to adopt , as our first theoretical construct , some universal or general explanatory scheme of the necessary relations between ‘ culture ’ and ‘ society ’ . |
| 7 | He said it was disappointing that the Government had not made clear that it will be prepared to stimulate monetary growth by underfunding the Budget deficit . |
| 8 | While you are not entitled to recover twice the same amount of loss , it is conceivable that you might be eligible for full compensation in respect of both claims . |
| 9 | He pointed to the important public role occupied by universities and submitted that it was wrong that they should be immune from the general law of the land : ‘ There must be no Alsatia in England where the King 's writ does not run ’ : per Scrutton L.J . |
| 10 | Although a notice inside clearly stated its capacity to carry three persons , he was secretly afraid that it would be inadequate to bear his vast bulk . |
| 11 | " Je dois aller , " said Clara , losing grammar in urgency , beginning to be afraid that she might be late . |
| 12 | I think she is afraid that you might be embarrassed . |
| 13 | They were afraid that he would be unhappy about their success , because he had wanted to be a writer himself . |
| 14 | She was , however , very much afraid that he would be angry with her . |
| 15 | " Not in the ground : and the soil 's so light that we shall be able to scratch some shelter easily when we find the right place . " |
| 16 | China , whilst approving the airport plan in principle , had been insistent that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 17 | When I expressed my appreciation of the honour he had done me by inviting me to his coronation , he replied that as the eldest son of his trusted friend , to whom he owed so much , it was proper that I should be present . |
| 18 | So wh when we actually say communist , I mean , it does seem odd that it would be controversial to the communists for Mao to come back and talk about revolution . |
| 19 | If my submission is accepted in the inspector 's report , it is possible that it would be consistent with approved greenbelt policy to have an inset new settlement avoiding the greenbelt but not outside the outer boundary of the York greenbelt . |
| 20 | But tell me , is it possible that you might be pregnant ? ’ |
| 21 | It is possible that you may be entitled to claim Department of Social Security benefits which will affect the amount you will recover in compensation . |
| 22 | It is possible that you may be able to obtain the full single person 's pension , based on your ex-husband 's contributions . |
| 23 | It is only when the two sides are as balanced as possible that you will be able to make maximum use of your mental faculties . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's just possible that I may be able to help you . ’ |
| 25 | But it would be absurd that he should be able to plead the jury 's verdict in the first trial as a bar to the second . |
| 26 | Sorry that Oliver had gone , or sorry that she would be alone ? |
| 27 | ‘ You did n't think it strange that he would be prepared to go to Marseilles to deliver these engine parts ? |
| 28 | Her maternal instincts would be so strong that she would be unable to resist their calls for help and would soon approach them , pick them up individually in her mouth and place them in her bed . |
| 29 | How fortunate that it should be liquid , at precisely the kinds of temperatures at which complex organic molecules , such as proteins and DNA , are able to persist and yet be chemically active ! |
| 30 | " This time it is quite impossible that you should be able to help me . " |