Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheddington is determined not to be one of those . |
| 2 | In the Ethiopian revolution no one for a long time knew the fate of Haile Fida , leader of the left-wing Meison group : I only had his death confirmed when the Ethiopian lift-operator in a DC hotel told me he had been in the same cell when Haile was taken out to be shot . |
| 3 | Dr Adams was made out to be an evil scientist who uses young innocent children for his own benefit . |
| 4 | Lucenzo 's dark eyes flickered in warning but Meredith was determined not to be intimidated . |
| 5 | After Tepilit was taken away to be tried , they never saw him again . |
| 6 | Raven Thomson was deemed not to be insulting when he said at Bethnal Green in March 1937 that he had the utmost contempt for the Jews and that they were ‘ the most miserable type of humanity , ’ but an Inspector Jones was overruled when he reported that Mick Clarke had used no inflammatory language at the same venue in June 1937 , when other police shorthand notes stated that Clarke had called the Jews ‘ greasy Scum ’ and ‘ the lice of the earth ’ . |
| 7 | The man charged with throwing an egg at Mr Major at Eastleigh , Hants , on Monday was revealed yesterday to be a Labour Party member . |
| 8 | THE MAN charged with throwing an egg at Mr Major in Eastleigh , Hants , on Monday was revealed yesterday to be a Labour Party member . |
| 9 | Born on April Fool 's Day 1809 , young Robert was destined not to be baptised until he was 13 years old ; his sister Elizabeth , the next of Ben and Elizabeth 's little brood , was similarly left unbaptised until six years after her birth in 1811 . |
| 10 | It would have driven every other landlady to distraction but Wilson was determined not to be bested . |
| 11 | BRANDON LEE is turning out to be a ‘ chop ’ off the old block . |
| 12 | Oliver was led away to be locked up , and a reward was offered to anybody who would take him away and use him for work . |
| 13 | Several Ahmadis are known currently to be serving prison sentences for using Muslim phrases of greeting . |
| 14 | But Dalglish is determined not to be left behind for want of class and numbers when the going gets tough . |
| 15 | But Dalglish is determined not to be left behind for want of class and numbers when the going gets tough . |
| 16 | Though ASPEX is known sometimes to be unpredictable under changes in parameters , one should be cautious about the region of the ( area , exposure ) plane in which measurements can be trusted . |
| 17 | But Jennifer was determined not to be overawed by this thinly severe lady . |
| 18 | But Jennifer was determined not to be drawn , and another long silence followed . |
| 19 | BOGOTA ( Reuter ) — Colombia was reported yesterday to be seeking the extradition of a suspected cocaine baron held in neighbouring Ecuador as a wave of bombings , believed to have been carried out by drug traffickers , continued . |
| 20 | But Lennie Lawrence is shaping up to be the complete club manager . |
| 21 | Clinton is said not to be seeking revenge , but others in his Administration are bitter . |
| 22 | Supporters of deposed President Zviad Gamsakhurdia were reported still to be active in western Georgia around Zugdidi ( near Abkhazia ) , where there were sporadic attacks and fighting between " Zviadists " and government troops . |
| 23 | The net worth of ESII was said yesterday to be about £17 million of which £11 million of capital would be repaid . |
| 24 | The best assurance of continued good health in your Koi is to learn how to be a fish-watcher : not just a casual glance at feeding time , but detailed observation of their behaviour . |
| 25 | ‘ No , ’ said McAllister , for Sally-Anne was trying hard to be a real maid , not a pretend one . |
| 26 | ‘ Switzerland is tooling up to be part of Europe ’ , according to Prof Heinrich Ursprung , director of the Science Agency of the Swiss Federal Department of the Interior . |
| 27 | In his recall of clearly remembered events in The Childhood Thomas was determined not to be led astray by reverie and adult speculation . |
| 28 | Rostov was determined not to be the first to turn away . |