Example sentences of "[adj] to [be] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Is this to be Grant Hart 's fate ? |
2 | At the beginning of his tale , Mr Hingston points out that negligence over personal finance does not mean that he is unfitted to be Institute Treasurer . |
3 | I was prepared to be rock solid in my refusal to resign and in my insistence that he withdrew that damning memo . ’ |
4 | Soon after the verdict , lawyers confident of a similar outcome in the British courts advertised for people willing to be test cases here . |
5 | After Gainsborough closed , Muriel and Sydney moved to Pinewood , part of the Rank Organisation , and eventually ( in spite of Michael Balcon 's pronouncement that women were unsuited to be film directors ) Muriel was directing features . |
6 | But he was too old to be Jonathan Reeves . ’ |
7 | However much you clean your home , it 's impossible to be House Dust Mite free . |
8 | This year 's fad looks set to be pen computing . |
9 | My goodness , if I could only be God for a short time-even half a day ! — then I 'd be content to be St Peter for ever after ! " |
10 | It was supposed to be work experience , but I did n't do much work other than stare at the test card , and this was a pretty boring experience . |
11 | Oh , are they supposed to be teddy bears ? |
12 | Somehow — though how when it bothered her so — she had all too frequently managed to forget that she was supposed to be Cara Kingsdale , professional journalist . |
13 | That 's supposed to be California Road . |
14 | ‘ I keep forgetting you two are supposed to be bosom friends . |
15 | It was supposed to be Mrs Friar 's turn to proffer a tit-bit . |
16 | Well er , the Tuesday is supposed to be furniture restoration , that 's what it 's been |
17 | It 's not as if it 'll frighten the horses , because they 're supposed to be colour blind : mind you , have seen some of the migraine colour schemes a racing cyclist friend wears I 'm not so sure about that ! |
18 | ‘ She 's supposed to be Miss Kind and Caring , and she 's let me down . ’ |
19 | ‘ You 're supposed to be Miss Sunshine , ’ he snapped . |
20 | Well , compared to some of the other things that are supposed to be tourist attractions |
21 | That was supposed to be battery back-up system , the one I threw on floor . |
22 | Hang on a minute it 's supposed to be pussy cat , pussy cat who did there |
23 | Is it not supposed to be pussy cat , pussy cat where have you been , I 've been to London to see the queen ? |
24 | When people remarked " Are n't you lucky to be Eva Burrows ' sister " , Margaret was in total agreement . |
25 | And lucky to be alive.Frankie Vaughan 's close encounter of the worst kind . |
26 | The top lot among the paintings is likely to be Van Gogh 's ‘ Blossoming almond branch in a glass ’ , which was executed at Arles in the spring of 1888 and was last exhibited in Zurich in 1924 . |
27 | Leisure activities still take place here although they are more likely to be water skiing , wind surfing and sailing rather than bathing . |
28 | Because of their youth and vulnerability , and since they were less likely to be union members , apprentices and turnovers might be persuaded by employers to carry on working during a strike . |
29 | QPR v Chelsea This is likely to be Peter Reid 's last appearance in a Rangers shirt , with Loftus Road seemingly resigned to the midfielder 's becoming Howard Kendall 's player-coach at Manchester City . |
30 | It will likely be five to 10 years before the technology comes to the market , with first applications likely to be sign language and medical systems . |