Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's always the case of black people having to go mainstream to be accepted , instead of us doing our shit how we wan na do it and them coming over and taking a look , ’ says Roger D. ‘ We 're doing it for ourselves now . |
| 2 | Can you tell me if there has been a supplementary update disk issued to enable KX-P1124i to be used to its full potential . |
| 3 | An exhibition of moving toys has just opened , with not a single battery , microchip or flashing light to be seen . |
| 4 | The whole raison d'être of these devices and software is to enable copy-protection to be overcome . |
| 5 | Somehow he expected TOP to be different . |
| 6 | It revealed Docherty to be a witty , compulsive and outspoken man who feels cheated by the past . |
| 7 | It is also too freaking funny to be taken seriously . |
| 8 | In the first place this tax was not , in my view , paid pursuant to a contract that if the money was held not to have been payable it would then fall due to be repaid , thus excluding any right to interest before Nolan J. 's decision . |
| 9 | The delegation had been due to meet South Korean dissidents to discuss their possible attendance at a North Korean pro-unification rally due to be held at Panmunjom on Aug. 15 . |
| 10 | Seven out of 10 expect Labour to be the biggest party and on average they predict the FT-SE 100 index will be almost 80 points lower than last night 's close of 2393.2 if Neil Kinnock is in Downing Street tomorrow . |
| 11 | They are that the public expect Britain to be defended and want Labour to be what it has been for most of its history — a party prepared to provide resources commensurate with defending this country . |
| 12 | Byrne looks embarrassed to be in it — and it is indeed a sore waste of his undoubted talents — while Basinger as usual goes for the lowest common , and I mean common , denominator . |
| 13 | Foreign Secretary and MP for Witney , Douglas Herd , wants English to be the second language in Eastern Europe rather than Russian . |
| 14 | DeFreitas had been considered fortunate to be selected for the first Test , when he was left out of the original squad but leapfrogged Essex seamer Mark Ilott after Alan Igglesden pulled out injured on the eve of the game . |
| 15 | Trident looks set to be one of the biggest obstacles in the renewal of a non-proliferation treaty in 1994-95 . |
| 16 | The Plugpal , another vacuum gadget which sucks out the accumulated mess from sink outlets without pulling any plumbing apart , also looks set to be a big success . |
| 17 | With Goodman 's hamstring injury certain to keep him out of the weekend 's home clash with Brentford , Colquhoun looks set to be handed another chance to prove himself to the fans . |
| 18 | Microsoft Windows for Workgroups vs Lotus Notes looks set to be a long running battle . |
| 19 | Donovan looks set to be named in the Albion squad for today 's trip to Burnley . |
| 20 | Following these discoveries one of the most noticeable trends in skin care over the next few years looks set to be the development of products which are specifically ‘ Retin-A compatible ’ . |
| 21 | The London International Book Fair , which runs from 21st to 23rd March , looks set to be the largest in the fair 's 22 year history . |
| 22 | K-III , the publishing arm of buyout specialists Kohlberg Kravis Roberts , has emerged as a leading bidder for Macmillan Inc in what looks set to be a keenly fought bid battle , according to last week 's Independent on Sunday . |
| 23 | But first , the future of the troubled Monktonhall colliery near Edinburgh looks set to be sealed with an announcement this lunchtime . |
| 24 | It looks set to be a monster success , even though some youngsters at last night 's premiere said it was too scary . |
| 25 | It looks set to be a monster success , even though some youngsters at last night 's premiere said it was too scary . |
| 26 | THE Middlesbrough office of property agent Hepper Robinson , the commercial surveying subsidiary of the Halifax Building Society , looks set to be bought out by its management . |
| 27 | Derelict St Andrews School , on Haughton Road , Darlington , looks set to be the site for four new terraced houses . |
| 28 | The Tomado plant at Green Lane Industrial Estate , Spennymoor , looks set to be extended . |
| 29 | Promoter Brian Snagg plans to have Britain 's new world title contender Lennox Lewis as a ringside guest for what looks set to be a bonanza show . |
| 30 | Yeah I think at the onset of the strike there were a few people who were considered likely to be forced to get back to work or to go back to work , because of what they 'd said , because of well just you know because of what they say in the meetings or because of what they did n't say in the meetings . |