Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [be] [adj] to " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Anything you 've read is sure to be lies . ’
2 Unless you have legal experience you may find that what you have written is open to misinterpretation .
3 An analysis of what people have done is likely to be useful not only in ascertaining what they 're likely to do but also what their linguistic needs are .
4 Quite how much these New Forms of Investment ( NFI ) have expanded is open to debate , for there are no reliable estimates .
5 I have discussed these matters briefly here because the broad distinction I have drawn is relevant to describing the ‘ shape ’ of the speech community and locating patterns of change within it .
6 The signal sequence in preprogastrin — that is , residues 1–21 , is sufficient to ensure sequestration into the cisternal space of the endoplasmic reticulum so that the peptides we have measured are likely to be localised to the secretory pathway , most probably taking the constitutive route to the exterior .
7 ‘ But you agree that the value of what I have achieved is relative to my circumstances . ’
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