Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was like communism everyone was supposed to be the same , everyone would have the same house , with the same shed , everyone would have the same stuff in their house , all their doors would be colour co-ordinated and that 's what flats were , the original idea of flats were like co-ordinated living okay . |
| 2 | I had to send her a greetings telegram , so that she would not be alarmed at the sight of the envelope , saying : DARLING MUM I AM MARRIED TO MY MUSE AND HAVE NO INTENTION OF SEEKING A DIVORCE SO DO N'T WORRY I 'LL BE A BACHELOR GAY FOR ME REST OF MY LIFE LOVE JIM . |
| 3 | I used a shade that is lighter than most soils , although of course I am used to looking out of the window at our bright reddish-brown soil here in Devon ! |
| 4 | What happened to my shirt I was supposed to be getting |
| 5 | the drug I was okay to a certain extent . |
| 6 | Erm , I went on a diet last year , to one of these clubs and , within record time got to the weight I was supposed to be , calorie counting and then I had to come off and I found for weeks after feelings of terrible guilt if I ate |
| 7 | ‘ I mean , ’ she spat out through her cigarette , ‘ I know maggots , you would do with the life I 've had and the Pig I was married to . |
| 8 | In 1985 , he claimed defensively , ‘ There 's black and white proof I 'm not the killer I 'm supposed to be , I 've only been sent off twice . ’ |
| 9 | I lay on my bed in a cheap lodging house and cried and I tell you Ellen I wished I was with you and receiving your kindness which was great to me . |
| 10 | It also has to hinder to recognition of what the needs of the people of the city are and I actually cast out , wipe out services and the needs of central administration which is essential to any council and I would hope that not only my own back this amendment . |
| 11 | The OECD ( 1985 ) country report on the UK adopted a similar argument , i.e. that GDFCF includes forms of non-productive investment which are irrelevant to economic growth , residential investment being a prime example . |
| 12 | This difference concerns their conception of meaning , a conception which is crucial to their insistence on the objective character of criticism . |
| 13 | It is certain the board would prefer to see Mr Weir re-elected as it tries to keep a united front over the next few months when it has to produce new proposals for its future which are acceptable to the Scottish Office and the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 14 | I welcome your speech because you have a quite a good habit of optimistic outlook future which is contrary to what a lot of other chairmen are saying . |
| 15 | The RUC are anxious to speak to the driver of a maroon Maestro car which was close to the murder scene yesterday morning , in order that they can eliminate them from the murder investigation . |
| 16 | Finally , Rawls is only to a limited extent concerned with correcting inequalities in the ability to promote the good which are due to one 's natural endowments ( the difference principle is about social , not natural , primary goods ) . |
| 17 | MINERS leader Arthur Scargill has slammed an unauthorised biography which is due to be published later this month and which he claims contains ‘ major factual errors ’ . |
| 18 | Since the imposition of these conditions on equation ( 3.25 ) gives an equation which is identical to equation ( 3.16 ) we have derived a model of consumption which has a different underlying theory of consumption and assumes irrational expectations , but which has exactly the same implications for the data as our rational expectations consumption model . |
| 19 | ( Their modern counterparts are obliged to reject any television programme which is offensive to public feeling , good taste or decency . ) |
| 20 | Yet , in terms of potential , Sam had a shrewdness and a mind which was akin to an untapped goldmine . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) Before giving the prisoner the opportunity to make such representations , the Secretary of State is required to inform him of the period recommended by the judiciary as the period he should serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence , and of any other opinion expressed by the judiciary which is relevant to the Secretary of State 's decision as to the appropriate period to be served for these purposes . |
| 22 | The main responsibilities of the polytechnics will be as teaching institutions , but it will be necessary to make provision for research which is essential to the proper fulfilment of their teaching functions and the maintenance and development of close links with industry … |
| 23 | The intended output will be the identification of areas where reconceptualisation is required , with a view to defining new lines of social science research which are likely to be relevant to future attempts at policy formulation , both nationally and internationally . |
| 24 | They can be of great service in transmitting the Faith , even though they can never replace the personal witness which is essential to the proclamation of the full truth and value of the Christian message . |
| 25 | The papers of the Lord Chancellor 's Department which are open to inspection in the Public Record Office are therefore a valuable but under-used source of information for the study of recent political and social history , public administration and law . |
| 26 | The one glimmer of recognition of a distinct ability comes from common-sense observation of business-school academics and top executives that there is a perceptual-analytic aptitude which is important to managers at the top . |
| 27 | His Lordship added that where the presumptions created a result which was contrary to the intention of Parliament then the presumptions had to give way . |
| 28 | It is also a movie which is likely to be controversial in Paris . |
| 29 | Any way , Aunt Bessie brought her up in the little house built by her husband and brother-in-law which was near to South Stainmore . |
| 30 | The onset of this ‘ game ’ is often triggered by instances of behaviour during the lengthy lunch break which is likely to be seen as ‘ boisterous ’ and ‘ high spirits ’ . |