Example sentences of "[pron] be [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would she be prepared to be tied up ? |
| 2 | If I write it down will you be sure to be there ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Would n't it be terrible to be bad ? ’ he says to her right hip . |
| 4 | Oh absolutely marvellous we watched the house go up brick by brick , you know , we , we used to come down here and think oh my goodness wo n't it be marvellous to be able to run some water and have a bath in the normal way you know cos we do n't , we 'd both always had electricity and baths and everything else until this happened and erm , we er , oh it was wonderful , really wonderful absolutely marvellous |
| 5 | Would n't it be better to be alive , maybe see things like Antoine — or maybe not see things like Antoine . |
| 6 | Would it be enough to be afraid ? |
| 7 | Would n't it be lovely to be rich ? |
| 8 | you know I always said would n't it be lovely to be thin and I said thank God |