Example sentences of "to [be] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fragments of Norman mouldings in the tower walls appear to be re-used material from an earlier building . |
| 2 | In all these cases , the relevant legal provisions required there to be onward transmission of the documents to the defendant . |
| 3 | Recognising there appeared to be substantial support for this move he approached Robert Naish privately with a view to easing the inevitable changeover . |
| 4 | At first glance there appears to be substantial equality in the income maintenance payments made to men and women , in that the same rates apply to both , and there are no rules debarring women from access to benefits just because they are women . |
| 5 | She seems to be suitable material for what he wants : her father a murderer and her mother a prostitute . ’ |
| 6 | The agreement was based on the famous — some would say infamous-five principles : unimpeded progress to majority rule ( already enshrined in the 1961 Constitution ) had to be maintained and guaranteed ; there would have to be guarantees against retrogressive amendment of the Constitution ; there would need to be immediate improvement in the political status of the black population ; there would have to be progress towards ending racial discrimination ; and the British government would need to be satisfied that any basis proposed for independence was acceptable to the people of Rhodesia as a whole . |
| 7 | However , landlords usually calculate the rent on what they consider to be reasonable use of shared facilities , which is already to their advantage . |
| 8 | I would argue , however , that there is a difference between what one might consider to be reasonable use by passenger traffic during the day , and the disturbances that might arise from that , and the use of the line at night by heavy goods traffic . |
| 9 | Tamas had attempted to stand in the same constituency in the 1985 general election , but had been thwarted by what he had alleged to be communist manipulation of the candidate selection process [ see p. 33812-13 ] . |
| 10 | The international landscape with which we began 1989 — the old , familiar structures of the two alliances , the Anglo-American special relationship , the European Community 's halting progress toward greater unity , and the newer but also beginning to be familiar element of reform in the Soviet Union — is being transformed , and it is Germany which is leading that transformation . |
| 11 | you 're talking also about extending the car park at the pub , just down the road , so you 're going to be increasing traffic into that pub . |
| 12 | Among younger officers , who were more distanced from the original " New Order " thinking of the 1960s , there appeared to be increasing interest in the concept of " integralism " , which urged that the administration be drawn from the broadest possible social range . |
| 13 | Such is 67 : The detail in much of this poem remains enigmatic , but here as in 68 I can not think that the references to false ornament and cosmetics ( including wigs made of hair taken from the scalp of corpses ) are favourable to the Friend , who seems to be encouraging corruption by his own example or presence in this milieu . |
| 14 | There will have to be specific help for those in the least favoured areas , and particular help for restructuring in the southern countries of Europe . |
| 15 | Uniforum has tapped The Kaminer Group to do public relations for its annual Unix show , a wily move considering its boss Dave Kaminer used to be vice president of public relations for show organiser The Interface Group , the mighty Comdex engine . |
| 16 | Rather , it is an unconscious , gentle process whereby people who want to be loving attempt to be so by telling little white lies , by withholding some of the truth about themselves and their feelings in order to avoid conflict . |
| 17 | The sceptic might argue that the modern Roman Catholic Church in civilized societies no longer acts in this way but the convinced anti-Catholic can turn Rome 's own claims to be unchanging back on the Catholic Church and insist that the basic aim remains the same . |
| 18 | In Conversation A , the British-born speaker Brenda uses both London English and Creole , but shows what seems to be differential behaviour in responding towards her father ( F ) and her brother ( L ) , for example , in A-3 : |
| 19 | Maj-Gen Sir Christopher Airy , to be Private Secretary to The Prince and Princess of Wales , in succession to Sir John Riddell . |
| 20 | ‘ Hence , there is likely to be strong opposition to giving Ballyskeagh Wednesday as well . ’ |
| 21 | There had to be prior scrutiny in each case of the particular facts , sovereign interests , and the likelihood that the Convention procedures would prove effective . |
| 22 | But teachers in the classroom argue that both methods have to be used side by side . |
| 23 | During the heyday of the Ottoman rule in Europe the Bosnian Muslims played an important part in the administration of the empire , one of them , Mehmet Sokolović , rising to be grand vizier to the sultan , Suleiman the Magnificent , in the sixteenth century . |
| 24 | In this example there seems to be equal prominence on ‘ seen ’ and ‘ him ’ . |
| 25 | There would have to be extensive education within the movement : here the document indicated that social and economic agitation would be given a much higher priority than purely military activity : |
| 26 | JEWKES : Mighty miserable indeed to be well beloved by one of the finest gentlemen in England . |
| 27 | to be silver fire at the root |
| 28 | Transactions in shares , not necessarily at arm 's length or for cash , and previous agreements with the Inland Revenue with regard to their valuation , were held to be admissible evidence in relation to the valuation of the shares . |
| 29 | The cause appears to be renewed formation of intermediate water in the Labrador Sea from cooler and fresher source waters , and the spreading of this water mass from the west . |
| 30 | There needs to be renewed awareness of the capacity of the synthesizer and sampling to produce filthy , noxious tones . |