Example sentences of "that be [adj] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the herring gull , eider can only take dog-whelks that are small enough to be swallowed whole . |
| 2 | However , despite a considerable amount of research , there is as yet no theoretical model of the relevant processes that is explicit enough to be expressed in the form of a computer program . |
| 3 | Among the mass of contradictory claims that have come out of the discovery , Climber has tried to piece together what is known and what is purely speculation in a mystery that is unlikely ever to be solved . |
| 4 | There is a formula that will help if followed ; however , it is difficult to develop the sort of relationship that is open enough to be able to discuss how things are going . |
| 5 | I think it 's a bit of an art — trying to get something that 's concise enough to be published whilst covering all the points you want to raise — especially in reply to twits like . |
| 6 | ‘ But you became greedy , Barney , ’ she said , ‘ you became so greedy you were willing to sell your own daughter like a beast at the fair , forcing her to marry a lecherous oul wretch that 's old enough to be her father . |
| 7 | She chose a slightly flared skirt of fawn flannel , plain white silk shirt with a demurely high neckline , a jacket in soft pastel-brown tweed with a standing collar , absolutely plain but very expensive Italian court shoes and a matching handbag that was small enough to be ladylike but not so small as to seem frivolous . |
| 8 | On the basis that Scottish Amicable was not prepared to take a majority stake or play a more active role in the Bank of Edinburgh 's affairs — which is thought to be what the Bank of England wanted — then this was a circle that was unlikely ever to be squared . |