Example sentences of "be [verb] to [be] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Any woman would be honoured to be your wife . " |
| 2 | It seems rather grandiose to label a talk with a colleague in the same office or department as an ‘ interview ’ , but in some ways it could be considered to be one , especially if our colleague is an expert in the field in which we ourselves have become interested . |
| 3 | One important caveat to the E. F. Loftus and Burns study is that the test of memory could be considered to be one for a peripheral detail . |
| 4 | Dave Davies wearing what might be considered to be his next Kowabunga range . |
| 5 | I do not for my part find the objections in principle to be strong and I would certainly be prepared to agree the rule should no longer be adhered to were it not for the practical consideration to which I have referred and which my noble and learned friend agrees to be of real substance . |
| 6 | During the years 1926 to 1935 , when , with her husband , she was a leading member of and exhibitor with the Seven and Five Society , her work was consistently praised for its idiosyncratic approach to light and colour , which can be seen to be her most important artistic legacy . |
| 7 | Competition can be a spur to some pupils and fun in some activities , but the individual 's improvement of his own levels of attainment should be seen to be what really matters and be the most evident cause of encouragement . |
| 8 | ‘ But you said that morality must be seen to be something superficial . ’ |
| 9 | it 's just the pure political aspect that because people are moving on and you need to be seen to be you need to use that for your own advantage . |
| 10 | Could also be said to be its maturity value . |
| 11 | When a three- or four-year-old child first comes to school , his real concern could almost be said to be his own identity . |
| 12 | Quite frankly , I need a guide because otherwise all I 'll be listening to are my hopes and fears and desires . ’ |
| 13 | The structure of the Act of 1986 may initially be thought to be one in which the categories of authorised person and exempted person are mutually exclusive categories . |
| 14 | Furthermore , when horses , mules and donkeys are pastured together a horse foal may accidentally bond to a female mule and be thought to be her offspring . |
| 15 | She may be invited to be its Chancellor even though she 's only got one O-level . |
| 16 | An example engagement letter is set out in 1101.10 — please note that this is a live example and as such is the result of a series of negotiations — ie this should not be assumed to be our starting position . |
| 17 | Over a period of seven months the widow Hoskin was gifted payments totalling £6 : 3s. : 6d. and this must be presumed to be her pension ! |
| 18 | That the first issue erm were the defendants in breach of contract in failing to , as is admitted , a unitary stat unitary authority and County Hall is made in a unitary stat unitary authority and County Hall is made into a be put to be theirs . |
| 19 | Let us call to mind the ‘ representative firm ’ , whose economies of production , internal and external , are dependent on the aggregate volume of production of the commodity that it makes ; and , postponing all further study of the nature of this dependence , let us assume that the normal supply price of any amount of that commodity may be taken to be its normal expenses of production ( including gross earnings of managements ) by that firm . |
| 20 | With writing , at least , they believe , what is said can be taken to be what is meant . |
| 21 | Ultimately we are campaigning to be allowed to be ourselves , with all out differences and similarities , and such an aim can only be to the advantage of us all . |
| 22 | What astonishes Howard , though , is why he should be allowed to be who he is , and live in such a perfectly organized society . |
| 23 | The theological justification behind such an approach ( not that I had necessarily thought this out at the time when I was a member of the church ) must surely be that God 's will must be held to be one with what is good , and therefore what Christianity proclaims can not differ from human ethical goods . |