Example sentences of "[det] [pron] be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 Because this one is designed to be tightened up from outside the guitar , it can be used on guitars without conventional round soundholes by pulling the jack through the endblock with a piece of wire .
2 This one is expected to be called A Vision Of The Earth .
3 This one 's meant to be priceless , ’ Lorton said .
4 The very high bore tides rarely occured during the hours of darkness , but he knew this one was predicted to be a twenty seven footer , and that meant danger .
5 In a place like this there are bound to be some good seamstresses and Singers will surely have had their salesmen down here back in the days of the square-riggers .
6 Now it is true that the remedy for breach will sound in damages only , but the primary obligation is the same , namely that that which is covenanted to be done will be done .
7 ‘ When theft is alleged and that which is alleged to be stolen passes to the defendant with the consent of the owner , but that has been obtained by a false representation , has ( a ) an appropriation within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968 taken place , or ( b ) must such a passing of property necessarily involve an element of adverse inference with or usurpation of some right of the owner ?
8 ‘ When theft is alleged and that which is alleged to be stolen passes to the defendant with the consent of the owner , but that has been obtained by a false representation , has ( a ) an appropriation within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968 taken place , or ( b ) must such a passing of property necessarily involve an element of adverse inference with or usurpation of some right of the owner ?
9 ‘ When theft is alleged and that which is alleged to be stolen passes to the defendant with the consent of the owner , but that consent has been obtained by a false representation , has , ( a ) an appropriation within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968 taken place , or , ( b ) must such a passing of property necessarily involve an element of adverse interference with or usurpation of some right of the owner ?
10 Everything has to be taken on trust ; truth is only that which is taken to be true .
11 That which was known to be disliked — for example , the voice — was changed to one which was softer and not shrill .
12 Bourque and Grossholtz ( 1984 ) argue that the acceptance of ‘ masculinity as ideal political behaviour ’ has dire consequences for studying women : the unquestioned assumption that the political attitudes , behaviour and preferences of men define mature political behaviour means that when women do not match these they are said to be either apolitical or politically naive .
13 So you know it 's all I 'm meant to be seeing that Heather one day this week but I have n't rung her .
14 Clary , still remained the tramp , he loved to be , six days of the week , one along with many who are taken to be inhuman .
15 In all there are thought to be some three-quarters of a million of them surviving .
16 The unity of the New Testament , the fact that it contains not every Christology , but only those which were judged to be faithful to the original testimony , reflect the origin of the gospel in the one unique person of Jesus ( Newbigin 1978:176 ) .
17 That is bad enough for nurses with the basic qualification , but it will be an absolute waste of training and experience if we do not retain within the NHS those who are qualified to be nurse prescribers .
18 Not every author who has something to say on the subject of post-war sexual morality is included in the following discussion of each of the five categories , but rather those who are considered to be most representative of each genre are discussed .
19 Where contact with the organized public is necessary or unavoidable , steps are taken to retain the organizational initiative in the hands of the governmental authorities as far as possible , and to associate with people of like attitude rather than with those who are considered to be ‘ uncooperative ’ , ‘ militant ’ , ‘ extremist ’ for example .
20 Those who are alleged to be unfit to practise by virtue of illness can be referred by the Investigating Committee , Professional Conduct Committee or any concerned citizen to a separate UKCC Health Committee , so that their cases may be considered with medical reports and advice available .
21 Thus crime would be prevented by modifying those who can be modified , segregating those who can not be so modified , correcting in advance of crime those who are proved to be most likely to commit crime , and attacking and eliminating the social situations which are most conducive to crime ( ibid. , p. 608 ) .
22 At such a time , sumptuary laws may be passed which forbid the use of particular goods to those who are deemed to be below a certain station in life ( e.g. Braudel 1981 : 311 ; Mukerji 1983 : 179–82 ; Sennett 1976 ) , a form of regulation common to a large range of societies ( e.g. Srinivas 1966 : 16 ) , which may be associated with limited spheres of exchange ( e.g. Douglas 1967 , ; Salisbury 1962 ) , and restrictions on mercantile practices .
23 However , since evaluation gives prestige and rewards to those who are judged to be doing well , and condemns those who are not , it is very important that any evaluation should be fair and linked to positive suggestions for improvement .
24 Whereas most research on listening uses academically successful individuals as subjects ( typically undergraduates ) , the project studies the behaviour of 14-16 year olds in secondary schools , being particularly concerned with differences in strategies , or use of strategies , between those who are judged within the school system to be academically successful and those who are judged to be unsuccessful .
25 Frank Laczko and Chris Phillipson show how the emergence of retirement in the twentieth century created a sharp dividing line between those who were seen to be actively part of the community and those who were not .
26 The leadership was actually a collective one rather than a personal domination , and Law recognized his obligation to take the advice of those who were seen to be worthy of consultation by the party as a whole .
27 The aim during the Tory Reaction was to use the full weight of the law against those who were perceived to be enemies of the Church and State .
28 Children whose teachers rated their ability as average tended to spend less time on work and routine activities and more time distracted or awaiting attention than either those who were thought to be above average in ability or those who were rated as below average .
29 In the hospital kitchen there was a gulf between those who were meant to be in charge and those who actually carried out the work .
30 The primary concern of the judiciary , said Lord Hailsham , must be ‘ to retain the respect of the public for their independence which involves not merely their real independence of mind , but also the belief which the public can have that they are seen to be independent in every respect ’ .
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