Example sentences of "to [be] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the whole we were an abstemious lot , but when the depression began to bite into salary rises during the early 30s , and escalating prices made living all the more precarious , some of us wondered if Tom Miller might have paid his staff what they felt to be their well-earned incremental increases by accepting a few extra advertisements . |
| 2 | Even if Nicu was intended to be their ultimate successor , he was not allowed to appear as dauphin , particularly not after making the critical remarks to his father about the economic problems and social conditions in Sibiu . |
| 3 | Eliot had already agreed to share his new home with John Hayward who , having supervised its decoration , joined him a month after Eliot had " settled in " ; for the next eleven years this was to be their mutual address . |
| 4 | All first-class advocates concentrate on what they consider to be their good points ; they do not run the risk of alienating the judge 's affections by producing obviously bad ones . |
| 5 | The British theatrical Establishment who thought he aspired to be their new idol would be puzzled over ‘ All I wanted to do was to live ’ — but they would have let it pass as a Welsh eccentricity ; ‘ to act at the Old Vic ’ would have drawn beams of approval . |
| 6 | That 's when Chelsea are due to announce whether or not Glenn Hoddle really is to be their new manager . |
| 7 | Tomorrow Oxford United will officially reveal who they 've chosen to be their new manager . |
| 8 | Celtic want him back to be their new manager … that could be the future … but what of the past dare we mention Swindon … |
| 9 | Four out of five graffiti in male lavatories had a sexual theme , while on the other side of the wall only one in four of those created by women dealt with overt sexual subjects ; love and romance seemed to be their principal occupation . |
| 10 | The priority for Leeds at the start of the season was a place in Europe and despite leading the table for much of the season that now looks to be their only target — although it is far from guaranteed . |
| 11 | This inexperience appears to be their only real drawback , but obviously the style of architecture did not suit Hope 's taste . |
| 12 | This was a crucial consideration , especially for the unskilled , because it was seen to be their only asset . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've never seen one before , ’ she said excitedly , when it was clear that that was to be their only sighting . |
| 14 | When the Community seemed to be their only option , the Greeks thought they had better be thoroughly Community-minded . |
| 15 | Women are the historical " have-nots " and as a consequence , they take over what they consider to be their only " possessions " — their children . |
| 16 | Mother and Father had been married for six years and I was to be their only child . |
| 17 | Since some people regard them as the ultimate madness and evil they deem it to be their moral right to break laws , mostly in a non-violent manner , as a form of protest . |
| 18 | It was common in Kenya for Masai to allow Kikuyu to cultivate a patch of ground within their grazing circuit in return for services rendered ; but administrators seeing this practice and not realizing its customary nature tried repeatedly to get rid of the Kikuyu and leave the Masai in undisputed possession of what they supposed to be their sole territory . |
| 19 | For many mentally ill and handicapped people the hospital is likely to be their sole environment for many years to come . |
| 20 | However , on 19 December 1991 the period of six months from the date when the children left the foster mother 's home and she ceased to be their foster parent was due to expire , and she would then be free to apply for a residence order under section 8 in respect of the four children , without the local authority 's consent under section 9(3) ( a ) . |
| 21 | The inlaid phoenix silhouettes seemed to be their great golden , alchemical footprints . |
| 22 | This is not always so , but according to a great many sportsmen , their overconcentration on sport , often as a result of the encouragement of teachers , led to a neglect of academic work with the consequence that examination results failed to convey accurately what they felt to be their actual capability . |
| 23 | Merthyr want him to be their chief executive , masterminding their bid for Football League status — much as he did at Barnet . |
| 24 | Sonar , hearing , vision , touch and taste seem to be their major senses . |
| 25 | For example , over a season , six species of Shorea are visited in turn by species of thrips , which are believed to be their major pollinators . |
| 26 | Pieces were collected and laid out in what was thought to be their correct positions . |
| 27 | Del was Paul 's brother-in-law and supposed to be their bass player . |
| 28 | The barn was to be their cabinet-making workshop ; their business — making fine furniture to order and restoring early furniture — had outgrown their current quarters . |
| 29 | Like the British , the Danes have watched with growing alarm as the institutions of the EEC have begun to take control of matters far beyond what was thought to be their original remit . |
| 30 | The Conservatives are offering a property poll tax in a desperate effort to avoid what we know to be their imminent electoral slaughter , as we would call it . |