Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He meant to look forbidding , but found it difficult when eyes that should be glaring were shut . |
| 2 | Finally , the requirement that a bystander should be terrified was qualified where the offence occurred in public , so that it was not necessary to prove either that a bystander was actually terrified , or even present , or even that a bystander was even likely to be present . |
| 3 | His proclamation that the moon might be habitable was bound to attract criticism from Aristotelian diehards such as Alexander Ross . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the perception that this might be desirable was reborn , whether for good or for ill , among the twelfth-century rulers of France . |
| 5 | THE case for believing the letter may be genuine is backed by several facts . |
| 6 | Some examples of situations in which comparison of number may be necessary are given below . |
| 7 | For , according to Moore , to say that an action would be right is to say that the total results of doing it would be at least as good as would be those of doing any alternative . |
| 8 | To say that if it were raining the balcony would be wet is to say this : among possible worlds where it is raining , the one which overall is most like our actual world is also one in which the balcony is wet . |
| 9 | The reason why acquittal would be wrong is explained by my noble and learned friend , post , pp. 1110H — 1111A : |
| 10 | Andrew Lyne , who has been studying the millisecond pulsar from Jodrell Bank , told New Scientist ‘ What will be interesting is to compare the arrival times of the optical pulses with the radio ’ . |
| 11 | That this can be dangerous is illustrated by the facts of Medical Committee for Human Rights v. |
| 12 | The only way people can be safe is to assume they could be the thieves ' next target and do what they can to protect their horses . |
| 13 | What can be interesting is feeling more alive , having more energy and in general feeling great . |