Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirty per cent of them are unfit to be used for education . |
| 2 | Attempts to rescue and re-evaluate them are apt to be less rewarding than making a fresh start . |
| 3 | If we return to the example of our widget-making factory after the introduction of the new production process , with half its workforce put on to the labour market ( or , putting it more bluntly , sacked ) , then many of them are likely to be eligible for unemployment benefit . |
| 4 | Not to imitate it , of course , but to gauge whether any of them are likely to be interested in the kind of work you write . |
| 5 | With most major life events , it is likely to be very difficult both to identify people who have recently experienced an event and find out which of them are likely to be susceptible to psychiatric disorder as a consequence . |
| 6 | It is not known exactly where the birds end up , although some of them are likely to be eaten as game by African farmers . |
| 7 | If there are , for example , 11,000 accident repairers in the UK , most of them are likely to be small ; one-man operations or not much bigger . |
| 8 | I am delighted to be associated with such a far-reaching project that will act as a clearing house for many people 's activities across the world through a service dedicated to the needs of an unrestricted membership . |
| 9 | As minister responsible for the economy in Northern Ireland , I am delighted to be associated with the publication of ‘ Guide to Exporting . ’ |
| 10 | As one of our valued customers I am delighted to be able to make you this exceptional ‘ Saint and Greavsie ’ offer : |
| 11 | US President Ronald Reagan , 81 , told the Oxford Union Society : ‘ I am delighted to be with you today . ’ |
| 12 | Speaking after the settlement , Mr King said : ‘ I am delighted to be vindicated after this prolonged action . |
| 13 | Or , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , I am delighted to be invited to tell you about the amusing experiences I have had while travelling/teaching as a , etc . ’ |
| 14 | I am delighted to be once again working with Eddie Bell . ’ |
| 15 | I am delighted to be here today to open the G M B congress for nineteen ninety three as Deputy M Mayor of this great city of Portsmouth , and not Manchester . |
| 16 | I am delighted to be able to tell the hon. Gentleman that our policy on capital expenditure is to encourage and enable higher education institutions to invest , as they need to do , to accommodate the dramatic increase in student numbers as well as provide facilities for the research of remarkable quality which takes place in so many of our universities . |
| 17 | I am delighted to be joined by my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley , South ( Mr. McMaster ) . |
| 18 | I am delighted to be able to say that I have just received notice from the Department of the Environment that Chorley is to be allocated an additional amount for doing up old housing — nearly £0.25 million . |
| 19 | I am delighted to be able to send you a copy of the report prepared by my review group called ‘ Building on Ability : Sport for people with disabilities ’ . |
| 20 | I am delighted to be reviewing Sally Booth 's latest work , firstly because it ‘ take 's one to know one ’ … |
| 21 | I am delighted to be able to express my congratulations to the Society on the occasion of its 40th anniversary celebrations . |
| 22 | I am delighted to be asked to deliver Lynda 's speech to such a large body of people committed to helping the disadvantaged and to be able to say a few words about how government is meeting the challenges that it faces in the developing world . |
| 23 | Now I am delighted to be able to hand over the spot-light to my three management colleagues on the management team . |
| 24 | ‘ I am delighted to be able to do this . |
| 25 | I am delighted to be able to help my constituency . |
| 26 | My name is Ricky Elliot , I am delighted to be here . |
| 27 | I am proud to come from this area , I am proud to be British , I will always be proud to serve this democracy . ’ |
| 28 | If that is ‘ soft ’ then I am proud to be a ‘ softie . ’ |
| 29 | He had written an essay on ‘ Why I Am Proud to Be an American ’ , and he had won third prize . |
| 30 | Baroness Cumberlege said : ‘ I am proud to be associated with this important new initiative to conserve a landscape which I have known and loved for much of my life . ’ |