Example sentences of "be [adj] that [pron] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we may be glad that she decided to be feminine , as thus she was made . |
| 2 | Why then be surprised that they led to incompatible consequences , even if that included different effects upon the distant system B ? |
| 3 | It is possible that he contributed to early issues of the newsbook , but there is no evidence that he was responsible for editing it , and nothing in his future career or conduct to link him directly with the Levellers . |
| 4 | Although precise definitions are hard to come by , it is clear that they looked to some kind of ideal worker , that is , someone who was trustworthy , interested , intelligent , literate and numerate , full of initiative , and capable of mental and physical agility . |
| 5 | It is interesting that he replied to her question in reverse ! |
| 6 | It is likely that he belonged to the friary in Nottingham ( he refers to the rivers Trent and Derwent as if they are familiar to him ) . |
| 7 | It is likely that he listened to the sentimental ballads of the time , and married them to the classicism in which he was trained . |
| 8 | It 's good that you came to me . |
| 9 | I was sorry that he went to the West Riding after only two terms , although this made me stand on my own feet quickly , which was of itself of value . |
| 10 | Rachel was relieved that everything seemed to be running so smoothly , not only with the setting up of the chat-line but with the new , easygoing atmosphere in the centre . |
| 11 | His impact was such that it led to further villainy — as the probably gay hit man in the Big Combo ( 1955 ) , as a rapist and murderer in Ride Lonesome ( 1959 ) , as Lee Marvin 's psychotic side-kick in The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance ( 1962 ) as well as more conventional heavies in Gunfight at the OK Corral ( 1956 ) , The Tin Star ( 1957 ) and How the West Was Won ( 1962 ) . |
| 12 | Ultimately it was inevitable that there had to be recourse to legal action to remove the ban . |
| 13 | And in the corner of his eye — an anxious blue blur was all that she amounted to — this Soviet woman he was deliberately ignoring . |
| 14 | It was evident that he wanted to be not simply in the forest , but somehow at one with it ; rooted in the same fertile earth . |
| 15 | Offers continued to roll in , some so tempting that I did not see how she could refuse them , but with four children now of whom none was over twelve , she was adamant that she wished to be with them , and this meant that we could move further afield . |
| 16 | It was , it was bad that she used to those draws that bad that after so long you 'd see him go all white and then you 'd gradually see round the crutch then so , more |
| 17 | Goff thought that Minton , consciously or unconsciously , divided his friends into two categories , serious and fun — and was aware that he belonged to the first . |