Example sentences of "[vb -s] be [adj] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason , and others , Mr Goldin has been keen to talk to the Russians about co-operation . |
| 2 | For he explains that the function of the party system has been to blur the conflict of class since each party has been obliged to appeal to ‘ the common good ’ in pursuit of long-term majority support . |
| 3 | Asil Nadir has been reluctant to return to Britain , partly because he says , media coverage of his case makes a fair trial unlikely . |
| 4 | The secretary-general of the former ruling party , the National Liberation Front ( FLN ) , Abdelhamid Mehri , said that the banning did not solve the two major problems facing Algeria , namely widespread demands for change " which the FIS has been able to channel to its advantage " , and the existence of a " well-rooted Islamic movement which must be taken into account in one way or another " . |
| 5 | No one has been able to point to any useful purpose that it serves at the present day . |
| 6 | As the £38 million Redbridge District Hospital in Essex welcomes its first patients , WCUK can reflect on the first-class treatment it has been able to give to this important health care project . |
| 7 | Mr Cliburn , who was born in Shreveport , Louisiana , into a family that made its pile from oil , has been able to retire to a vast mansion . |
| 8 | We are delighted that the BBC Big Band has been able to come to the Festival as part of BBC 's ‘ Radio Goes To Town ’ — they will return briefly for a lunchtime programme with David Jacobs in the Ulster Hall on Wednesday ! |
| 9 | ‘ He has been able to speak to us . |
| 10 | There have been so few reading problems in the whole hundred-and-odd pages that the story has been free to come to life , you can see it all , enjoy it all : ‘ Dear Miss Blyton , I think your stories are really exciting ! ’ |
| 11 | He demonstrated throwing and decoration of Jasper ware and said : ‘ It has been wonderful to return to Japan . ’ |
| 12 | There have been few attempts to portray mental handicap in the theatre , and despite its progressive nature , the theatre has been slow to respond to the challenge on offer . |
| 13 | Gough has been slow to respond to a groin injury which has plagued him since September and has been sidelined since the win over Celtic on November 7 . |
| 14 | Church growth thinking has been slow to come to terms with the problem of nominality within existing churches , and has consequently given the impression that mission is simply making more and more people to become like ourselves . |
| 15 | It should be noted here that the recognition output such as ‘ \ ’ and ‘ - ’ are strokes of the pen which the recogniser has been unable to join to any other stroke to give a possible letter . |
| 16 | Mrs Adams has been unable to speak to anyone since the tragedy . |
| 17 | That means being willing to listen to things we 'd rather not hear . |
| 18 | You know he 's been good going to bed . |