Example sentences of "be [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was going to be lazier than I had ever been in my life ! |
| 2 | In many ways the latter approach would be preferable since the essential question is whether the charge was intended to secure some new value and the requirement to register it within 21 days of its creation would suffice to protect those dealing with company . |
| 3 | Thus expenditure-reducing policies are most appropriate when the problem is identified as a deteriorating current account balance , whereas tighter monetary policies may be preferable if capital outflows are the source of undesirable pressure on the exchange rate . |
| 4 | Erm , I think you should involve them but I think it 'll be preferable if it was one to one with the form tutor i that time and the form tutor has taking an over-view |
| 5 | It would be preferable if we had a system where people could become more involved in important government decisions , be able to register an opinion on government policy , and show the government the way in which public opinion is moving . |
| 6 | ‘ He has every right to criticise the Tour if he feels criticism is in order , ’ said Schofield in London yesterday , ‘ but it would be preferable if he 'd make his complaints to us . |
| 7 | Franklin even added point ( excuse me ) to the argument about whether pointed or knobbed lightning rods may be preferable when he showed that blunted ones acted at a greater distance . |
| 8 | It is , therefore , more suitable for cheaper , straightforward commercials , while film may be preferable when quality , style and mood are important . |
| 9 | But cash might be preferable when surplus artisanal production was not needed by the lord , and could be sold on the spot . |
| 10 | You see , he 's taken a fancy to you , and it would be awful if he thought … ’ |
| 11 | Harry now stood looking along the table as he added thoughtfully , ‘ It would be awful if he did , would n't it ? ’ |
| 12 | And would n't it be awful if he ever realized that it 's not very important to us , that we 'd rather not be safe if only he had the courage to take our safety away … " |
| 13 | ‘ Would n't it be awful if a cat scratched your heart . ’ |
| 14 | It would be awful if she met Georg up there . |
| 15 | It would just be awful if her family put her away somewhere . |
| 16 | bound to be , bound to be awful when a woman ca n't talk it must be terrible |
| 17 | Hence there is a problem of how cooperation could evolve in the first place , although it would be stable once it had evolved . |
| 18 | The pile of three blocks shown in the drawing would be stable if pushed at from the direction of one of the arrows and very unstable if pushed at from the other direction . |
| 19 | Such an order has inheritance tax advantages ( if dissolution of the marriage has taken place ) , a saving in the HM Land Registry fees is available ( see Chapter 3 and generally ) and , as any financial provision can be expressed in the order to be in full and final settlement of the wife 's claims ( see Chapter 11 ) , it is less likely to be upset than an agreement between the parties not carried into a " consent order " ( see for instance Dinch v Dinch [ 1987 ] 1 WLR 252 where the court refused to make a further order on the grounds that the consent order had conclusively determined the rights of the parties in the matrimonial home ) . |
| 20 | She was said to be upset because she was too old to use the centre where the party was held in Whitley Bay . |
| 21 | It was the threat of disturbing the order — an order hard worked for and not to be upset because surely worse would replace it . |
| 22 | ‘ And do n't be upset because they want to , girl . |
| 23 | ‘ She will not be upset because you will finish your small storm of weeping here and be composed before she sees you , ’ he ordered , tilting her wet face and looking down at her . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , the transaction might be upset if the debtor had acted as agent for the lender and had been guilty of misrepresentation or undue influence . |
| 25 | In addition , your schedule could be upset if you only intended to break your journey for a short time at a particular spot . |
| 26 | Would Madame Rodet be upset if you changed ? ’ |
| 27 | Until 1989 the courts had said that a 'speaking " decision could be upset if it contained an obvious error . |
| 28 | Still , it was natural to be upset when someone you know has been brutally murdered . |
| 29 | He worries that the children would be upset when they saw it , so he rubs it off the wall . |
| 30 | It would be cruel if the daughter could be evicted and left to find another home for herself and for her belongings simply because of the accident of the untimely death of the parent within one year . |