Example sentences of "'s [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's worth being brave : the staff are normal and charming . |
| 2 | It 's about being young and terribly embarrassed and wanting to make an impression but not knowing what it is . |
| 3 | This session 's about being pro-active rather than reactive . |
| 4 | So it 's not about being aggressive it 's not about being aggressive or submissive it 's about being clear to true to yourself being aware of what you want from any given situation . |
| 5 | So you know what it 's like being small |
| 6 | It 's like being married . ’ |
| 7 | But it includes much more … from personal hygiene to library studies … from a Police course to knowing what it 's like being deaf . |
| 8 | John Upson says that it 's like being Managing Director of a good team . |
| 9 | It 's like being stuck on a telephone line . |
| 10 | If I have a pipe dream now , it 's to be involved in a Championship-winning side . |
| 11 | We would expect Mrs Reynolds 's to be present . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're doing great — what 's to be nervous about , sitting in an underground room with nobody listening to you , eh ? ’ |
| 13 | If it 's to be helpful if if Mr is saying on behalf of the Parish Council that by showing it in this way on the key diagram , he feels is prejudicing or the Parish Council 's position is prejudiced at some future date , then it 's to be helpful to that that the County Council is saying it is prepared to show it simply as a an arrow and similarly for consistency it would seem to make sense to show the western in the same fashion . |
| 14 | If it 's to be helpful if if Mr is saying on behalf of the Parish Council that by showing it in this way on the key diagram , he feels is prejudicing or the Parish Council 's position is prejudiced at some future date , then it 's to be helpful to that that the County Council is saying it is prepared to show it simply as a an arrow and similarly for consistency it would seem to make sense to show the western in the same fashion . |
| 15 | ‘ If it 's to be unlawful restraint , I need you . |
| 16 | So it 's to be clear in what you 're saying to be able to explain yourself clearly so it 's about clarity |
| 17 | Amory , a likeable and popular man , had been one of the few Conservative MP 's to be active in the campaign to end capital punishment in the late 1940s . |
| 18 | They 'd need to keep up this standard if it 's to be permanent |
| 19 | ‘ It 's to be fair shares for all , ’ he had said to Cathbad , and Cathbad had at once said , ‘ Oh dear me , yes of course . |
| 20 | ‘ So it 's to be Vortai Kha-Khan , is it ? |
| 21 | Eric Cantona 's to be precise . |
| 22 | That 's to be expected is n't it ? |