Example sentences of "[noun prp] [is] [verb] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Midland shares were the most actively traded on the stock market and fell 7 to 365p on announcement of the all-paper terms compared with the 400p which Lloyds is believed to be prepared to pay . |
| 2 | Well I think that we have shown that we 're prepared to support Gorbachev in so far as er peace reform in the Soviet Union , but I think we 've got to look towards our own security in the West and we 've done very well with NATO , with the defensive block NATO over the last 40 years or so , and until we can have cast iron guarantees that Gorbachev is going to be secure and that he 's actually going to carry out his promises we 've got to keep our guard up . |
| 3 | I know playing Belgium in Brussels is going to be hard but we 've been here before and drawn . ’ |
| 4 | However , Laming is understood to be keen to start detailed monitoring . |
| 5 | Food chain Tescos is thought to be interested in taking over the imposing building . |
| 6 | Well , if I ca n't have Heathcliff as my friend , if Edgar is going to be mean and jealous , I 'll try to break both their hearts by breaking my own . |
| 7 | Once a month the restaurant have a speciality menu with a wide range of dishes to choose from — May is expected to be Greek . |
| 8 | IBM is said to be late off the mark and may not get the chance to inject itself officially . |
| 9 | Such a survival is very important , for while we may be largely ignorant of the details of land travel , the role of ships in transporting men and goods across the waters to England is known to be great . |
| 10 | Ardiles is believed to be top of Spurs chairman Alan Sugar 's wanted list to take over as manager and is expected to fly back from a holiday in Argentina to discuss a possible move later this week . |
| 11 | ‘ Unfortunately , Simon 's going to be touch-and-go again because he has hamstring trouble , but if Jonesy can work his magic again we ca n't rule him out . |
| 12 | Yeah Eddie is going to be busy the whole time |
| 13 | Although prices have not been announced , Land-Rover is said to be keen that the turbodiesel Discovery should undercut the £17,859 Mitsubishi Shogun five-door turbodiesel . |
| 14 | ITV is understood to be concerned about what it sees as a weakening of its expensive agreement by individual clubs . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't tell me my Tom 's going to be right ? ’ |
| 16 | He warned Margaret Thatcher , as she prepares for a Commonwealth heads of government conference next week where the issue of sanctions on South Africa is expected to be central , against insisting that ‘ the regime ’ was moving in the right direction . |
| 17 | ‘ The only really important thing is that Anna 's going to be fine . ’ |
| 18 | Midfielder David Batty is battling to be fit for tomorrow 's trip to Aston Villa after missing the second half of Saturday 's win with a damaged calf . |
| 19 | China is known to be worried about who to send to plead its cause at the final presentations in Monte Carlo on September 23rd . |
| 20 | Di is known to be bored by the riding-shooting-fishing routine which the Royals love on their Scottish holiday . |
| 21 | There is a fascinating passage in Hebrews 7 ; 25 , where the Lord Jesus is said to be able to ‘ save to the uttermost those who come to God by him , because he is always alive to make intercession for them ’ . |
| 22 | Priced at £4.95 a bottle which when diluted equals 82p per usable litre , AirX is claimed to be good value , say the manufacturers , when compared to spending money on products that only mask smells . |
| 23 | For example , the regional distribution of residential and foster care services in the United Kingdom is known to be uneven with some local authorities using EBD schools and residential care far more frequently than others ( Fuller and Stevenson , 1983 ) . |
| 24 | Ulster is thought to be distinctive within both the United Kingdom and the island of Ireland . |
| 25 | If a child is aged under 2 then any provision which is made for him/her by the LEA is stated to be special educational provision ; in the case of a child aged 2 or over it is ‘ educational provision which is additional to , or otherwise different from , the educational provision made generally for children of that age in schools maintained by the LEA ’ . |
| 26 | Knighton is reported to be ready to abandon his takeover bid . |
| 27 | A revelation from God is bound to be true , ‘ but whether it be a divine revelation , or no , reason must judge ’ . |
| 28 | Now the others she 's referring to there must be God , but she can not immediately go on and so bluntly say , in the very next line anyway , you know , it was only the serpent who showed it to me , God is going to be envious of me . |
| 29 | Commenting on his purchase , McCartney is said to be delighted that the land is now ‘ free from the huntsmen . ’ |
| 30 | USL is believed to be interested in aligning itself more closely with Novell to strengthen its forces for the war against Microsoft Corp 's NT , a herculean effort AT&T may not be as willing to put its back into . |