Example sentences of "of [adj] [vb mod] be a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A registered elector over the age of twenty-one may be a candidate if not disqualified , but in addition people may stand for election if they have occupied property , been resident or had their main place of work in the area for at least twelve months . |
| 2 | An unfavourable side-effect of this may be a reduction in demand for some other fuel , like coal . |
| 3 | erm I suppose one of the er things I 'd like to er get out of this would be a bit more |
| 4 | An example of this would be a secretary who angrily snatches a piece of paper from the typewriter while shooting a glance at the manager who is standing too near for comfort . |
| 5 | Needless to say , any such denial of this would be a denial of the power of education as a whole to mature individuals in their intellectual and moral perceptions . |
| 6 | A good example of this would be a site that has seen some activity in Saxon times , and where scarcity of metal finds would be normal . |
| 7 | One of these may be a link between the CS and a representation of ‘ some event ’ . |
| 8 | Any one of these may be a disaster waiting to happen . |
| 9 | In agreement with the findings in melanoma , the shedding of sICAM-1 could be a mechanism for colonic tumour cells to evade from lymphocyte mediated cytolysis . |