Example sentences of "be [adj] [adj] [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as far as water sports are concerned I would make one reservation which is that there has to be some form of rationalization between competed sports which may conflict with each other and I am sure this can be achieved through the Sports Council machinery . |
| 2 | Well the scriptures do say that , that er there are those that 'll be lost |
| 3 | There seems to be little that can be said about things which are familiar to writer and reader alike . |
| 4 | Working from these definitions , it seemed that secondary prevention included two very different situations , that is , early identification of comparatively mild problems with a hopeful outcome , and more serious problems involving risk , in which amelioration and containment might be all that could be achieved . |
| 5 | I 'm sure that will be covered this word responsibility frightens me or makes me apprehensive . |
| 6 | I 'm sure that could be rectified ultimately . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sure that can be arranged , Miss Gilberd . |
| 8 | Certainly the minimum of one-and-a-half days per month envisaged by the Home Office as being all that will be required , it seems to me to be very wide of the mark . |
| 9 | Where strategies were successful this should be noted . |
| 10 | A breakdown in the toilet habits of old dogs can again often be attributed to medical causes , and there is little that can be done , although in cystitis ( inflammation of the bladder ) , appropriate medication may resolve the problem rapidly . |
| 11 | There is little that can be done at this stage . |
| 12 | There is little that can be done down the sides of the door , beyond checking that the weatherstrip provided ( usually a rubber flap or brush strip ) is in order . |
| 13 | In terms of a written flight plan there is little that can be done about wind , headings and estimates . |
| 14 | Doctors say there is little that can be done to help . |
| 15 | There is little that can be added to this chapter . |
| 16 | However , he added that pancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal forms and often there is little that can be offered to patients . |
| 17 | There 's little that can be done about the former ( it 's a consequence of Improv 's structure ) but the latter will be addressed in a future release . |
| 18 | Fortunately , there is much that can be done at home to reduce the level of chemical exposure — for the majority of patients , these simple measures will be enough to alleviate the symptoms considerably . |
| 19 | It should be clear from this article that a more multicultural approach would improve the quality of mathematics education , and that there is much that can be done to ensure that the mathematics we teach prepares children for our multicultural society . |
| 20 | There is much that can be said about the advantages of such a strategy , which is flexible and which can penetrate secular buildings with the salt of the gospel touching the lives of many who otherwise have no contact with the church . |
| 21 | If the child normally manages only half a fish finger and a teaspoon of potato for lunch then this is all that should be placed on the plate so that the child can be encouraged to clear the plate . |
| 22 | One fresh leaf per day eaten in a sandwich or salad is all that should be taken . |
| 23 | Surely one does not spend one 's life as a biblical scholar reinterpreting the tradition because that is all that can be done in view of the fact that , like it or not , we live within this trajectory ? |
| 24 | And he leaves us with the teasing comment : ‘ Weizmann 's fermentation process with regard to oil works ; but that , for the moment , is all that can be stated . |
| 25 | For an increasing number of them , bed and breakfast accommodation is all that can be found and many stay there indefinitely . |
| 26 | Going on until 10 pm two or three nights a week is all that can be managed . |
| 27 | One is fast relative to the other , or slow relative to the other — and that 's all that can be said . ’ |
| 28 | When the intimidation became unbearable , as at Bentheim on the German-Dutch border , the route was abandoned in favour of a Belgian crossing at Herbesthal , but usually there was little that could be done except to comfort the children and to urge calm . |
| 29 | Alice , familiar with this situation from somewhere in her well-stocked past , knew that there was little that could be done ; in fact it would get worse . |
| 30 | There was little that could be done to improve the overall unkempt appearance , except to dig the whole lot up and start again , but , as Luther Reynolds told David on one occasion , ‘ I do n't use the bloody garden , so why should I waste precious money on it ? |