Example sentences of "to [be] [adj] [conj] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the Crown 's argument , this provision seems to be unnecessary and must have been included in the Act ( and presumably also in the draft Bill ) as a mere matter of convenience . |
| 2 | Autumn passage appears to be slight and may be under-recorded , since many August and September records appear to relate to passage rather than resident birds . |
| 3 | It appears not to be input-specific but may provide a generalized boost to impulse traffic . |
| 4 | Damages in fatal accident cases are likely to be substantial and should not be underestimated . |
| 5 | A fall in morale tends to be insidious but can be rapidly reversed with definite and positive action . |
| 6 | Headings tend to be broad and can not represent complex or specific subjects accurately . |
| 7 | Their occurrence seems to be cyclic and may well express the evolution of levels of consciousness . |
| 8 | A certain number of members must be present before a meeting is said to be quorate and can proceed . |
| 9 | That leaves difficult cases where an expert has reached a decision which is widely believed to be incorrect but can not be challenged . |
| 10 | The Ceasg is known to be dangerous and will swallow a man whole , possibly in memory of a fish-tailed god to whom human sacrifices were made . |
| 11 | The nature of allocation and apportioning of such costs tends to be arbitrary and can therefore lead to distorting the costs associated with products . |
| 12 | What Sir Adrian is absolutely certain about is that top managers need to be decisive and should not push issues under the rug in the hope they will solve themselves . |
| 13 | It is better described as a full day 's expedition , and those who undertake it need to be well-provisioned and should allow ample time to see the many natural attractions along the way . |
| 14 | He might prove to be useful but would have to be handled carefully . |
| 15 | I was inclined to be star-struck and would creep into the gallery to listen to some of the singers . |
| 16 | Third , effective operational planning of services for individuals would be fostered by the appointment of care managers who would have more flexibility to be innovative and would also work within a clear system of accountability to senior managers . |
| 17 | We will continue to be innovative and will provide value and high standards of service and safety for all investors and borrowers . |
| 18 | The canned variety tends to be mushy and should therefore be avoided . |
| 19 | Professor Jack Shaw , the SHEFC 's chairman , said the system for allocating funds was meant to be predictable and would allow clear budgeting and stability at a time when student numbers have been growing rapidly , some fee levels have been cut sharply , and large efficiency gains expected . |
| 20 | I need to be practical but would like to look feminine as well . |
| 21 | When patients who did not contact their general practitioners before their attempts were questioned about why they had not gone to their doctor , it was found that many were reluctant to trouble him , some had found him unhelpful in the fist , and others thought he was unlikely to be helpful or might even be unsympathetic ( Hawton and Blackstock 1976 ) . |
| 22 | The heat of mixing for the majority of polymer ( 1 ) — polymer ( 2 ) pairs tends to be endothermic and can be approximated by reference to the solubility parameters using equation ( 8.57 ) . |
| 23 | For our purposes , facts may be defined as statements which are accepted to be true and may be supported by evidence . |
| 24 | UK importation of hazardous waste " continues to be steady and could well be rising " , Greenpeace has claimed . |
| 25 | Most educationalists accept examination results as a performance indicator but believe they are too crude to be meaningful and should be seen alongside a number of other factors combined with visits to the school by parents . |
| 26 | The variations appear to be periodic and might be related to reflectance . |
| 27 | He felt that bringing departments together to work towards a whole-school approach was going to be difficult and would be further complicated by the fact that some heads of department had unrealistic expectations of what the project might achieve . |
| 28 | Nicholas protested that he ‘ verily believed the Pope to be anti-Christ and would pull down a room in his house if he learned that Mass had been celebrated in it ’ . |
| 29 | Professor Merton Sandler , an expert in infant nutrition at Queen Charlotte 's Maternity Hospital in London , said yesterday that the report appeared to be significant and should be more fully explored . |
| 30 | that would be of interest , sort of allow them not only to be interested but would , would show them a variety of graphic design based on similar ideas . |