Example sentences of "'s [adj] to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do n't seem to believe that it 's possible to be a rogue and a good man at the same time . ’ |
| 2 | It 's not difficult with small creatures , but with the large ones it 's possible to be a hundred pounds or so out , and an overdose could be dangerous for the animal . |
| 3 | It 's okay to be a professional soldier if you join the army of your own country . |
| 4 | An overwhelming 95% of the mothers surveyed believe that it is up to each mother to decide to work or not , and 91% believe that it 's fine to be a working mother as long as the job fits in with their family commitments . |
| 5 | And where there 's likely to be a fall . |
| 6 | That 's likely to be a very common specification for machines you will have come across , and makes a good low-end reference point We have n't set a ‘ boiling point ’ machine , but we have set another reference point at the 25MHz 386 level — we 've used the Ambra Sprinta as the reference machine here . |
| 7 | ‘ He 's absolutely right , and if we do n't get our act together he 's likely to be a great deal more forceful next time round ! ’ |
| 8 | So let's have a look down her throat , and that 's likely to be the source of the problem . |
| 9 | But it really is no indication as to whether that 's likely to be the case in the future is n't it ? |
| 10 | However , since its cost is minimal and most people will have it ( a version came with Windows 3.0 and 3.1 ) it 's likely to be the most used of the cacheing utilities . |
| 11 | That concern is heightened if the settlement 's intended to have growth potential beyond two thousand and six , and heightened still further if it 's likely to be the focus of major employment development either in the short or longer term . |
| 12 | But it 's Glenn Hoddle who 's likely to be the focus of attention . |
| 13 | Well that 's potentially , er no decision 's been made as yet to review that budgeting exercise and I think erm that 's likely to be the position for the next month or two erm so I would expect them to , to be doing their overtime levels as , as they currently are . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's supposed to be a sporting competition . ’ |
| 15 | You know it 's supposed to be a glossy , upmarket thriller with sex . |
| 16 | And it 's supposed to be a professional game ! |
| 17 | It 's supposed to be a key moment , is n't it ? |
| 18 | He 's supposed to be a fucking socialist . " |
| 19 | Tell somebody that ‘ It 's just a joke ’ , ‘ It 's supposed to be a poem ’ , ‘ No speeches please ’ or ‘ Let's have the meeting first and a chat later ’ and they will process or produce the discourse quite differently . |
| 20 | I stuck with Molassi 'cause he 's supposed to be a friend of Rodo 's , who 's supposed to be a friend of mine . |
| 21 | I stuck with Molassi 'cause he 's supposed to be a friend of Rodo 's , who 's supposed to be a friend of mine . |
| 22 | I do n't know whether that 's supposed to be a plus or a minus . |
| 23 | ‘ She 's supposed to be a virgin , ’ Zelah explained in a stage whisper , ‘ but I would n't like to bet on that one . ’ |
| 24 | There 's supposed to be a back fire-escape , but years ago , before I came here , someone unhooked it and took it for scrap . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's supposed to be a happy ending . ’ |
| 26 | Money that will be used in part to buy more mercury , that 's supposed to be a controlled substance . |
| 27 | It 's supposed to be a deadly secret . ’ |
| 28 | It 's supposed to be a very big conference . ’ |
| 29 | There 's supposed to be a white horse that goes through the square at and er it er supposed to pay this horseman or something but I do n't really ken much about it . |
| 30 | It 's supposed to be a secret , but I 'm pregnant . ’ |