Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [be] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The engine may be be smooth , refined and flexible in its mid-range , but for a cross-country sprint it 's asthmatic . |
| 2 | What the legal force and effect of any such directive might be is uncertain ; it is unclear whether health care staff are required to carry out the terms of the directive or whether those who act in good faith with the terms of the directive are immune from civil or criminal prosecution . |
| 3 | The icing on the cake would be being able to reunite people with property they 've had stolen . |
| 4 | ‘ I found very questionable that it was no ( or little ) concern that investors ’ capital might be being eroded' |
| 5 | While in the short and medium term ( up to 3 years ) such an approach does not seem to compromise the results of transplantation , what the long term effects of such an approach will be are unclear . |
| 6 | Exactly how extensive such economies may be is uncertain , especially in the early days of mergers between commercial banks , investment banks and securities dealers … |
| 7 | Taking this in the spirit in which it was written — as a joke — Mr Ford 's self-deprecation is admirable , but his limited understanding of what his role as an ex-president could be is appalling . |