Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [verb] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's it 's on the basis that any employer has a duty of care to employees and what I mean by that is that er an employer has a responsibility to not work employers er er employees under conditions that that are known to be unsafe . |
| 2 | They are communities in the sense that one has a sense of ‘ belonging ’ in them , and in the sense that Shetlanders belonging to each are said to be distinguishable by special characteristics in dialect or , less often ( and more humorously ) , by difference in mentality and general attitudes . |
| 3 | More instances that this are required to be certain that the possible parts of speech of the word are found . |
| 4 | For even at the generally modest level of competition that Beckenham offers , the British are shown to be dismal failures . |
| 5 | The reparations on this were going to be cosmic . |
| 6 | Of these , 371,000 were thought to be Protestant , 271,000 Catholic and 5,000 Jews . |
| 7 | Untranslated sequences upstream of the coding regions 1 and 2 were found to be unrelated , and attempts to identify transcripts that contain linked 1 and 2 sequences by library screening or through RT-PCR experiments were unsuccessful ( data not shown ) . |
| 8 | Each appears to be bound in a very pale and supple leather ( on inspection this is seen to be Human skin ) . |
| 9 | This is bound to be one of the highlights of 1992 . |
| 10 | This is believed to be due to the complex organization of their centre-surround mechanisms . |
| 11 | This is believed to be harmless unlike the use of X-rays which could be damaging . |
| 12 | This is believed to be one of the world 's richest areas of rainforest biodiversity . |
| 13 | Recently a remedy was introduced that can be added to the pond water and this is proving to be successful . |
| 14 | When Parliament creates a new crime , this is presumed to be subject to certain defences at common law , such as self-defence and duress , and also ( very frequently ) to the requirement of a state of mind ( intention , knowledge or recklessness ) . |
| 15 | A leaflet headed The Case for Charging Full Cost Fees , with the sub-heading Why this is felt to be necessary , has been dished out at the party political conferences . |
| 16 | The Council will also have to keep the curriculum under review and promote change where this is felt to be necessary . |
| 17 | An orthodox man is not allowed to hear a woman singing as this is felt to be seductive . |
| 18 | The administrator will have certain material to hand ; if this is felt to be inadequate he will search further . |
| 19 | This is said to be one of the best angling waters in the Midlands although this nearly changed a year ago when a slug of pollution threatened to wipe out 100,000 fish . |
| 20 | This is reputed to be one of the five most beautiful hotels in the world , and is certainly the most prestigious hotel in Mauritius , with service , food and style to match . |
| 21 | this is suppose to be serious and I 'll taken this |
| 22 | this is suppose to be serious and I 'll taken this |
| 23 | The efficacy of speed limits thus depends on drivers ' self-discipline , but this is known to be lax , particularly as modern cars are neither designed nor advertised to encourage low-speed driving . |
| 24 | This is known to be German fertiliser manufacturer Hermann Schnabel , whose consignment of fourteen paintings included the cover lot , ‘ La Loge ’ by Renoir . |
| 25 | It should also be remembered that s 19(l) ( a ) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 provides that where there is a covenant , condition or agreement against assigning , underletting , charging or parting with possession of the premises or any part thereof without licence or consent , this is deemed to be subject to a proviso to the effect that such licence or consent is not to be unreasonably withheld . |
| 26 | This is going to be awful ! |
| 27 | ‘ This is the first time I have made a gramophone recording at Watford — I 've done film music here , but I think the sound of this is going to be amazing , ’ he said . |
| 28 | Fuel burn at around 11 gallons per hour was what one might expect from the power plant , and the aircraft would undoubtedly benefit from turbo-charging although as always the trade-off in this is going to be increased maintenance costs . |
| 29 | For a moment you think ‘ this is going to be serious stuff ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh Caspar , this is going to be impossible . ’ |