Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [adv] be [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This may now be taking place .
2 The consequence of this might eventually be rising unemployment and social unrest .
3 This could also be entitled Stop Press , for it occurred after I had sent the first draft to the Hon.
4 In this case without it this would be methane so this would actually be called methoxy methane .
5 Drawings , usually of people and animals , in a simple style where the arms and legs look like sticks ; these may also be called pin figures or matchstick figures .
6 Midani , the wealthy Lebanese who had always believed that he had first option should Edwards ever decide to sell , after trying to buy the club himself , insisted more than once : ‘ United must not be caused embarassment , ’ and seemed to be the one participant in what became an increasingly shabby affair who was conscious that great dignity was at stake .
7 well my Lord , yes the stay of the counterclaim as a set off , that would then be denying article eighty five as a shield well of course it would n't undermine the defences based upon article eighty five per se , the other ways , I mean the set off is simply one way in which the defence arises , it arises in three other ways as your Lordship seems to have an opinion , security or set off is simply one of the ways the defence , but it 's not the only defence , so to simply state that part of the defence would not get the , would not mean that the article eighty five defence erm , er , evaporated in any way shape or form , the whole defence would have to be stayed so that there was none , no defence left , a defence on article eighty five
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