Example sentences of "to [be] [adj] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such reduction would have to be necessary because of a reduction in the school 's capacity to accommodate pupils . |
| 2 | A specified amount appears to be necessary because of a common tendency to cut down on book provision work whenever there is pressure on staff time . |
| 3 | The inspection is thorough ; it excludes only a structural survey , unless this is subsequently felt to be necessary because of apparent defects . |
| 4 | However he went on in an important passage to say that if contractual restrictions appear to be unnecessary or to be reasonably capable of enforcement in an oppressive manner then they must be justified before they can be enforced . |
| 5 | The chance of winning £75,000 , then the top prize on the football pools , was too small to be visible but in the Fifties this slender possibility mesmerized the nation . |
| 6 | It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated . |
| 7 | ‘ At 2–0 I thought it was going to be easy but in the end it was n't easy at all , ’ admitted Charlton in his after-match press conference . |
| 8 | Or are they expected to be grateful that after the hamfisted handling of Sir David ( now Lord ) Wilson 's resignation , Hong Kong is to be the possible reward for a loser in the game of political musical chairs ? |
| 9 | It was recognised that the exclusive pursuit of higher things was very likely to be unremunerative except in certain of the more saleable arts , and even then prosperity would come only in mature years : the poor student or young artist , as private tutor or guest at the Sunday dinner-table , was a recognised subaltern part of the bourgeois family , at any rate in those parts of the world in which culture was highly respected . |
| 10 | Yet it was undeniable that the Conservative political pressure to extend rural electrification had led to a diversion of scarce capital resources into investments which were known to be unremunerative and in fact turned out to be so . |
| 11 | But parents throughout Northern Ireland have been campaigning for the new test to be revamped or at least postponed until pupils have had time to get to grips with the new format . |
| 12 | In , his reading aloud had proved to be successful except for a couple of occasions when he had had a particularly stressful day and had found it exceedingly difficult to relax . |
| 13 | They actively seek to expand their influence and would appear to be aiming to cover most of west London … the group can be expected to continue in their attempts to undermine the police , but are unlikely to be successful except in conditions of widespread disorder , general strike , etc , when they might have a potential for destabilisation . ’ |
| 14 | In many cases this is unlikely to be successful but for both professional and business reasons we should endeavour to ensure that acquisition is the appropriate route for the company to follow . |
| 15 | A waterfall does not have to be prefabricated to be successful and in certain circumstances it is desirable that it is not so . |
| 16 | You feel like you let yourself down , what how would you say you let yourself down , I do n't mean to be specific but in what way did you let yourself down |
| 17 | The Ego wants a loving relationship with the sole aim of feeling ‘ special ’ to someone — not from a desire to be loving and to be truly intimate . |
| 18 | The ideal situation , of course , would be to be empathic and in rapport with the horse . |
| 19 | Honourable but brief mentions must also go to Annie Lennox and Sinead O'Connor , for their uncompromising attitudes , bravery , outspokenness , passionate commitment to their music and because they prove it 's OK to be strong and to be vulnerable . |
| 20 | While the memorandum should highlight the positive points and potential of the company it is important for the information to be accurate and for opinions expressed to be reasonable . |
| 21 | George comes from a large family and the home situation is acknowledged by his parents to be stressful because of overcrowding and financial difficulties . |
| 22 | In Sargent [ 1990 ] The Guardian , 3 July , Boreham J at Leeds Crown Court is reported as saying : " You were so negligent as to be reckless as to this woman 's welfare " , by pumping so much oxygen into her during an operation that she swelled up like a Michelin man . |
| 23 | It is no good the Minister , whenever he is found to be wanting and to be wrong , starting to hurl abuse across the Chamber or making allegations that have absolutely no substance . |
| 24 | Because I know when I feel happy I feel quite well ’ , while a 74-year-old farmer 's widow stated ‘ I 've reached the stage now where I say is n't it lovely and good to be alive , seeing all the lovely leaves on the trees , it 's wonderful to be alive and to able to stand and stare ! ’ . |
| 25 | KUNDULUM To be well and in bed with two pretty sisters |
| 26 | Well if that were so my Lord then there would never be any any solicitor 's negligence claims , in which any expert was ever called to give evidence because it 's always going to be eventually a matter of law as to what the defendant 's duty is but what the er what the plaintiff had not said at any stage is that a matter of law is ever going to be admissible and in fact the is Justice our in the course of er er a case in which he , despite expressing reservations about the admissibility of the evidence , plainly admitted it because he was within the course of his judgement . |
| 27 | More exceptionally still , Parliament may endeavour to prevent judicial review and may wish the decisions of the tribunal to be final and beyond the supervisory jurisdiction of the ordinary courts . |
| 28 | A topic has to be definite because of its function of setting the framework for interpreting the sentence as a whole . |
| 29 | At one time the question was much debated whether meta-ethics can or ought to be neutral as between ethical theories , or indeed whether the two should be distinguished at all . |
| 30 | Our prayers tend to be mechanical or at best self-centred , and prayer in the Holy Spirit means allowing the Spirit of Christ to pray in us , to pour into our souls his overflowing life of Intercession . |