Example sentences of "and [pron] is [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was worried about that and er I think that 's because it 's a German system and everyone is assumed to be over six feet anyway or six feet wide or something . |
| 2 | When I refer to the ‘ Popular Purgatory ’ I am referring to the Purgatory which is most widely known — the place referred to in Roman Catholic teaching and which is said to be arrived at after death . |
| 3 | And the conservative group is running the council in the sense that labour has scrambled , obviously over the last few days , to reduce its tax level to something closer to the tories and I 'm going to stand with my fellow liberal democrats tonight and vote for a higher figure because , not only because I think that there 's sort of things we want to do in our budget , are b are b are better and and would be better done than not done , but because I think there 's a fundamental political ethical issue here and it 's one which has been confronting this country for a great many years and which is going to be crucial in the next election . |
| 4 | In particular Amer Midani , the United director who has a 15 per cent holding and who is believed to be waiting to buy Edwards 's stake . |
| 5 | ‘ All you can do is study the situation as thoroughly as you can and be clear as to what the issues are and who is going to be affected by the decision . |
| 6 | Needless to say , he fails , and she is condemned to be executed . |
| 7 | When we went to visit relations my dad would say ‘ She is going to be a doctor and she is going to be a secretary . ’ |
| 8 | Apparently , however , WABI has been turned into a product and packaged , and there is said to be some kind of cross-productisation afoot with parent company Sun Microsystems Inc . |
| 9 | Oscillation is clearly just prevented and there is said to be critical damping ( refer back to figure 4.15(b) ) |
| 10 | After all , give someone who is barely more than a child a high-powered ‘ toy ’ and there is bound to be trouble when they go out to play with it . |
| 11 | Additionally , you will probably have some decorating expenses and there is bound to be a period of overlap when you will be paying two lots of telephone rental , extra electricity bills and so on . |
| 12 | Such a calculation is not a perfect one , and there is bound to be a failure from time to time if you are really trying to achieve that objective . |
| 13 | In spite of the area president , Rosemary Sorrie , stating that there were developments afoot — and there is expected to be a major statement on FASL at the NFU 's annual meeting in Dundee next month — members said any changes to the scheme would be required to be made public more urgently . |
| 14 | Mr Hinks became a member of the council of the Law Society , which was quite an accolade for the firm , and he is believed to be the only Darlington solicitor to be honoured in this way . |
| 15 | Gagosian does not represent artists or their interests , he simply buys and sells works on the market , and he is known to be spectacularly good at it . |
| 16 | Walker is keen to continue the momentum which has thrown Norwich right back into the thick of the title race and he is reported to be keen to sign Bournemouth 's highly rated striker Efan Ekoku . |
| 17 | A person is entitled to act for the protection of livestock if either the livestock or the land on which it is belongs to him or to any person under whose express or implied authority he is acting ; and he is deemed to be acting for their protection if and only if , either : |
| 18 | It is part of the natural spontaneity of the action , and it is bound to be like this . ’ |
| 19 | According to Dr Moore , speech recognition could be an important feature of future aircraft and it is believed to be under consideration for the European Fighter Aircraft . |
| 20 | Rudston 's history goes back a very long way to Neolithic times and it is believed to be the oldest inhabited village in England . |
| 21 | It finds its way to the outside world via the water system and it is believed to be harmful to animals . |
| 22 | Scanning electron microscopy ( SEM ) is becoming an increasingly useful tool for furthering archaeological knowledge , and it is beginning to be applied to various aspects of archaeological work . |
| 23 | Not far behind is a second West Country locomotive 34101 ‘ Hartland ’ , which is also fast nearing completion and it is hoped to be in steam by the end of this year . |
| 24 | Naltrexone is an anti-euphoriant which masks any pleasure from subsequent use of opiate drugs and it is said to be non-addictive . |
| 25 | The term " Urgonian " has become almost a dirty word in Cretaceous stratigraphy , for it is not one of the internationally accepted stage names and it is said to be a diachronous , southern facies . |
| 26 | Thus , it is clear that the system is not going to get easier for advisers , and it is going to be increasingly important for them to have more than a passing understanding and experience of it . |
| 27 | ‘ If Lennox does n't learn to crouch and get his right hand up more , Ruddock will zoom in on that and it is going to be all over . |
| 28 | One of those who will be first to move , Mrs Jean Cooke , a secretary in the Sales Department , said , ‘ I have seen the plans for new offices and it is going to be super . |
| 29 | walking you will continue to support the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the A N C and Cosatu and others in South Africa that our eyes should be on the prize and that is to get democracy and the first democratic parliament in the country and after that to help in the horrendously difficult task of reconstruction and development and it is going to be a tough battle in South Africa as elsewhere and we will need to work not just for political democracy because you know so often democratic processes are misunderstood for empowerment of ordinary people and what democracy should really mean is that ordinary people have the opportunity to determine their own destiny and you know from your own advanced society and others how little power individuals have as a result of power of finance capital , of industry and of technology now . |
| 30 | Inflation in August , the latest month for which figures are available , was 7.3 per cent , and it is forecast to be unchanged when September figures are released next Friday . |