Example sentences of "to be [noun] [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 do n't want to be sort of too enthusiastic about the number of words , just in case it turns out that they ca n't .
2 And er I do n't know they seemed to be sort of more worldly wide in many respects .
3 The lieutenant believed ‘ it will be a long time before he can expect to be advanced to be captain in so old a corps .
4 The depolarization ratio is only required to be zero for totally symmetric modes of molecules of cubic or icosahedral point groups .
5 Nevertheless he was suspicious of international competition , especially the Olympic movement , fearing it would turn what was intended to be pleasure into too serious a business .
6 In this way , the more specific question would be related to a more comprehensive framework of conceptual evaluation , and particular techniques seen to be realizations of more general principles of teaching .
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