Example sentences of "[indef pn] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is likely to be waterproof and windproof and there is additional protection should someone be foolish enough to fire a shot in the direction of the ferrets ' container while bolting rabbits . |
| 2 | Thus perception , as he conceives it , is tied too closely to the human paradigm ; those normal contexts in which we require that someone be able to tell us about what they see . |
| 3 | If all is relative , then protest against racism , sexism and so forth is at root an arbitrary subjective one — why should n't somebody be racist if all is a matter of mere opinion or expediency ? |
| 4 | It would take a particular person to make her want to come down , into the house , and she fretted : by the time they came , would everything be dusty ? |
| 5 | Whenever you want to get someone to do more of something be careful to use either or both of the types of reinforcement . |
| 6 | Access : can one be sure of getting in and out in all weathers ? |
| 7 | If you do n't receive one be sure to ask for one . |
| 8 | How can one be sure that what is being seen and counted is ‘ really ’ present in the living brain rather than an artefact , an artificial pattern generated by the techniques required to fix , slice and stain the brain tissue to make it visible ? |
| 9 | Only by a careful understanding of the market place can one be sure that one is thinking in the appropriate dimension and take full advantage of scale economies . |
| 10 | Is it possible to define a totality , or must one be content with reconstituting connections ? ) are now being replaced by questions of another type : which strata should be isolated from others ? |
| 11 | How , then , can one be definite about recommending chemical preparations ? |
| 12 | Can one be convinced of this ? |
| 13 | Brahmadaitya are kind to humans , though should one be foolish enough to chop down the palm tree where this spirit lives , the offender 's neck will be snapped , like a twig . |
| 14 | But ( unless one be Christian ) why not hold as one 's vision a community of both women and men who , having essentially left the past behind , live in the present ? |
| 15 | If the same set of appearances could be saved by each mathematical model , then why should one be privileged as that which corresponded to physical reality ? |
| 16 | But how could one be jealous of a stick , a statue ? |
| 17 | The clinical use is different : here one uses syndromes to help one be aware that , for example , if you notice symptom x in a patient , you ought to test for the presence of symptoms y and z , since they are very likely to be present . |
| 18 | When Hare speaks of universalisability he refers to the requirement that one be prepared to support one 's ethical judgements by precepts couched in completely general terms . |
| 19 | So would one be acceptable to them , because they are a heavy trade ? |
| 20 | EMI 's Abbey Road is the venue for Nagano 's Rite , a leaner sound of startling clarity ( should one be able to hear the contrabassoon this consistently in the final ‘ Danse sacrale ’ ? ) . |
| 21 | They kept the doors locked all the time now , and on a bolt and chain , and Big Nan had sewn Velcro round all the edges of the curtains so they 'd stick together and no one be able to peer in . |
| 22 | But in the age of ‘ information highways ’ , with government bodies sharing common databanks with other departments and commercial organisations outside Whitehall , to what extent will one be able to identify the records of a government body ? |
| 23 | Recording need : A necessary task under the new legislation , but can everyone be pleased ? |
| 24 | ‘ Just everyone be careful . ’ |
| 25 | No , I 'm trying Can everyone be careful not to sit on my coat I have another walkman in my pocket . |
| 26 | Madonna 's long awaited multi media entertainment company Maverick , embracing film , books , TV and music publishing , signed a $60 million deal with Warner under a seven year arrangement which , should everyone be happy , can be extended to 11 years . |
| 27 | She chose the music for her own funeral and pleaded : ‘ Do n't let anybody be sad . ’ |
| 28 | WILL ANYBODY BE ABLE TO SEE THE REGISTER ? |
| 29 | It 's probably you know better me to do that and make certain erm But if , if , if you were here , would anybody be prepared to do that ? |
| 30 | Well why 'd , I wish you would and I wish you 'd er , they 'd be a , what you needs is a concerted comprehensive effort from everybody be inconvenient as possible until the money stumps up do n't know where the money comes from though |