Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] be [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , since representations of satyrs are often given negroid features , there is a suggestion that negroes were considered to be in some sense monstrous . |
| 2 | Coleman , whose three surviving daughters sat opposite him , was noticed to be in some pain ( he suffered from gout in his later years ) . |
| 3 | The Unix systems management market is thought to be worth some $40m now — its expected to top $1bn by 1997/98 . |
| 4 | The Unix systems management market is thought to be worth some $40m now — its expected to top $1,000m by 1997-98 . |
| 5 | Although it is too early to assess the full effects , some of the rich shellfish and oyster beds offshore are thought to be in some danger . |
| 6 | Obviously it 's got to be in some sort of order ; composition comes into it just as much as taking a photograph . ’ |
| 7 | Obviously it 's got to be in some sort of order ; composition comes into it just as much as taking a photograph . ’ |
| 8 | Secondly , an exemption clause may be partially effective if it is shown to be to some extent reasonable . |
| 9 | Yet they can be shown to be in some sense the implicit guardians of morality . |
| 10 | The Financial Times of Nov. 27 , 1989 , reported that the United Kingdom was seeking to arrange a £2,000 million bank loan to finance Saudi Arabia 's continued purchase of British arms under the massive Al-Yamamah arms deal first agreed in 1985 and expanded in 1988 [ see pp. 34012 ; 36312 ; 36952 ] , chiefly involving the purchase of Tornado fighter-bombers built by British Aerospace ( BAe ) and currently estimated to be worth some £20,000 million . |
| 11 | It is said that if the Logos is to be conceived to be in some sense male , then equally the Spirit is to be held to be female . |