Example sentences of "[adj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Congress demanded that the British be trusted with no more atomic secrets . |
| 2 | At no time will this be more true than in the 1990s , when the art critic confronts an increasingly international community of art . |
| 3 | ( But can this be said to have been what happened ? |
| 4 | And how will this be done ? |
| 5 | Could this be why I 'm ironing with a face-pack on ? |
| 6 | How can this be done if the patient is 50 miles or so from home ? |
| 7 | Sister Margaret Traxler , of the National Coalition of American Nuns , said that she had told Dr Runcie : ‘ The Roman Catholic Church says this is a deterrent to unity ; but we say , how can this be a deterrent to unity when discrimination against women is evil ? ’ |
| 8 | Can this be right ? |
| 9 | Now granted that current account deficits bring downward pressure on a currency , should this be a source of concern for the authorites ? |
| 10 | Can this be changed ? |
| 11 | Can this be prevented ? |
| 12 | Could this be stopped with a Phonecard ? |
| 13 | ‘ I 've done modelling before — will this be a funny shot of me ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ If it should turn out to be true that God did intend males to exhibit strength in leadership roles and females to excel more as the guardians of society 's emotional resources , why should this be viewed ipso facto as an evil arrangement ? ’ |
| 15 | Not only will this be considered in the initial bids for franchises , but there will be statutory duties to show both educational and regional programmes . |
| 16 | Could this be a prelude to a trade war even more destructive of world prosperity than a military war ? |
| 17 | Can this be justified ? |
| 18 | Might this be the beginning of the end of America 's trade embargo against Vietnam , a hint that diplomatic relations will be established between the two countries ? |
| 19 | Could this be true ? |
| 20 | How can this be ? |
| 21 | Can this be justified by reference to the magnitude of the harm resulting , i.e. death ? |
| 22 | Could this be your ring ? it was found down by the river with an ear-pick and a stiletto . |
| 23 | Could this be the answer to preventing pollution on difficult terrain ? |
| 24 | Another point of paramount importance is , of course , our minimal disease status — could this be maintained in a partially outdoor unit ? |
| 25 | Can this be called an advance ? |
| 26 | Could this be J. R. Pinnegar ? |
| 27 | How could this be true ? |
| 28 | Why should this be so ? |
| 29 | Why should this be so ? |
| 30 | The bristles are now arranged in two vortices : why should this be ? |