Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [be] [is] " in BNC.

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1 In view of that , we can recognize the possibility that as rational beings we fall under a system of law which we have somehow ourselves brought into being , and that it is our task while appearing to exist in the sensory world to live according to that law , in spite of the fact that what we appear to be is simply animals driven by sensory desire .
2 The last place you want to be is in church .
3 The all-American claim that You Can Be Anything You Want To Be is an obvious fraud , but while Jimmy Connors is on court , you can believe it .
4 The only place I really want to be is my own flat . ’
5 There 's a In in the weekend review with the Daily Mail today , Bonny Langford is sitting there saying all I want to be is a women , and not thought of as a little girl .
6 I know I am being stupid and the last thing I want to be is a possessive mother .
7 Oh , that 's what he wants to be is n't it ?
8 One of the reasons for Bell Lawrie feeling that Brewin Dolphin was the right answer to its future was that their approaches are similar and therefore such integration as there needs to be is largely confined to systems .
9 An indication of the powerhouse force she plans to be is the existence of a shortlist of top business women , earmarked for her ‘ Chief of Staff ’ .
10 Got ta be in n it ?
11 Got ta be in n it ?
12 It 's , I mean what you 've got ta be is , is realistic .
13 It 's not going to be is it Jennifer ?
14 Your mallet is going to be is got ta be in contact with the mallet the ball whilst the ball is in contact with the wire
15 Erm one of the issues is going to be is whether or not we can afford to improve the level of the commitments apart from adding things as we go through .
16 It 's got to be in n it ?
17 Well it 's bound to be is n't it ?
18 That it appears to be is its power .
19 What you do have to be is neat , your labelling is in pen , your drawing is in ?
20 Smith 's unfavourable opinion , which does not seem justified in respect of Coleman 's professional career , is expressed in what seems to be is an inexplicably biassed manner .
21 All the novel is intended to be is a bit of fun — something that you might pick up at an airport and that takes you through the journey in a pleasant fashion .
22 Now , all you need to be is Tammuz Malamute .
23 sort of , to put it , I 'm gon na be is that as from tomorrow we will have identified what erm desking and so on will be moved during the reorganization erm , and obviously any of the desking that is n't gon na be moved until the organization , we 'll be tidying up the cables .
24 Is that gon na be is that gon na be a recurring problem ?
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