Example sentences of "[pers pn] [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 | Many expert fishkeepers will tell you that to be successful in the hobby you must first and foremost be a water manager . |
| 5 | I do n't want you two to be close to each other . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Somehow he thinks it remote from morality to face the facts ; somehow he thinks it possible to be good without being wise . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Later , she found it natural to be active in her union . |
| 10 | She was half laughing now , finding it hard to be annoyed at what he was saying . |
| 11 | Gazans find it hard to be enthusiastic about the talks . |
| 12 | Do you find it hard to be objective about your looks as you grow older ? |
| 13 | Now was n't it supposed to be unlucky to be the last in cutting your corn ? |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Vic 's easy manner made it difficult to be annoyed for long . |
| 18 | I just find it difficult to be interested in clothes or how I look . |
| 19 | Is it difficult to be original at this present point in pop history ? |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | When Jimmy Carter took office in January 1977 , Zahedi found it harder to be close to senior officials . |
| 22 | This was certainly not necessary for the decision of the case ; but though the resolution of the Court of Common Pleas was only a dictum , it seems to me clear that Lord Coke deliberately adopted the dictum , and the great weight of his authority makes it necessary to be cautious before saying that what he deliberately adopted as law was a mistake , and though I can not find that in any subsequent case this dictum has been made the ground of the decision , except in Fitch v. Sutton ( 1804 ) 5 East 230 , as to which I shall make some remarks later , and in Down v. Hatcher ( 1839 ) 10 Ad. & El . |
| 23 | Another noted that ‘ the very expression ‘ green belt ’ sounds like something an ordinary man may find it worthwhile to be interested in who may find no appeal whatever in ‘ the distribution of industrial population ’ or ‘ decentralisation ’ … |
| 24 | Chris always thinks it wise to be polite to Tommy . |