Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [v-ing] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flip over and you 'll find equally impressive tunes from Liberty City and Interceptor patiently waiting to be tried and tested , both estimable club-friendly giants sleepwalking through Deep House style lobbies and thoroughly warranting as much attention as ‘ Reach Me ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ It was a timebomb just waiting to be ignited , ’ said a source . |
| 3 | Some pupils expressed strong negative views on having to deal with the two systems , and several tasks were tried out in two versions , one with metric units and one with Imperial units , the version with Imperial units often proving to be easier . |
| 4 | Are shoppers really going to be offended by a ponytail ? |
| 5 | Er I think also helps a lot in this process er and that 's that 's particularly er relevant of the audit practice almost starting to be reduced into the tax practice as well . |
| 6 | But it is a ready-made blueprint for inequality just waiting to be copied by other reactionary governments . |
| 7 | The mountains hang everywhere , big vertical peaks just waiting to be climbed . |
| 8 | I 've got a ceiling just waiting to be painted . ’ |
| 9 | Water itself is , of course , a combined source of oxygen just waiting to be liberated via the breakdown of water vapour through photosynthesis . |
| 10 | I knew that if I let it go it would collapse on to a teapot and mugs still waiting to be cleared from the sideboard , which would confuse the situation still further . |
| 11 | Not only was ‘ Schtoom ’ a resounding dancefloor success , it also served to galvanise a latent collective of creative club forces in Scotland simply waiting to be led by example . |
| 12 | Yes , there 's a bit more plastering to be done yet . |
| 13 | There is also the pressure of time , when he knows there is a long list of cases still waiting to be tried at that particular circuit . |
| 14 | I warrant that I have the unfettered right to authorise the publication of the Work ; that my own and any co-authors ' contributions to the Work are original and contain no libellous defamatory obscene or otherwise unlawful or misleading matter and that all statements therein purporting to be facts are true . |
| 15 | The Authors jointly and severally warrant that the Company has the unfettered right to authorise the publication of the Work ; that the Authors ' own contributions to the Work are original and contain no libellous , defamatory , obscene or otherwise unlawful or misleading matter ; and that all statements therein purporting to be facts are true . |
| 16 | 15.1.1 it has the unfettered right to authorise the publication of the Work ; that the Authors ' own contributions to the Work are original and contain no libellous defamatory obscene or otherwise unlawful or misleading matter and that all statements therein purporting to be facts are true |
| 17 | Cheering was the thought of other trips to other wild places still awaiting to be rediscovered ! |
| 18 | Trinity Square still proving to be very busy so expect a few minutes wait if you want to get yourself parked in there and have a couple of minutes wait if you want to get into the Victoria Centre that 's at the York Street entrance . |
| 19 | Staffroom complaints about fifth years still having to be ‘ spoon fed ’ are therefore not really surprising . |
| 20 | I was in Winchester for St Giles ’ Fair last month — ' he paused and shook his head ‘ — but ‘ t was a poor showing this year , half the town still needing to be rebuilt , and the other half with scarce two farthings to rub together . |
| 21 | Russia was full of resources just waiting to be exploited , and yet if the system did not change , it would be foreign investors that would profit from them . |
| 22 | Is the hon. Gentleman really trying to be serious , or will he come through the Lobby with us tonight ? |
| 23 | Living in dreams e.g. having to be fancied by every man around |
| 24 | I tried a pink old lady with the future of the universe mapped on her face with linear symbols just waiting to be decoded by anyone who had the wisdom and the patience to want to do so . |
| 25 | Two lovely lads I 'll tell you and that concert tonight going to be er absolute corker it 's at the Royal Concert Hall tonight in Nottingham . |
| 26 | Nestling off the east coast of Thailand , the island offers 247 square kilometres of forested hills , deserted coves and wide , sandy beaches just waiting to be enjoyed . |
| 27 | There 's a cool half million pounds in the kitty just waiting to be snapped up … a NEW 50,000 Generation Name Game , the latest thing in family fun … the chance to scoop a fortune on Vernons Pools and , of course , diamonds , diamonds , diamonds . |
| 28 | You remind me of a beautiful ripe peach just waiting to be picked but when you 're opened up — surprise , surprise ! |
| 29 | A further 40,000 boat people still waiting to be screened will almost certainly be ruled illegal as well . |
| 30 | With the best will in the world , the library is not always going to have the book on its shelves that the student is after ; and nor are members of staff always going to be available to answer students ' enquiries . |