Example sentences of "to be [noun] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ladies and gentleman , I 'm very honoured really indeed , it 's a privilege to be part of being here today , as part of the insurance industry . |
| 2 | In January 1989 Bernard Quinn ceased to be editor on being appointed Director of Information Services . |
| 3 | Not that we need worms to be giants to be seduced by them . |
| 4 | really well you know I always think sometimes you 'd like to be sort of be crazy would n't you ? |
| 5 | Argentina and Bolivia have shown that presidents do not have to be dictators to be reformers . |
| 6 | For some countries , like Greece , Portugal and Ireland , no doubt there will continue to be largesse to be gained from her , though for the time being even this is likely to be hard to come by , as Germany piles money into her eastern territory and focuses much of the rest of her financial attentions on her former Communist neighbours . |
| 7 | How real a limitation on the scope of the offence this will prove to be remains to be seen . |