Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The graduate in English was to be to some extent a scholar , in so far as he or she had a sense of the past and the capacity to understand literature in its historical contexts , particularly linguistic ; beyond that , what was looked for was wide reading , an appreciation of masterpieces , and a capacity to write well , attend to evidence , and disentangle sense from nonsense in argument . |
| 2 | The main local interest looks like being New Marske-based Tom Farrell 's open racer In The Secret , which clocked a useful 36.98 secs winning a three-dog 580 metres trial by 6 7 lengths at Sunderland , finishing very strongly . |
| 3 | The main threat to the southern raider looks like being Irish import Black Parachute . |
| 4 | Calvert 's Ruffside Rock , which has also impressed at Sunderland , has been drawn in trap one for the March Puppy Stakes , over 460 metres , and the danger looks like being Shawfield-based wind runner Cocoa Powder , out of trap four . |
| 5 | Since , as has throughout been common ground , the defendants were not at liberty to divulge to others information acquired as agents for Mr. Brant , the defendants could not tell the plaintiff the true position without breaching their duty to Mr. Brant . |
| 6 | It has throughout been common ground that the benefit in this case to each taxpayer is that ‘ his son is allowed to participate in all the facilities afforded by the school to boys who are educated there . ’ |
| 7 | Clearly impressed with is new-found walking advertisement , he finds Madonna ‘ very easy to get along with . |
| 8 | Advent fabric on back — designed to be fast drying . |
| 9 | In 1852 Ellerton moved to be senior curate at Brighton parish church , and to hold the evening lectureship at the chapel of ease , St Peter 's . |
| 10 | It does n't need to be strong wind to ruin the sound on a shot , the lightest of breezes can sound like a Force 8 gale in spite of the foam wind-shield with which the microphone is no doubt adorned . |
| 11 | The units could have a counter top and there would need to be efficient lighting . |
| 12 | The agreement was based on the famous — some would say infamous-five principles : unimpeded progress to majority rule ( already enshrined in the 1961 Constitution ) had to be maintained and guaranteed ; there would have to be guarantees against retrogressive amendment of the Constitution ; there would need to be immediate improvement in the political status of the black population ; there would have to be progress towards ending racial discrimination ; and the British government would need to be satisfied that any basis proposed for independence was acceptable to the people of Rhodesia as a whole . |
| 13 | Well the question then is do we need to be charging work supervisors |
| 14 | No complaints about roominess up front but , surprisingly for what ought to be a five-seater , three in the back would need to be qualified weight watchers . |
| 15 | The principal sources of natural oxides of nitrogen appear to be chemical decomposition of nitrates and lightning . |
| 16 | Fragments of Norman mouldings in the tower walls appear to be re-used material from an earlier building . |
| 17 | The dangers appear to be Readingbased Prince Charming ( 41.90 ) and local open racer Breathless ( 41.99 ) , trained by Gordon Rooks . |
| 18 | The attractive Harlequin Shrimps ( Hymenocera species ) have showy white blotched with brown or mauve coloration and appear to be ideal aquarium subjects . |
| 19 | My own investigation into the organisation of written texts at lower secondary level ( Harris , 1980 ) points to the occurrence of a range of sharply differentiated linguistic features that vary not so much with subject areas but with what appear to be fundamental text types . |
| 20 | There is no other forward movement , nor does there appear to be amy prospect for the future . ’ |
| 21 | Particularly characteristic are what appear to be large courtyard structures , often associated with a detached bath-house ( fig. 4 ) . |
| 22 | McLeod 's main rivals are expected to be Valli Harrier Gary Nagel and clubmate and Welsh marathon international Ieaun Ellis . |
| 23 | Of the two , he was faring worse , panting , gasping , even appearing to be near collapse . |
| 24 | She pretended to be busy dealing with her correspondence but she did not see the letters she appeared to be looking at . |
| 25 | Priced at £4.95 a bottle which when diluted equals 82p per usable litre , AirX is claimed to be good value , say the manufacturers , when compared to spending money on products that only mask smells . |
| 26 | Although this is claimed to be standard practice , Labour denounced the move last night as ‘ the most serious breach yet of the Tories ’ general election promises ’ . |
| 27 | There has to be dishonest intention and a deliberate course of conduct intended to create the impression with a view to inducing the acquisition , disposal or underwriting of , or the exercise of rights in relation to , investments . |
| 28 | To have blacks slaughtering blacks puts back even further the day when there has to be real change in that tortured country . |
| 29 | Has to be modern dress obviously , and ideally an elderly character . |
| 30 | In some areas numbers have , in fact , returned to pest proportions — which has to be good news for the sportsman . |