Example sentences of "they [be] [adj] to be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The German government recently drafted regulations making it compulsory for car makers to take back their old cars when they are due to be scrapped . |
| 2 | It is evidence of the trio 's friendship for Bill Clinton that they are unwilling to be drawn . |
| 3 | Yes I think that may be right my Lord , indeed er if we succeed on the way out , get get out of the contract point then of course the plaintiff 's case is that they would have taken that advice and would not have entered into the contract a and therefore on that basis they are entitled to be compensated on the basis that all the losses they unnecessarily incurred by having , being forced to complete , should be recoverable , subject to er litigation of loss and . |
| 4 | A high proportion of equity capital is a safeguard for creditors since they are entitled to be paid in full before the owners receive anything on liquidation . |
| 5 | A high proportion of equity capital is a safeguard for creditors since they are entitled to be paid in full before the owners receive anything on liquidation . |
| 6 | Theoretically , it should be a simple matter of asking your own parents or a favourite sibling if they are willing to be named as guardians . |
| 7 | It is particularly important , especially with non UK resident corporations that the onerous requirements of the Code are understood and that they indicate in writing and by their actions that they are willing to be bound by them . |
| 8 | When they are ready to be deployed , the doors of the bell and chamber are sealed . |
| 9 | When they are ready to be seen on their home territory — which may be northern Scandinavia or Iceland — they disappear , hopefully to come back with their offspring in the autumn . |
| 10 | These Fanatics remain hidden , carried along by their fellows , until they are ready to be pushed out towards the enemy . |
| 11 | But it might be two years before they are ready to be drafted into the League side . |
| 12 | When they say this , they are apt to be called writers . |
| 13 | Powell 's appointment following the demurral of the National Gallery 's first choice , John Walsh of the Getty , surprised many observers , curators and dealers alike , all of them as free with their opinions as they are reluctant to be named . |
| 14 | Incidentally , proposals for the establishment of a major Kent ground at Crystal Palace which could give the county a profitable metropolitan base are being enthusisastically pursued , though they are unlikely to be realised before the end of the century . |
| 15 | In practice , then , journalists have the " power " — in the sense that they are unlikely to be stopped — to defame the poor , to publish falsehoods which do not injure reputations , and to invade personal privacy . |
| 16 | Although our result for paternal preconceptual exposure could be affected substantially by the play of chance because of small numbers , they are unlikely to be biased . |
| 17 | Following the retirement of Frank Whitehead ( 1982 ) and the early retirement of Alan England ( 1984 ) neither of the posts left vacant has still been filled ; they are unlikely to be filled in the foreseeable future . |
| 18 | Finally , pupils who perceive that they are unlikely to be selected for anything which is valued may become disheartened and fail to fulfil their potential . |
| 19 | This notion is based on the argument that unless teachers perceive issues to be relevant they are unlikely to be committed to their resolution . |
| 20 | Ironically , the system means that they are unlikely to be told , in case they use the information as evidence in an action . |
| 21 | Third , the goods produced by bureaus are public goods in the sense that they are unlikely to be provided if charged for and offered for sale . |
| 22 | If the present verdict on Touvier is maintained , they are unlikely to be tried , and it is a trial that the French public now seems to want . |
| 23 | ( Men find that they are able to be listed over and over again but that has n't been the experience of Helen Chadwick . ) |
| 24 | ‘ Meaning ’ theists do not claim that on the basis of some special gift from God , ‘ faith ’ or ‘ grace ’ or ‘ revelation ’ , they are able to be assured that God exists whilst being quite unable to communicate the grounds of their assurance to others who lack this divine gift . |
| 25 | This is because if such proceedings are commenced in the High Court they are liable to be struck out under s 40(1) ( b ) of the 1984 Act ( see below ) . |
| 26 | Among immature males this does not occur , but they are liable to be displaced by adult males if they attempt sexual interactions with high-ranking females . |
| 27 | Sometimes they are supposed to be said by characters in the illustrations , but there is nothing to indicate who is speaking . |
| 28 | Women 's behavioural motivation is in addition conventionally gender-coded ; they are supposed to be rewarded by attention to their physical attractiveness . |
| 29 | They are supposed to be related to rental values , but little property is rented on a year-to-year basis . |
| 30 | Twins are more likely to be born to older mothers who already have several children ; they are likely to be born prematurely and/or have difficult births . |