Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the thing , the biggest thing that we 've been afraid of is death and the things that lead to death like sickness and like infirmity like weakness . |
| 2 | ‘ There are certainly doctors who are unsuited to being gynaecologists , ’ he says , ‘ but they have to be weeded out earlier on . |
| 3 | With seven matches to play , 16th-placed Bari are in trouble and Platt said : ‘ All I am interested in is Bari staying in Serie A. Three consecutive defeats have made the job harder , but I believe we will stay up , particularly if we beat Napoli at home . ’ |
| 4 | It had been easy to be friends when she had n't felt this sudden urgent longing for him . |
| 5 | Sealink Stena Line is an enthusiastic sponsor of the museum 's new souvenir guide book and are delighted to be supporters of such an impressive collection of outdoor folk and transport exhibits . |
| 6 | It 's not just that we 're going to write articles about EastEnders , but what we 're interested in is EastEnders , The Bill , Brookside , because a lot of people actually watch these programmes , and there is clearly a way in which programmes do seem to be referencing each other and dealing with similar topics . |
| 7 | It 's not as if it 'll frighten the horses , because they 're supposed to be colour blind : mind you , have seen some of the migraine colour schemes a racing cyclist friend wears I 'm not so sure about that ! |
| 8 | I mean , as I told Dick Treadwell , we 're supposed to be colleagues . |
| 9 | ‘ You 're supposed to be Miss Sunshine , ’ he snapped . |
| 10 | No they 're supposed to be brothers . |
| 11 | They 're likely to be trees or shrubs which show up in winter but become a backdrop for the rich summer display . |
| 12 | But the game you 're concerned with is Arthur Evans . |
| 13 | The young people who use the building today are likely to be part of the thriving youth club that operates on four nights of the week . |
| 14 | As to schools , a DES spokesperson let it be known that such concerns are left to the LEAs and that studies of this kind are likely to be part of religious education . |
| 15 | Other items are likely to be part of much larger burglaries which could amount to £1million . |
| 16 | Again , there are likely to be problems of reliability with such data . |
| 17 | Moreover , because individuals are likely to be members of more than one interest ( " cross-cutting ties " ) and more than one group ( " overlapping membership " ) this will soften or moderate a commitment to any single interest . |
| 18 | It will be used as part of a non-broadcast programme called Project Video that will be sold to secondary schools worldwide ( the main markets are likely to be Spain , Italy and Greece ) . |
| 19 | At the end of these deliberations there are likely to be discrepancies between committee recommendations and the target guidelines . |
| 20 | Earlier this century , studies of the dolphin relied on observations of animals in captivity , and interpretations of social behaviour drawn from these studies are likely to be suspect . |
| 21 | WWF director , George Medley told New Scientist : ‘ We have to work with all those people who are likely to be donors . ’ |
| 22 | If there are likely to be difficulties about accommodation for yourself as the daughter at home , after your parent 's death , contact should be made well before this event is imminent with the Housing Manager of the local council for advice , and you might write also to the Housing Corporation Head Office , Maple House , 149 Tottenham Court Road , London W1P 0BN , who will send a free directory of registered Housing Associations and other housing schemes in the area of your choice , so that you can begin forward planning . |
| 23 | Although many homes may be managed by men , most of the low paid care assistants , and many of the residents are likely to be women . |
| 24 | There are likely to be limits to the extent to which such acclimatization is possible . |
| 25 | During conventional culture there are likely to be fluctuations in temperature necessitated by frequent removal from the incubator for observation . |
| 26 | Whatever ministers actually decide about London following the Tomlinson report , the changes are likely to be largescale and affect many staff and patients . |
| 27 | Now , after a two-week lay-off , Price is back to form and his main adversaries tomorrow are likely to be Morpeth 's Mark Hudspith and Ian Archbold . |
| 28 | These are likely to be professions like law , engineering , medicine . |
| 29 | I would like to extend this idea and suggest that in larger homes there are likely to be groups of residents with particular needs requiring appropriate provision , such as those with severe physical disability , considerable mental infirmity , ethnic minority elders more estranged than usual in a residential environment , and those who are terminally ill or dying . |
| 30 | Any one " event " is likely to be on a different scale from the one preceding or succeeding it and there are likely to be gaps between events . |