Example sentences of "[vb base] to be [noun] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this ‘ labour market ’ has resulted in scarcities for the least desirable jobs and regions ( even despite generous wage incentives not enough people want to be coal miners in Siberia ) . |
| 2 | Recently , the giving of business gifts has declined , as employers have placed restrictions upon what their employees may receive , and the Institute of Purchasing and Supply has published a ‘ blacklist ’ of companies operating what they consider to be gift schemes over and above items of nominal value . |
| 3 | Indeed , there continue to be job losses at BT . |
| 4 | Others , especially bivalves , tend to be filter feeders with heavy appetites , which often die of starvation in the reef tank . |
| 5 | There use to be garden fetes on the lawn and what has happened is terrible . |