Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [modal v] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People whose mood is high are frequently over-active ( although the activity may be purposeless ) , whereas a person whose mood is low may be apathetic and reluctant to move . |
| 2 | Lydia had said that one night 's fast would be preferable to the plight in which they did indeed now find themselves , but Betty regarded the idea of missing a meal as unnatural and Lydia was overruled . |
| 3 | The paradigm presents him with a set of definite problems together with methods that he is confident will be adequate for their solution . |
| 4 | ‘ Every person who shall by himself or by or in conjunction with any other person , corruptly solicit or receive , for himself , or for any other person , any gift , loan , fee , reward , or advantage whatever as an inducement to , or reward for , or otherwise on account of any member … of a public body … doing or forbearing to do anything in respect of any matter or transaction whatsoever , actual or proposed , in which such public body is concerned shall be guilty of a misdemeanour . ’ |
| 5 | If more output is obtained from the same manpower — which it is here contended could and should happen — then the allocation of resources so far as manpower is concerned will be unaffected . |
| 6 | Retraining which is academic can be difficult unless some means is provided so that lectures , discussion and talks can be followed . |