Example sentences of "[noun sg] they [be] [adj] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A voice for moderation and good order — like many others — but his head as bare as the rest when the bricks started to fly , his body as vulnerable to sabre cuts as his father 's , his countenance indistinguishable to those young and possibly nervous soldiers from the real " physical force " brigade they were supposed to be looking for , who had raised everybody 's temperatures by ambushing and stoning a military escort at Salterhebble . |
| 2 | But many adult learners also hold down a full-time job , and in the middle of a hard week 's work they are likely to be tired . |
| 3 | Left again , after the brewery ( where they still have the Porter Tun Rooms , a tun being a big barrel not a weight , though not many people know that ) is Whitecross Street and the Barbican entrance , where many tourists go in and some actually find the theatre or gallery they 're supposed to be going to . |
| 4 | When people move house to take up residence in a new community they are likely to be more open to change in other areas of their life . |
| 5 | Yes I think that may be right my Lord , indeed er if we succeed on the way out , get get out of the contract point then of course the plaintiff 's case is that they would have taken that advice and would not have entered into the contract a and therefore on that basis they are entitled to be compensated on the basis that all the losses they unnecessarily incurred by having , being forced to complete , should be recoverable , subject to er litigation of loss and . |
| 6 | A. You can get advice from a building society , a bank manager , a local authority , or a new town development corporation about how large a mortgage they are likely to be able to give you . |
| 7 | That they eat much of the crop they are supposed to be harvesting ? ’ |
| 8 | I have observed that brichardi left with their parents stop growing at about 1¼″ — in the confines of an aquarium they are likely to be killed if they grow any larger . |
| 9 | This is because if such proceedings are commenced in the High Court they are liable to be struck out under s 40(1) ( b ) of the 1984 Act ( see below ) . |
| 10 | A tender list of six firms was prepared in accordance with Standing Orders , but on the day they were due to be sent out , Mr Holdsworth was instructed to add a seventh . |
| 11 | The final and the greatest problem of the neurophysiological version of the CTP ( or , indeed , any version of the CTP ) , is that it can not explain the intentionality or ‘ aboutness ’ that connects the neural events with the object they are supposed to be perceptions of . |
| 12 | Dawn took her pencil and firmly drew a line down the centre of the sheet of paper they were supposed to be sharing . |
| 13 | Although looseknit networks are difficult to handle at the operational level , at the level of theory they are likely to be important . |
| 14 | Two social workers asked for this to be done , because they were so concerned about the policy they were supposed to be implementing . |
| 15 | In addition they are apt to be submissive and extremely biddable ; far too willing , also , to withdraw from situations they find difficult . |
| 16 | Or they are held in the arms and quietly soothed — of course they 're sad to be going . |
| 17 | Soon the fog of freedom is so thick that it is difficult to remember just what song they were supposed to be playing in the first place . |
| 18 | Anonymous approaches by telephone are now permitted although experience shows that without any forewarning of the approach they are unlikely to be successful ( see chapter 0407 for the detailed rules ) . |
| 19 | They do n't know which side of the road they 're supposed to be , all they know is they are bred and trained to chase . |
| 20 | We 're on the same side and you know and I know that some of the troops are gon na find that , I , my opinion is that some of the troops will find that hard going for eleven weeks unless they know exactly what the hell they 're supposed to be doing in |
| 21 | Those responsible for designing and piloting GCSE have taken the view that such aspects are not appropriate , whereas the records-of-achievement lobby would argue that they are among the most important aspects of progress to record , because in the end they are likely to be the most fundamental . |
| 22 | Closer at hand they were apt to be still more astonished at the castle they saw , for this was different from any other in the land . |
| 23 | Somebody comes quick and wants the caravan they 're supposed to be there ready ! |
| 24 | There are escape routes for those , too , and if injured rabbits do get back into the system they are likely to be extremely difficult to capture . |
| 25 | On the Government 's own figures , 37% of households — between 12m and 14m adults — will potentially be affected by the proposals , either becoming ineligible for legal aid altogether , or being eligible only on payment of a contribution they are unlikely to be able to afford . |
| 26 | Because of their disability they are likely to be confined at home longer than non-disabled people , resulting in higher heating bills . |
| 27 | You 've got to design the measures for the street they 're supposed to be implemented in |