Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 2 | She 's bound to be interested . |
| 3 | ‘ She 's begun to be difficult about going to bed , so I let her sleep there . ’ |
| 4 | But she 's said to be brave , tough , and very bright . ’ |
| 5 | The crying sessions faded away and the basically happy and positive person she is began to be evident . |
| 6 | Glennis 's voice falters , but she is determined to be positive . |
| 7 | Before the marriage she is discovered to be pregnant . |
| 8 | Can you tell me what is the maximum level of capital she is allowed to be eligible for this benefit ? |
| 9 | In these traditional roles she is shown to be effective . |
| 10 | It 's said to be unlucky to change a boat 's name . ’ |
| 11 | Well it 's bound to be hot I 've just made it . |
| 12 | It 's bound to be good . |
| 13 | It 's bound to be small , if it 's a small part of your house . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's going to have a pretty bad headache for a while and the cut is pretty deep , so it 's bound to be sore . |
| 15 | Well it 's bound to be damp . |
| 16 | it 's bound to be cold with all that frost and I was sweltering |
| 17 | It 's bound to be bad . |
| 18 | It 's meant to be private . " |
| 19 | No cos it 's meant to be normal conversation . |
| 20 | Though it 's meant to be secret . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's meant to be humane . |
| 22 | Yes , Practical PC is busy — it 's meant to be busy ! |
| 23 | ‘ It 's meant to be theatrical , by which I do n't mean lasers and fireworks . |
| 24 | I like it when she says ‘ Surprise , Surprise ’ , it 's so funny , and I like it when they all start crying , 'cos they 're happy and they all start crying 'cos they 're thick and my mum starts to cry and you say ‘ Why are you crying , it 's meant to be happy ? ’ and she goes ‘ Weaarrh ’ . |
| 25 | It 's expected to be available in the UK by the end of next month . |
| 26 | This costs £26.64 ( £29.65 in London ) , but you get a refund if it 's found to be faulty . |
| 27 | And it 's guaranteed to be moist and appetising as the fruit is soaked overnight in port and fresh lemon juice to make it extra plump and tasty . |
| 28 | ‘ What do you think — perhaps you are not thinking as you should — you see — it 's permitted to be frank ? ’ |
| 29 | This is the Monin-Obukhov length ; like the Richardson number it is defined to be positive when the stratification is stabilizing and negative when it is destabilizing . |
| 30 | It is easy to see that it is intended to be consistent . |