Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] be [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As more projects are initiated , they are likely to be less and less profitable , with lower expected yearly returns , and therefore lower MEIs . |
| 2 | Not long , I think , now that internal revolution , disruption and secession , external interference , aggression and absorption are likely to be more and more the fate of these often unstable and highly artificial British ex-dominions . |
| 3 | ‘ But now I am happy to be here because we have made new friends and to get into the team is an extra bonus . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I thought you might be prepared to be there as well … but if you do n't consider this is in your line of business … do n't worry , I 'm quite used to it ; Graham Rowell could n't be bothered with counselling either , but I happen to think … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 'd be great to be there but I 'm not that fussed . |
| 6 | I was told early on that it was possible that your Royal Highness would be able to be there and indeed you were and it gave us all one of the most unforgettable nights . |
| 7 | Leftists and Republicans were therefore entitled to feel that whether the right as a whole , or merely one element of it , achieved power , the consequences for them were likely to be more or less equally unpleasant . |
| 8 | It is possible to be apart and similar , to be together and different . |
| 9 | Now he 's delighted to be solo and deal-less , playing support spots to the likes of Bob Geldof and low-key acoustic gigs like this one . |
| 10 | And in those situations I go and pop in when she is supposed to be there and have a go at her if she 's not . |
| 11 | As the polar headgroups of the lipid bilayer will account for some 6 to 10 of this distance , the overall stalk length , from the base of domain 2 to the cell surface , is likely to be less than 10 . |
| 12 | The content of an article will tend to be determined by its length ; no newspaper article is likely to be more than 1,000 words , which precludes any chance of detailed analysis . |
| 13 | By December 1990 , the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) had received reports of over 305,000 people with AIDS from 179 countries , but they estimate that the true number of cases is likely to be more than 800,000 , with between 8–10 million infected with HIV . |
| 14 | The total cost is likely to be more than £20,000 and a further £10,000 will be needed for major firebox and boiler repairs on No. 1 ‘ Talyllyn ’ . |
| 15 | Local authority associations say the transfer money is likely to be more than £100 million short of what is needed . |
| 16 | However , the response of governments is likely to be more and more dogmatic , and be driven by considerations of ‘ security ’ ; there will be little willingness by those in power to defer to differing views even when these are held by a majority . |
| 17 | So I , I , I said I 'd ring him back and , I , this bloke 's supposed to be here before one he 'd got half hour to turn up if he 's not here at one I 'm gon na ring this other one and tell him he can do it . |
| 18 | The voices are totally di , in fact the Clive James showed a few clips of dubbed films I mean er John Wayne , I mean he 's supposed to be so and he sounded so funny in Japanese ! |
| 19 | It is unlikely to be more than $3,995 and could be slashed even more before Tuesday November 10 when the box is officially launched . |
| 20 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £60 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 21 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £65 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 22 | deane was unlucky to be offside when the goal came — he and Wallace played OK — but neither scored and the commentator on Sky said that Wilko has to be disappointed with the pairs scoring abilities and that Leeds could not let this go on forever — in fact Deane has n't scored at Elland Road yet . |