Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [noun] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It must be torture to be betrayed by your sister , ’ he said quietly . |
| 2 | It must be hell to be her , with her crazy parents who were always on the scrounge , though she did n't seem even to be aware of her situation . |
| 3 | There must be lessons to be learned in all of that . |
| 4 | Ct. ) 2 that the latter could be sail to be an " occupant " . |
| 5 | Mussels : mussels keep longer in cold weather , so there may be bargains to be had . |
| 6 | ‘ There may be questions to be asked and problems to be solved concerning the implementation of this programme . |
| 7 | ‘ It may be time to be a little flexible , ’ said her brother languidly . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps there would be guests to be welcomed — travellers , or merchants from the East who would display their wares of silk or gold or ivory , ’ said Oisin . |
| 9 | Just how effective this will be remains to be seen . |
| 10 | It is clear that further legislative changes will be needed before TAURUS is introduced but precisely what these will be remains to be worked out . |