Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has a strong responsibility not to be content with the status quo , but to exert himself to try to find an answer , community to community , to settle the dispute . |
| 2 | Finally , by the time that the early group of tutors was appointed , there was a strong concern not to be caught up in the academic drift that , we felt , had tugged Ruskin away from its labour movement roots . |
| 3 | If posture and where you put your body meant anything ( and she had heard sociologists say it did ) , Steve had a strong desire not to be seen . |
| 4 | She stood there until he went quiet , stayed a few minutes longer to be certain and only then returned to her cupboard bedroom next to the servants ' loft . |
| 5 | ‘ That is not easy because we have only a few days together after being split for 10 months . |
| 6 | In this country where the same vicious law which imprisoned Wilde still operates one looks to those with pretensions to a scientific approach not to be victims of prejudice and intolerance but to give a lead for at least a saner and more comprehensive attitude towards the homosexual in society . ’ |
| 7 | In the demand drawing the broken line is pushed to a different level instead of being drawn to it . |
| 8 | Pearce lists these as two important qualities for a top manager together with being able to look at a problem and see the two or three key factors . |
| 9 | There were chances at both ends and Aberdeen were unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty when Shearer went to meet a Paatelainen cross only to be barged from behind by Narey . |
| 10 | In one case , for example , a victim developed car trouble and sought help at a nearby garage only to be raped by the mechanic on duty … . |
| 11 | In fact , one would expect a public authority always to be inclined to search for a way to reach the same decision legally the second time round , if only to save face ; and the incentive to do so would be even greater if it were likely to be required to pay damages should it decide that its earlier loss-causing decision ought to be changed . |
| 12 | No one replied with glad tidings of a perfect dinner about to be served . |
| 13 | The interviewer is looking to see if you have real experience of a similar situation enough to be aware of where possible areas for attention lie . |
| 14 | It is actively supported by a small part of the population , and tacitly tolerated by many more , out of either fear or a simple desire not to be involved in a political battle . |
| 15 | her work is certain to be exhibited elsewhere this year , so do look out for it … a real treat not to be missed . |
| 16 | In JC , stay [ sti ] is used as a copular verb instead of be where the state is ongoing or permanent . |
| 17 | It was a fine feeling indeed to be standing up there like that , with the sound of summer all around one and a light breeze on one 's face . |
| 18 | Personally I can almost almost remember the days when erm Ulysses was a bound book only to be read in plain cover after having been smuggled through the customs at Folkestone , Dover or Newhaven . |
| 19 | Opening the meeting of the Economic Planning Council , the Chairman , Lord Hampshire , surprised members by announcing that the Prime Minister intended to sit in on the transport debate , which was the subject of a White Paper about to be discussed on the floor of the House . |
| 20 | But even to those that have none , he argues , we still ‘ have a natural duty not to be cruel ’ ( 1972 : 114 ) . |
| 21 | Effectively , it boiled down to a continuation in a certain sense of the original situation , except that now the primal father exercised his authority not in the social group , but within the ego — he became a psychological agency instead of being a physical reality . |
| 22 | For the examples to work , it must be possible for a false belief still to be justified ; and a justified belief must justify any belief which it implies ( or is justifiably believed to imply ) . |
| 23 | Blair is a famous actress about to be divorced from her second husband Morgan . |
| 24 | Soon Babushka fell into a deep sleep only to be woken by a beautiful golden light which came from a far corner of the stable . |
| 25 | It is difficult to believe that pupils gain a great deal more from being in a group of six rather than seven pupils ; or that the curriculum of a 43-pupil school ( the average size derived from these statistics ) , can be much more enriched by seven rather than six teachers . |
| 26 | There 's undoubtedly a great deal still to be uncovered about the behaviour of Europe 's rarer species of bats , but even its common ones have secrets . |
| 27 | In this way , the mother provides her baby with more food over the period of its development than she would be able to pack into a single egg , and what is more , she can do this over a long period instead of being compelled to produce it all at one moment . |
| 28 | In many areas even organised crime went unaffected , and the seasonal recreations of local people could pose a major threat only to be dealt with by the wholesale swearing-in of special constables , as the magistrates pointed out to the Home Secretary in 1835 : |
| 29 | He is writing a second book with his mind guru , Dr Robin Skynner , and is the subject of a major biography about to be published . |
| 30 | It is , however , much more difficult to treat and cure , not least because one of its clinical manifestations , which is part and parcel of the disease , is a firm wish not to be cured , or at least not to be cured unless and until the sufferer wishes to cure herself . |