Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] to [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Am I supposed to be impressed by this little bit of unhurried pantomime ? ’ he enquired coolly . |
| 2 | Am I supposed to be ashamed of an ordinary male impulse ? |
| 3 | Not only was I unable to be certain of Miss Kenton 's desire to rejoin the staff here , I had not , of course , even discussed the question of additional staff with Mr Farraday since that first preliminary meeting over a year ago . |
| 4 | I promise to do my best to be obedient to God , to my parents and to the Brownie Law and to give happiness to somebody every day . |
| 5 | There is nothing much to be proud of , to be sure , in all this ; and the self-sufficient hero , who knows it , is nothing of a boaster . |
| 6 | that his or her conduct as a director makes him or her unfit to be concerned in the management of a company . |
| 7 | And then again I think it is escapism for some of them to get pregnant where there 's so much unemployment , it 's something of their own to be proud about . |
| 8 | Officers will do their best to be compassionate towards parents , for example referring to the dead child by his/her first name and whenever possible a female officer will attend . |
| 9 | Many expert fishkeepers will tell you that to be successful in the hobby you must first and foremost be a water manager . |
| 10 | I do n't want you two to be close to each other . ’ |
| 11 | The context was one unlikely to be familiar to the pupils . |
| 12 | Congratulations to the four successful candidates in the 1982 examination , Kay Evans welcomed the only one able to be present at this training day , Brenda Morgan , from the Surrey Course and presented her certificate . |
| 13 | I 've nothing more to be frightened of losing . |
| 14 | I actually found it I know me and you have discussed this earlier on and I , I , I did n't find it I found it confusing to be honest with you . |
| 15 | Somehow he thinks it remote from morality to face the facts ; somehow he thinks it possible to be good without being wise . |
| 16 | Some might nonetheless think it justifiable to be fearful of the merely speculative dangers of a long-term reduction in the body 's oestrogen levels . |
| 17 | Later , she found it natural to be active in her union . |
| 18 | She was half laughing now , finding it hard to be annoyed at what he was saying . |
| 19 | Gazans find it hard to be enthusiastic about the talks . |
| 20 | Do you find it hard to be objective about your looks as you grow older ? |
| 21 | Now was n't it supposed to be unlucky to be the last in cutting your corn ? |
| 22 | PEPs are mainly tax advantageous to higher-rate taxpayers and anyone likely to be liable for CGT . |
| 23 | Is it reactionary to be concerned about the issues of parental discipline and authority , and the related aspects of self-discipline and self-control , in these ‘ enlightened ’ times of progressive , permissive ( some would say laissez-faire ) child-rearing ? |
| 24 | So is it safe to be sanguine about Labour 's procedures , given the mood which deepened in the early 1980S and which strives for even greater accountability in the Labour Party , of which this rule is an example ? |
| 25 | He followed his robots ( two children as robot nurses ) around , whispering instructions to them and occasionally taking over and doing the tasks for them as he found it difficult to be precise in his instructions . |
| 26 | Vic 's easy manner made it difficult to be annoyed for long . |
| 27 | I just find it difficult to be interested in clothes or how I look . |
| 28 | Is it difficult to be original at this present point in pop history ? |
| 29 | I realise that there are many young Asian women living in Britain today who might find it difficult to be different from their friends at school . |
| 30 | When Jimmy Carter took office in January 1977 , Zahedi found it harder to be close to senior officials . |