Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [be] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The timescale is then extended by using large felled timbers with patterns sufficiently overlapping the existing chronology to be certain of a unique match . |
| 2 | At some stage in her sleep of exhaustion she drifted close enough to the surface of consciousness to be aware of a deep voice exclaiming over her , of strong arms that lifted and carried her , but in no way could she fight her way up from the smothering blanket of physical and mental fatigue . |
| 3 | The Treasury 's recent draft treaty revealed new thinking on some of EMU 's details , with , for instance , an option for the new central-banking institution to be independent of governments ( a suggestion that Britain had opposed ) . |
| 4 | Above everything it needs an example from the top and a readiness to be critical of polite praise and to insist continuously on the bad news . |
| 5 | Furthermore , Hoyle suggests that there is indeed a tension between the two approaches — that restricted professionality is unlikely in practice to be capable of extension or , put another way , that extended professionality can only be achieved at the cost of effective , restricted professionality at the classroom level . |
| 6 | So the Americans , as well as not knowing fear , have to have an enemy to be afraid of . |
| 7 | ‘ I would like the public to have a crusade against crime and change their attitude from being forgiving of crime to being considerate of the victim , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Actually , the ‘ embarrassment of riches ’ problem boils down to the same failing as that of the biological and personality-type theories : they both produced categories that were , apparently , far too weakly related to crime to be worthy of a ‘ positivist ’ discipline . |
| 9 | Few contemporary feminists would consider the Bible sufficiently central to our oppression to be worthy of this sort of attack . |
| 10 | Now there were few options open to her ; rather on the old side to be sure of getting married , she decided to do what most of those who wanted to survive usually did : she left Frome . |
| 11 | In a Bundestag debate on the Rabta affair [ see pp. 36385 ; 36411 ] on Jan. 18 , 1989 , Schäuble , then Head of the Federal Chancellery , announced that the federal government had received as far back as August 1987 information that Imhausen-Chemie , a West German company , had been involved in the construction in Libya , of a plant deemed by United States intelligence to be capable of manufacturing chemical weapons . |
| 12 | I can not truthfully say that my work experience directly influenced my ambitions career wise but it did show me that the music business is not about ‘ Top of the Pops ’ but about a day 's work to be proud of . |
| 13 | Children under ten in England and Wales are considered by law to be unaware of the consequences of their actions . |
| 14 | ‘ Do you consider any of your colleagues on the committee to be capable of setting up a dynamite booby trap , sir ? ’ |
| 15 | It does not expect a frail humanity to be capable of loving our neighbours more than ourselves : that would be a task of saintly dimension . |
| 16 | Looking over his shoulder for a second to be sure of his footing , he backed into the water , dragging Carey after him . |
| 17 | No setting off home straight after a quick lunch to be sure of catching the last lift ? |
| 18 | It 's the duty of every athlete to be aware of what he or she is taking . ’ |
| 19 | The opportunities provided in the clinical area for teaching on a one to one or small group basis should enable the teacher to be aware of at least some of these differences in her students , and to make some provision for them in her teaching . |
| 20 | As always , it is the role of the teacher to be aware of the possibilities for helping children to explore mathematical ideas . |
| 21 | ‘ He has every right to be proud of them , they 're bonny children . ’ |
| 22 | However , I hope that the hon. Gentleman will recognise that earlier today I announced record inward investment figures for Wales , and we have every right to be proud of those figures . |
| 23 | Luke had no right to be ashamed of her ! |
| 24 | You had no right to be ashamed of me , and I knew that all along , remember , even if you 've only just discovered it , so I did n't see why I should pander to your wish to keep our affair a secret , ’ she confessed defiantly . |
| 25 | The old reluctance to be critical of the army in public was evident . |
| 26 | Surely you 're too much of a maverick to be jealous of my latest promotion . |
| 27 | You and your horse need to be capable of jumping solid fences safely and under control . |
| 28 | DEFENCES Clive Greenacre , in his distrust , used his wife 's agoraphobia as a defence against his own need to be sure of her being safely where he left her . |
| 29 | This is something that you may feel a need to be sure of , and it is quite possible to devise tests which will give at least a good indication of the likely impact of the ad in these terms . |
| 30 | Even if there is no close partnership in our lives during youth or middle age , there is no reason to suppose this will always be the case ; nor is there any need to be ashamed of wanting a close and interdependent relationship . |