Example sentences of "[noun] [det] [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 | 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 . |
| 6 | It was also a display of independence from Washington that was meant to be noticed elsewhere , particularly in Moscow . |
| 7 | Under the 1977 Health Service Act this is meant to be a ‘ full cost ’ fee which the Secretary of State fixes . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | After some early problems this was proved to be a successful system . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In my trade this is thought to be par for the course . |
| 13 | The mechanism is assumed to start at the rotation of the cam shaft A. This is seen to be connected to the sewing machine main drive system by a dog coupling at its lower end . |
| 14 | From the start this was bound to be contentious , for it tied in so obviously with concern about newspaper chains , the power of large circulations and the alleged dangers of a too one-sided party press . |
| 15 | Of course , SERPS rights had to be forfeited , but for younger people these were calculated to be worth much less than the personal pension could offer . |
| 16 | In mechanical engineering these are seen to be centred around the generation of geometric shapes which in association perform a specified function . |
| 17 | However , those with an interest in ‘ seeing the future ’ may wish to examine such a volume as it reflects a current diverse pattern of ageing and retirement in the US that is beginning to be appreciated in social gerontology within the UK . |
| 18 | Leaks were the flavour of the year in 1983 , but the trouble was that neither Ken Clarke nor I had the first idea what report this was meant to be as there were no plans , secret or otherwise , for privatization . |
| 19 | Indeed , in Tolson this was expressed to be the case even where the crime was held to be one requiring proof of a mental element . |
| 20 | It 's only the middle of April , but without a doubt this is going to be one of the best books of the year for me . |
| 21 | Even in London this was thought to be a drawback . |
| 22 | I , I , do not understand Chairman that reading this motion , I 've been trying to think about it , how on earth this is going to be monitored . |
| 23 | In two patients with a history of single events these were considered to be of respiratory origin . |