Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [adv] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prisoners who do not of necessity have to be detained for the protection of the public are in some cases more likely to be made into decent citizens if , before completing the whole of their sentence , they are released under supervision with a liability to recall if they do not behave . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , Sir , there are some things more fit to be looked at than others ; for instance , there is nothing more fit to be looked at than the outside of a book … |
| 3 | I wished to work on some panels too wide to be held in my Workmate , which has a maximum opening of about 10½in . |
| 4 | Practical caring undoubtedly made the influence of these grandparents particularly likely to be strong . |
| 5 | Are all teachers too good to be sacked because it is it is as rare as erm teeth in chickens . |
| 6 | Six of them lent her £3,700 , secured by the Trust with interest , to pay ‘ all incumbrances absolutely necessary to be immediately discharged ’ . |
| 7 | When , at the end of your investigation , you run through your notes to see that there are covenants for the production of all documents not likely to be handed over , you can pick out at once those already covered by some existing covenant for production . |
| 8 | Those authorities most likely to be in need of raising additional finance will be those with large numbers of people on low incomes living within their boundaries . |
| 9 | Leaflet IR 33 , Income Tax and School Leavers , contains a brief description of the tax system and those features most likely to be encountered by young people . |