Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Itd be interesting to see the corner count for this game . |
| 2 | Might the assailant be able to claim that he acted in self-defence ? 4 . |
| 3 | Th'would be famous … think of it … ’ on and on and on , blithely unaware of the curious glances from the passers-by , though Midnight noticed every one . |
| 4 | Why should the whims of Victorian gynaecology be relevant within a book which discusses the impurity of women in religion ? |
| 5 | A score of under 40 would indicate a very high investment risk , and so only in unusual circumstances would investment be worthwhile . |
| 6 | The President 's deputy and successor should the President be unable to complete a term of office ; nominated by the President ; given special responsibility for ensuring enforcement of presidential decrees throughout the country . |
| 7 | Should the president be unable to carry out his duties , the State Council would elect a temporary president from among its members . |
| 8 | Where a plaintiff claims in respect of the consequences of an injury caused to the foetus before birth , the following questions arise : ( 1 ) How can the defendant have owed the plaintiff a duty of care at a time when the law did not recognise the plaintiff 's existence ? ( 2 ) How can the defendant be liable for causing injury to the plaintiff when , at the time that the injury was caused , the law did not recognise the plaintiff 's existence ? |
| 9 | What would the sine be right so erm which one are we on . |
| 10 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains for himself or another any pecuniary advantage shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years . |
| 11 | A person guilty of theft shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ 15(1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains property belonging to another , with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it , shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years . |
| 13 | ‘ 15(1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains property belonging to another , with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it , shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years . |
| 14 | This is not much help because ( a ) later-developing concepts must still on the representational theory of the mind be present in these primitive concepts ( there are no merely potential competences such as my potential but non-existing competence to know Portuguese ) ; and ( b ) how and where do we draw the line between the primitive concepts and the developed ones ? |
| 15 | Let the painter 's mind be sensitive , but not his brush . ’ |
| 16 | At the deepest level , if you want to explore your unconscious mind be prepared to spend time and money . |
| 17 | What price will the Department be prepared to pay for these services ? |
| 18 | Id be interested to see what Kev thought of this ? ? |
| 19 | Anyhow if someone did see the match Id be interested to hear what happened possession wise during the match … who was in control etc . |
| 20 | Therefore , should the shareholder be subject to a higher rate of tax he or she will have to make additional payments to the Inland Revenue . |
| 21 | How can omnipotence be just ? |
| 22 | And would Her Majesty be obliged to accept that advice ? |
| 23 | What time will tea be ready mother ? |
| 24 | Nor will those who understand the real spirit of his scepticism be surprised to hear that one of his companions was the Bible . |
| 25 | In theory , the police are controlled by the requirement that their suspicions about the future be reasonable , i.e. based on objective facts . |
| 26 | Options will in future be capable of grant under the British Gas Sharesave Scheme during any period when the Directors consider exceptional circumstances exist which justify the grant of options at that time . |
| 27 | The teacher 's slap , and his colleagues ' support , served notice that women , too , would in future be subject to the disciplines of institutions outside the family , that fathers and husbands would have to share their authority over women . |
| 28 | The wage would in future be subject to inflation indexation . |
| 29 | A widely subscribed single premium life insurance policy ( known as the prima unica ) was suspended because most of the money invested had never been taxed ; insurers were to be legally obliged to disclose the names of policy holders , and primas unicas would in future be subject to withholding taxes . |
| 30 | Dr John Mills and Dr Geoff James , who are consultant gynaecologists at Ninewells hospital in Dundee , have written to the 450 patients on their waiting list to say that in-vitro fertilisation treatment may in future be available only to those who can pay around £1,500 per cycle of treatment . |