Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But Jamie or Gary should prove to be suitable donors . |
| 2 | And he does not like to be reminded of the gaffes he made as deputy chairman — branding the young unemployed as workshy , or musing on Radio Ulster whether Ian Paisley might like to be prime minister of a united Ireland . |
| 3 | Come along , Mr Curtis , I think Mrs Sutherland 'd like to be alone for a bit . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Mr Appin will try to be clever , ’ said Miss Resker happily , ‘ but if we watch him carefully , we shall see his lips move . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ That surely means that Edward will have to be married right away to a foreign princess — someone old and ugly whom he hates , I doubt not , instead of the one he loves . ’ |
| 6 | September that , in calculating the transfer of funds from local authorities to the funding councils in recognition of their new responsibilities , the resources attributable to those courses for which the LEAs will continue to be responsible will be left within local authorities ' standard spending assessments . |
| 7 | LEAs will continue to be able , as now , to respond flexibly to local demand and to the needs and circumstances of their local communities , taking account of the ability of students to pay fees . |
| 8 | Of course , Jeanne would have to be careful with such a large dog that , in his enthusiasm , he did n't bowl other dogs or people over , or frighten them . |
| 9 | Mrs Reynolds will need to be involved in this process in order to help relieve her anxieties and so that she can also support her husband . |
| 10 | As now , the NHS will continue to be open to all , regardless of income , and paid for mainly out of general taxation . |
| 11 | The point of that story was that Scrooge could afford to be generous . |
| 12 | Klaus would cease to be Civic Forum chair . |
| 13 | The TECs will continue to be responsible for the YT programme for this age group . |
| 14 | I want to make sure that Hemsworth can continue to be proud of its history . |
| 15 | If Paul were to challenge successfully the adherents of Tammuz , Jesus would have to be able to match the older god , miracle for miracle . |
| 16 | Brian could afford to be affectionate , from over a hundred miles away . |
| 17 | One part of BR will continue to be responsible for all track and infrastructure . |
| 18 | Mr Mellor will continue to be responsible for bringing in new laws on privacy and press intrusion if necessary . |
| 19 | Process engineering superintendent Peter Watson will continue to be responsible for long-term terminal development , hydrocarbon accounting , loss control , laboratory services and for technical support to plant operations . |
| 20 | Ebenezer Scrooge would appear to be alive and well and has been reincarnated in the guise of the Court of Bank of Ireland . |
| 21 | There was little doubt that Britain could continue to be successful , but certain adjustments were thought necessary to bring this about . |
| 22 | She explained that Donald was going through a difficult time , ‘ We all have our difficult times , right ? ’ and Nathan would have to be patient with him . |
| 23 | The decision in Wilsher would appear to be consistent with this reasoning . |
| 24 | Ron Akehurst , director of York University 's nonpolitical Health Economics Consortium , believes that regardless of which party is in power after April 9 health care in Britain will continue to be cash-limited . |
| 25 | Mrs Thatcher will have to be satisfied with the assurances she will receive from Mr Bush , who will tell her that , since defence cuts are politically inevitable , it is far better for modest and planned reductions to be proposed by his cabinet and the Pentagon than for swingeing cuts to be imposed by the US Congress , which is already chafing at the thought of the US budget deficit being deepened to pay for the defence of the wealthy Europeans . |
| 26 | A more prosperous Britain can afford to be ambitious . |
| 27 | But anyone who launches a bid for Ferranti will want to be sure there are no more black holes lurking in the company 's books . |
| 28 | While Prince Charles could afford to be amused , Diana was quickly discovering the exacting price of royal romance . |
| 29 | It gave the producers the chance to create some enticingly colourful kaleidoscopes , largely by Lazlo Kovaks ' cinematographic wizardry ; otherwise there was little about the film that either Nicholson , Dern or Strasberg would admit to being proud of . |
| 30 | As a result , on-loan Jon Gittens will have to be content with a substitute 's role . |