Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [noun prp] [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many ministers and senior civil servants are convinced Britain will be dragged into the civil war in 1993 . |
| 2 | The medical team are confident Turnbull will be fit for Twickenham . |
| 3 | It 's got to be the plum — and I am sure Hereford will be thinking the same way too . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm sure Colin will be too . |
| 5 | I 'm sure Ali will be pleased to have a quick word before he leaves . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If I was out of work I 'm sure Denis would be the first person to try and help me . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sure Feargal would be delighted to run you into Dublin , ’ Ellie agreed with a teasing smile . |
| 8 | I 'm sure Emma will be more than happy to take your place . ’ |
| 9 | Wonderful , well I 'm sure Ivan should be pretty keen … great , super , I 'll get back to you certainly by the end of the week . |
| 10 | I have a particular over the management letter , and I 'm sure Mr will be aware that in fact I refer of course to the facilities management contract . |
| 11 | I 'm sure Martin must be a valued member of your firm . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It wo n't be so bad and I 'm sure Len will be pleased to see you . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm sure George would be delighted to see it introduced over here . ’ |
| 14 | I understand that that , that has now been cancelled erm , at least , the speaker has been cancelled but the evening still goes forward on Monday the sixteenth and they 've now got a jockey whose name I ca n't remember , I 'm sure John would be able to help me but er |
| 15 | She said , her voice remote , not part of herself , ‘ You must be feeling pretty awful about all this , but I 'm sure Rebecca will be well looked after . |
| 16 | Erm Victorian fair if anyone else wants to help , I 'm sure Gwen would be only too pleased , any food . |
| 17 | ‘ If that is what you want , Mr Reynolds , then I 'm sure David can be persuaded to leave with his family , ’ Beth told him icily ; though in fact she despaired of ever persuading him to leave this house . |
| 18 | To change the subject she said , ‘ I 'm sure Stella will be glad to be home again . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Unemployment is rising faster in Darlington than in many development areas , ’ he said , ‘ It is absurd Darlington should be treated as a second-class area when its unemployment is rising faster . ’ |
| 20 | Mr Gates is convinced Microsoft will be able to ‘ draw on our incumbency on the desktop ’ . |
| 21 | But Hermens said he was confident Krabbe would be cleared after he had talked to leading athletics officials and heard about another report from the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) which also classifies the drug as a stimulant . |