Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [be] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A child whose mother has just started full-time employment may only be likely to be disturbed by this event if he has also recently lost his father . |
| 2 | ‘ Easy-going parents must not be afraid to be firm , ’ he was suggesting , ‘ Moderate strictness is not harmful . ’ |
| 3 | The projects must generally be gigantic to be cost effective . |
| 4 | I for my part can not see why , subject to compliance with the proviso , a person should not be liable to be extradited under the terms of the Treaty if he was party to a crime committed in Sweden , such as , for example , the importation of drugs into Sweden , even if he was not himself in Sweden at the time of the importation . |
| 5 | It was therefore desirable in the public interest that statements made to the appropriate authority investigating a complaint against a police officer should not be liable to be produced or disclosed or referred to in any proceedings save disciplinary or criminal proceedings officially brought against the police officer in question . |
| 6 | He was to add that the French should also be glad to be allied to the Scots , ‘ for from Scotland we may repulse the English , and from thence enter easily into their country , which gives no great odds against them , and thus enables us to curb and check them . ’ |
| 7 | In my opinion HMG must now be prepared to be definite or accept the consequences . ’ |
| 8 | really what the crunch is , the price should be , they should n't be able to be cheaper . |
| 9 | Girls should n't be ashamed to be virgins . |
| 10 | The major inhibitions to this process are a natural reserve , the fact that people may not be used to being open about their feelings , a lack of trust caused by limited understanding and , finally , reserve brought about by the relative status of team members , personality and gender issues and a lack of training . |
| 11 | ‘ I may not be able to be with her . ’ |
| 12 | Ours would appear to be an academic qualification , which may not be able to be adapted to suit NVQ . |
| 13 | If the ratio is too low , there will be the risk that customers ' demands may not be able to be met : this would cause a crisis of confidence and Possible closure . |
| 14 | Totten appreciates that what was done with St. Johnstone might not be able to be repeated with East Fife . |
| 15 | Six or seven days , I would say — I 'll not be able to be more precise until the autopsy . ’ |
| 16 | Falkland 's intervention can in part be seen as a delaying tactic , in the hope that by forestalling the offer of the Crown to William and Mary some arrangement more in accord with Tory principles might still be able to be worked out . |
| 17 | So when that research becomes available , we 'll actually be able to be much , much more specific about where we 're targeting , because I agree it 's , you know , some of these are somewhat surprising . |
| 18 | Aside from the fact that Jill is quite capable of carrying her own books , her glumness could easily be due to being a young lesbian forced to suppress it and wishing Jack would take his stupid pick-up lines elsewhere . |
| 19 | Clothes need not be expensive to be becoming . |
| 20 | Fred Greenstein argues that ‘ the impact of modern presidents on public policy need not be apocalyptic to be important ’ and no doubt this is true . |
| 21 | It proves perhaps that a tree need n't be tall to be proud . |
| 22 | But observations need n't be direct to be good . |
| 23 | ‘ ( 1 ) Subject to subsections ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) , a fishing vessel shall only be eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel if — ( a ) the vessel is British-owned ; ( b ) the vessel is managed , and its operations are directed and controlled , from within the United Kingdom ; and ( c ) any charterer , manager or operator of the vessel is a qualified person or company . |
| 24 | ‘ It would not be good to be noticed . |
| 25 | ‘ I have to be quick , ’ I told Eric , and explained why he would not be able to be the principessa 's gardener . |
| 26 | It is not enough for the Commission merely to show that the merger will create or strengthen such a market position if the maintenance or development of effective competition would not be likely to be impaired . |
| 27 | Sims said : ‘ It would not be likely to be just in her cases , like clothes . |
| 28 | When he wants to be served at table by a black hand , he would not be satisfied to be served by a black paw … |
| 29 | He wanted to look his best so that Sweetheart would not be ashamed to be seen out with him . |
| 30 | Rule 5 strikes a note familiar to all Sunday School teachers and Superintendents : ‘ Scholars who shall have been marked absent for twelve Sabbaths of the year shall not be entitled to be present at the Annual Festival Excursion . |