Example sentences of "[adj] to be [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were more than three times as likely as the unemployed to be part of an income unit with an income of more than £100 per week ( 14 per cent and 4 per cent ) and half as likely to have an income of less than £50 a week ( 19 per cent and 41 per cent ) . |
| 2 | That is why Bruno was prepared to be duke of Lorraine and archbishop at the same time . |
| 3 | The poet offers gold buckled slippers and ‘ a belt of straw and ivy buds , / with coral clasps and amber studs ’ , which all seem too ornamental to be part of a simple , pastoral tale of wooing . |
| 4 | " I was delighted to be part of it . |
| 5 | He 's given them something else back for their money , and I 've been glad to be part of it . |
| 6 | Mr Major ought to dismiss Mr Patten who has repeatedly shown he 's not fit to be Secretary of State . |
| 7 | When specifically asked if Flashman is fit to be chairman of a club in his League , he said : ‘ I 'm certainly not prepared to answer that question . ’ |
| 8 | Dick Lucas comments : ‘ Such is our work and dignity in Christ , that any task undertaken for our master , however menial , is fit to be part of our service to the Lord of glory ’ ( The Message of Colossians , IVP 1984 ) . |
| 9 | It can sometimes seem hard to be part of an active social life if you live by yourself . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's — I think it 's supposed to be part of a series . |
| 11 | They 're only supposed to be sort of six monthly caps . |
| 12 | And I 'm just lucky to be manager of such a good side . |
| 13 | We are privileged to be part of one of the largest worldwide banking groups . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's more likely to be part of the marching camp , latrines or a workshop . ’ |
| 15 | The young people who use the building today are likely to be part of the thriving youth club that operates on four nights of the week . |
| 16 | It has now been established that the identified client , the vulnerable elderly person referred to a social service department is most likely to be part of an interlocking network of friends , relatives and neighbours , carers and support services . |
| 17 | AIDS is likely to be part of our world for several decades — even if a cure or vaccine can be developed . |
| 18 | As to schools , a DES spokesperson let it be known that such concerns are left to the LEAs and that studies of this kind are likely to be part of religious education . |
| 19 | Other items are likely to be part of much larger burglaries which could amount to £1million . |
| 20 | Although this method fulfils the requirement that all animals are equally likely to be part of the study , we have no control over sample size ; if herd A is chosen then there will be 36 cattle in the study whereas for herd C there will be only 6 . |
| 21 | A week before the Milk Marketing Board agm it is a fair bet that there will be plenty of reports about who is likely to be chairman of that august organisation by the end of next week . |
| 22 | The fact that they are still in care at 16 , 17 and 18 years old is likely to be evidence of no viable alternatives . |
| 23 | Erm I 'm not sure what time yet but erm it 's more likely to be sort of just before lunch or just sort of or maybe just after lunch or round four o'clock I try to keep the younger ones earlier so they 're not you know it 's not |
| 24 | ‘ And unfit to be chairman of our Society . |
| 25 | In May 1269 Queen Eleanor , Edward and Edmund the king 's sons , and Guy de Lusignan , the king 's half-brother , persuaded Henry III to appoint his nephew Henry of Almain to be constable of Rockingham castle and warden of the forests between Oxford and Stamford bridges , as a return for expenses incurred by him in the king 's service , and for debts owed by the king to him . |
| 26 | And it 's good to be part of a tradition — makers have always learned from makers . |
| 27 | Dud haga was considered by many to be part of growing up and no treatment was therefore thought necessary . |
| 28 | She had gone to work willingly , seeing no injustice in the fact that she got no pay and slept on a straw pallet in the lower scullery ; she felt honoured to be part of the retinue of servants who made up this little Catholic community . |
| 29 | If it is established that the contract was actually concluded during the telephone or other conversation , the terms will be ineffective because they will be introduced too late to be part of the contract . |
| 30 | ‘ The buzz is tremendous ’ , enthuses Don , ‘ It 's great to be part of the squad — I 'm enjoying every minute of it . ’ |