Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] be [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Rubinstein answered , ‘ I want to be older . ’ |
| 2 | I was bewitched by her , I think to be freer than became me , though I had no intention to carry the jest further . |
| 3 | ‘ I wanted to be nearer home and there were n't any vacancies in the local hospitals at that particular time . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , I wanted to be nearer home to be able to give my parents a hand with Jennifer . |
| 5 | I think its got to be better if I hold it different . |
| 6 | That has inspired fears over potential damage to the occupants ' ears due to the sudden pressure change within European saloons which tend to be smaller than those in the US , and also to worries about the ability to control the car in the unlikely event that the bag deploys accidentally . |
| 7 | Black people can be denied eligibility by rules which were originally drawn up for completely different purposes ; property let to ethnic minorities tends to be of lower quality than that allocated to the white population ; and black families , which tend to be larger , may not find council accommodation which is large enough for their needs ( Brown , 1984 ) . |
| 8 | The notebooks show that Nietzsche was prepared to rethink the precise shape of the book well into 1871 , but almost all of the numerous plans there — including some which appear to be earlier than " Socrates and Instinct " — point to a book centrally concerned with tragedy and recognizably related to BT . |
| 9 | The typical denigration of ‘ practice ’ arises largely from the social status of practitioners , which tends to be lower than that of theoreticians . |
| 10 | The third and perhaps chief problem related to general degrees is their status , which tends to be lower in the eyes of academics , and perhaps employers , than their academic or professional counterparts . |
| 11 | A primary reason for this may be the differences in average educational status , which tends to be lower among rural people , though it has been shown that rural residence ( from birth ) can influence child mortality levels over and beyond the effect caused by differences between the two areas in educational standards . |
| 12 | Vapona make ‘ Moth Killer' which tends to be sweeter-smelling than moth balls . |
| 13 | Preparations are now well advanced for this year 's ride , which promises to be bigger and better . |
| 14 | The answer is that it is more significant than often it appears , especially if you include examples such as help in finding employment , the importance of which continues to be greater than often is recognized . |
| 15 | In relation to the vegetation communities in which the campsites were located , the major difference in impact related to campsite core size which tended to be larger in piñon juniper areas due to the more open nature of the vegetation and the less rugged nature of the areas on which it is dominant . |
| 16 | ‘ God 's life , you arrogant imp , ’ cried Isambard between laughter and exasperation , ‘ do you presume to be prouder than your father ? |
| 17 | It 's got you need to write a hundred words or less what you want to be older and plans for the future . |
| 18 | ‘ Who wants to be younger , Doctor ? ’ |
| 19 | Even as you become more familiar with materials and techniques , there is still a tendency to play safe and work in areas you consider to be easier . |
| 20 | But it strikes on particular things , it strikes on something rough , but you never quite know , know what , not , no good trying it out because you never quite know whether it 's going to strike or not , when you get to be older , we 'll allow you to strike a match , but you have to be quite older to do that |
| 21 | It 's wrong for us to steal from someone who seems to be richer than we are just as it 's wrong for someone to steal from us if they think their need is greater than ours . |
| 22 | He seemed to be poring over some papers and the room itself appeared to be tidier than when he had visited it earlier . |
| 23 | She wanted to be closer still . |
| 24 | He was silent for a moment , then he said , ‘ But you wanted to be nearer to your home ? ’ |
| 25 | You have to be better than that . |
| 26 | ‘ And that means that you have to be better than the next man to be considered half as good . |
| 27 | each one of you have to be louder and also it also means that you can make , one person can make more than one sound , okay , work it like , just you can substitute for the other two |
| 28 | When the stumps only come up to your knees you have to be larger than life . |
| 29 | From where they stood , everything seemed to be smaller . |
| 30 | Why is it that in the north of England , particularly in this region of the north of England , we seem to be worse than anywhere else ? |