Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [be] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there was one big kolkhoz consisting of 150 households only 20 versts from Roslavl' that was said to be too well satisfied with itself , and so did not welcome visits from the town . |
| 2 | Each appears to be bound in a very pale and supple leather ( on inspection this is seen to be Human skin ) . |
| 3 | At one time , two-pipe house drainage systems were designed to keep waste water and soil water completely separate until they entered the underground drains and to prevent ‘ drain air ’ entering the house : in Victorian times this was thought to be responsible for all manner of ills . |
| 4 | Refreshment facilities on the stand are good attractors , and from the results of the study this was deemed to be a major drawing force . |
| 5 | Relative to Figure 6 , the plane of Figure 7 is said to be " rotated about " the insect . |
| 6 | It is not always possible to say precisely which kind of eyes these are pretending to be , but the chances are that in most cases they are mimicking the forward-facing eyes of birds of prey . |
| 7 | On 12 July 1330 , during the last months of their rule , the perambulations made during the reigns of Edward I and Edward 11 were ordered to be observed in every particular , and the Forest officers in Shropshire were forbidden to take any action against the owners of lands within the disafforested districts who had taken the deer or cut timber there . |
| 8 | Her battered , motley-panelled 2CV had looked out of place in Ascot Square , where I think that anything less than a two-year old Golf GTi , Peugeot 209 or Renault 5 was considered to be only just above banger status , even as a third car , let alone a second . |
| 9 | Batch 3 was intended to be quite small , in terms of numbers of courses . |
| 10 | The laboratory holding three of the Taiwan Ten is believed to be about to acquire another 30 orang-utans , the origin of which is unknown . |
| 11 | To steal SunSelect 's WABI 's thunder — see front page — Microsoft Corp and Insignia Solutions Inc are believed to be moving on the accord that will strengthen their relationship . |
| 12 | It was also a display of independence from Washington that was meant to be noticed elsewhere , particularly in Moscow . |
| 13 | Investment business While a summary of the Solicitors ' Investment Business Rules 1990 may be found in Chapter 12 , it is appropriate at this point to note that every firm which carries on investment business within the meaning of the Financial Services Act 1986 is required to be authorised either through a Self-Regulating Organisation ( SRO ) such as FIMBRA or through a Recognised Professional Body ( RPB ) or directly from the Securities and Investments Board . |
| 14 | Under the 1977 Health Service Act this is meant to be a ‘ full cost ’ fee which the Secretary of State fixes . |
| 15 | Similarly , following acute ligation of the coronary artery in dogs , high levels of thromboxane B 2 were found to be associated with cardiac arrhythmias ( Coker et al , 1981 ) . |
| 16 | Dicta to the contrary in McPhail v Persons Unknown [ 1973 ] 3 All ER 393 are thought to be applicable only if in the High Court . |
| 17 | Although there will be little difference between what they cost new , a car registered in January 1992 is going to be more attractive to buyers than one which went on the road in December 1991 , so second-hand it will be worth about £200-£300 more . |
| 18 | Government ministers tried to stem the tide of mounting public expenditure : John Nott 's replacing Francis Pym at the Ministry of Defence in January 1981 was thought to be a pointer in this direction . |
| 19 | Other northern Malawians arrested between February and May 1989 are thought to be among those set free . |
| 20 | In Nottingham city centre you 'll find space to park at the Broadmarsh Centre and Fletchergate you wo n't have to queue for the Victoria Centre car park but Trinity Square that 's proving to be fairly busy so expect a short wait to park there . |
| 21 | So fraction of a circle fraction of a circle this is going to be one third times three sixty or we could say number of degrees here , fraction of a circle as number of degrees . |
| 22 | As a general rule , documents which are more than 20 years old are deemed to be " ancient " and are presumed to be authentic unless proved otherwise ( Evidence Act 1938 , s4 ) . |
| 23 | Investment over the 1992–1994 period at £5.4 billion is forecast to be 22 p.c. down on the 1989–91 levels after allowing for inflation and the lowest since 1984–86 but still 30 p.c. higher than the depth of recession in 1981–1983 . |
| 24 | Squire Western is said to be modelled on Philip Bennet , and the heroine of Tom Jones on his daughter Ann . |
| 25 | g 11 is taken to be positive ( which can be achieved by multiplying throughout by -1 if necessary ) . |
| 26 | After some early problems this was proved to be a successful system . |
| 27 | Colleagues , for the benefit of first-time delegates this is going to be the running order of business for the week the final agenda , this includes the rule amendment motions the general motions the standing orders committee guideline for congress business and the standing orders committee first report which we will come to later this mor this morning . |
| 28 | The simultaneous resignation of three officials in the office of the Attorney General was felt to be linked to the case . |
| 29 | Day 1 was planned to be to Biarritz via Jersey and La Rochelle , with Day 2 to Santiago via Asturias on the north coast of Spain . |
| 30 | Thus in the valuable Brockman Iron Formation of the Hamersley Basin , bands about an inch thick are said to be correlatable over an area of some 20000 square miles and even microscopic varves within those bands can be traced over 185 miles . |