Example sentences of "[be] [noun sg] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It must be torture to be betrayed by your sister , ’ he said quietly . |
| 2 | Ct. ) 2 that the latter could be sail to be an " occupant " . |
| 3 | For some countries , like Greece , Portugal and Ireland , no doubt there will continue to be largesse to be gained from her , though for the time being even this is likely to be hard to come by , as Germany piles money into her eastern territory and focuses much of the rest of her financial attentions on her former Communist neighbours . |
| 4 | It must be hell to be her , with her crazy parents who were always on the scrounge , though she did n't seem even to be aware of her situation . |
| 5 | ‘ It may be time to be a little flexible , ’ said her brother languidly . |