Example sentences of "what be [adj] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | What are tragic to behold are women … who suddenly do a volte face at fifty and say , ‘ Why did n't I have children ? ' ’ … |
| 2 | The expanded girths , embarrassing bodily functions and creative coiffuring I can cope with — but what 's harder to handle is that most groups who reform do so because of shrinking royalty cheques rather than any genuine desire to play together again . |
| 3 | What 's interesting to know is , what is the maximum value that that can attain ? |
| 4 | If you know that he is righteous you will know that everything everyone who does what is right has been born of him . |
| 5 | what is sad to see is that a player like tony dorigo has not yet scored a goal this season and the same for kelly — that is : our wide defenders has not ( yet ) been a threat to the opposite team — which — if i rememeber correctly — did happen a couple of seasons back with both Love-Machine Sterland and Tony getting the occasional goal . |
| 6 | In these circumstances the presumption that the agent is a competent judge of what is best to do is very hard to maintain . |
| 7 | Deciding that you want to go out with someone because they happen to fit into this year 's idea of what is good looking is stupid . |
| 8 | What is important to emphasise is that war is the ultimate purpose for which Soviet society is organised . |
| 9 | What is important to stress is that Nizan 's life and work must be seen in the context of his youth . |
| 10 | What is important to realize is that for Yeats certainly , and I think at times for Pound also , the only alternative open was a sorry second best . |
| 11 | What is important to note is that the collaboration between Grover Jackson and Randy Rhoads in designing this guitar was both fruitful and a complete success , because between them they produced an instrument which , in Randy 's hands , has provided itself with an impressive track record . |
| 12 | What is important to note is that the proper time τ as recorded by an on-board clock would change smoothly on crossing the horizon . |
| 13 | What is important to note is that there are three main conditions which must be fulfilled to accomplish an assignment under statute : ( a ) the assignment must be absolute ; ( b ) the assignment must be in writing ; and ( c ) written notice must be given to the debtor or the supplier as appropriate . |
| 14 | However , what is important to recognise is that addiction is in the person , not just in the drug . |
| 15 | The question of what is significant has been at the heart of much recent discussion , but is not addressed in the ASB 's proposals . |
| 16 | What is difficult to monitor is the extent to which ‘ language work ’ for primary teachers is provision of literacy teaching skills that are required for all primary teachers , analogous to the methods work of specialist language teachers . |
| 17 | What is difficult to establish is whether the job attracts the sort of goal profiles that are suitable or whether the individual is attracted by the job and then develops a profile suitable to it . |
| 18 | What is difficult to believe is that they had suddenly become a real threat to Gloucester . |
| 19 | What is difficult to believe is that they had suddenly become a real threat to Gloucester . |
| 20 | What is harder to understand is the behaviour of foster-parents later in the season , towards young cuckoos that are almost fledged . |
| 21 | What is easier to handle is information — and management information which is planned and delivered in predetermined packages should be particularly straightforward . |
| 22 | If it now seems self-evident that monitoring of the global environment is necessary , indeed is even vital , the prediction of what is likely to happen is almost as important : the 170 000 people in the Maldives are understandably worried about the prospect of global sea-level change since no part of the islands is more than 2 m above present sea-level ! |
| 23 | What is likely to happen is that they will shun those centres that have a bad name or are lacking in professional infrastructure ( the two usually go together ) in favour of well-regulated , stable ones . |
| 24 | When she returned to Jedburgh that evening she was in great pain from what is likely to have been a haemorrhage , of which she had suffered several since her son 's birth . |
| 25 | Faint praise for what was supposed to have been a serious scientific work ! |