Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [adj] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Angèle Didier is supposed to be an opera singer , an experienced woman of the world . |
| 2 | The UN , trawling the net wide , has not yet found the troops it wants for Mozambique , which in contrast to Angola is supposed to be a model operation , or the mechanised battalion it has been told to send to the Kuwait-Iraq border . |
| 3 | One of the last television appearances of comedian Frankie Howerd is due to be screened this weekend . |
| 4 | Moira McVitie is supposed to be intelligent as well . |
| 5 | Because if you eat a regular high carbohydrate diet then your BMR is likely to be higher than a person eating a high fat diet . |
| 6 | Western politicians have repeatedly made it clear that the PLO is unlikely to be allowed to represent Palestinian interests because of its supposed support for the Saddam Hussein regime . |
| 7 | The moment I heard there were rumours that the PLO is willing to be more moderate , that 's when I went on the first plane and went to Tunis . |
| 8 | Yet while InterCity is supposed to be one business , offering consistent standards throughout Britain , many regional differences in what the traveller actually experiences die slowly . |
| 9 | AFTER : Proud Steven is happy to be growing up |
| 10 | Well er , the Tuesday is supposed to be furniture restoration , that 's what it 's been |
| 11 | He changed his assessment in a Jan. 10 letter to the committee 's chairman Les Aspin , however , with the judgment that " the ability of Iraqi ground forces to defend Kuwait is unlikely to be substantially eroded over the next six to 12 months " and that " economic hardship alone is unlikely to compel Saddam to retreat " within that time . |
| 12 | Improv is likely to be migrated to the Windows PC environment shortly , says Mr Ingram . |
| 13 | The targets set by the School Management Task Force are realistic as part of large-scale management , and the detailed approach of the SDPP is likely to be more immediately valuable to schools . |
| 14 | Almost any house in East Anglia is likely to be advertised as being located in Constable country . |
| 15 | The Italian Village is set in the open plain where the new town centre of Spitak is supposed to be . |
| 16 | May is unlikely to be particularly easy or straightforward , but what comes to light between the 2nd and 9th will alleviate your fears or anxiety . |
| 17 | THE PROPOSED international merger between Deloitte Haskins & Sells and Touche Ross is likely to be holed below the waterline this week when the French arm of Deloitte pulls out of the agreement . |
| 18 | The history of previous attempts to reduce the prison population by introducing alternative punishments suggest that NAPO is likely to be proved right . |
| 19 | However , its most serious effect for Brazil is likely to be the role it plays in delaying a southerly weather front which many regions of north-eastern Brazil rely on for rain . |
| 20 | 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 . ’ |
| 21 | But Gray is unlikely to be axed simply to silence the unjustified demands of the minority but he must wonder whether it is worth carrying on anyway when the supporters are so fickle . |
| 22 | There is evidence to suggest that one victim in five in Northern Ireland is likely to be the victim of another similar offence within the same calendar year . |
| 23 | The truth of this statement will be apparent around the 29th , when the Sun in Libra is due to be challenged by the planet Uranus . |
| 24 | Feelings within the BBC are that somebody has to go and that the 69-year-old Mr Hussey is likely to be the one . |
| 25 | Wootton is unlikely to be replaced because there 's no need to replace him . ’ |
| 26 | The battle to save Carmel Woods is unlikely to be resolved by the public inquiry . |
| 27 | Although Dundalk is supposed to be a seaside town , I could find no trace of a harbour . |
| 28 | Now Stroud is likely to be reconnected to the national canal network by the turn of the century . |
| 29 | The size of the collections which currently use LCC is likely to be a significant factor in its perpetuation . |
| 30 | And yet he is the man who first made this needless quarrel , and now inflames it even when Glendower is disposed to be reasonable . |