Example sentences of "but [ex0] be [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is bound to be concern until Bracewell tests the ankle again . |
| 2 | But there is bound to be a strong challenge from Stitch Them Up , also based at Brough , which won an open for trainer Tom Robinson at Sunderland on Monday night . |
| 3 | Brough Park 's Movealong Sharp will be chasing a hat-trick of victories at the East Boldon circuit in the 450 metres puppy open , but there is expected to be a serious challenge from wide running Pond Pavarotti , which is also trained by Harry Williams . |
| 4 | An appointment has been made for this morning , but there is expected to be a delay before results are known . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) The proposal is a friendly merger with the larger company wishing to acquire the smaller company but there is known to be a difficult minority shareholder in the smaller company holding above 10 per cent of the voting rights ( or able to muster that level of support against the proposal ) which could prevent the larger company implementing the compulsory sale procedures under CA 1985 , s429 . |
| 6 | American version but there are bound to be titillating horrors to attract viewers . ’ |
| 7 | Nobody has counted science teachers for many years but there are thought to be about 30 000 , so 6000 more could be needed . |
| 8 | ‘ So he says , but there 's going to be a lot of circumstantial evidence against him . ’ |
| 9 | Now , I think there 's probably a very nice parallel here , I ca n't help thinking it was probably a bit better , must have been better organised in the Second World War , but there 's going to be a erm special exhibition here is n't there , on memories of change on Oxford in the Second World War , and of course there were a great many extra people there too . |
| 10 | This meant that his grandad was temporarily unavailable for a ‘ tap ’ , but there was bound to be someone in the cafe who would stand him a coffee . |
| 11 | He is n't a rapist but there was bound to be some sexual element . ’ |
| 12 | No breach of confidence was alleged but there was said to be a contract not to publish before the report . |
| 13 | But there were said to be no signs of a break-in . |
| 14 | She was n't sure whether there were any artists or writers in town at the moment , but there were bound to be one or two back in the city after the Christmas recess . |
| 15 | That was all very well but there were going to be a lot of things to pay . |