Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb base] [vb pp] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the silly new middle-aged people who 've got to be young who 've changed . |
| 2 | I have no doubt that the hon. Gentleman will endeavour to catch your eye , Mr. Deputy Speaker , and in the light of the number of Conservative Back Benchers who have chosen to be present , it would seem that he has a reasonable opportunity of doing so . |
| 3 | Some nations who have tried to be serious have ended up being dull . |
| 4 | This is all a far cry from the cosy coffee morning , which is itself shorthand for a vast network of peer support groups in which women , who have ceased to be competitive for the first time in their lives , can find reassurance during a period of mindbending uncertainty . |
| 5 | Search unemployment can be seen as part of the annual turnover of the job market — firms rid themselves of workers who have proved to be unproductive or unsatisfactory in some way , and workers quit jobs which have failed to meet their expectations or which were intended only as stop-gaps in the first place . |