Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 the role of Ptah might appear to be very definitive , but it offers a particular explanation of existence .
2 At a time when Martins were judged by musicians to be rather leaden and toneless , their takeover of Levin would appear to be a feature of commercial paranoia , since the Goliath series were made from beautifully matched woods , had enviable straight spruce tops , bound necks and a high standard of finish .
3 However , Jeff Rooker , MP for Birmingham Perry Barr and a prominent advocate of PR , said the House of Commons would continue to be ‘ largely , middle class , white , and male dominated ’ without a new system .
4 One part of BR will continue to be responsible for all track and infrastructure .
5 The apparent liberalism of Morrissey would seem to be a touch out of vogue here , although a hardening of his attitudes was clear during those few weeks .
6 If Title V were taken to its logical conclusions , one would surely be entitled to speculate as to whether the nations of Europe would continue to be permitted their own separate seats on the international bodies and in the United Nations .
7 The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has suggested that an area the size of Europe would have to be planted every year to balance emissions of carbon dioxide .
8 The heart of Dalilandia will continue to be that ‘ gigantic surrealist whole ’ ( to quote the artist ) , the ‘ Teatre-Museu ’ .
9 Fourth , the Port of London would continue to be one of the world 's great ports .
10 What finally propelled him from his Cabinet seat on 9 January was the promulgation of a new and improvised Cabinet convention by Mrs Thatcher — that all future ministerial statements on the future of Westland would have to be cleared by the Cabinet Office .
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