Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But Jamie or Gary should prove to be suitable donors . |
| 2 | The most serious objections to the new plan are the effect on county finances of six or seven fewer home matches , the possible resultant loss of members and the fact that cricket on traditional peripheral grounds such as Aigburth , Harrogate or Bath might have to be eliminated . |
| 3 | This was certainly true of his year as social security minister , where Major would prefer to be remembered for dispensing fivers to freezing pensioners in the form of severe-weather payments ( even though they received only one each for one week ) , than for helping to draft the 1988 Social Security Act . |
| 4 | At the end of the day , debates over whether we are taking Ecstasy or Ketamine may prove to be missing the point . |
| 5 | According to Soviet sources , however , the US side had softened its previous position that Najibullah would have to be removed from power before elections could be held , and was now considering a compromise under which he would remain President but would give up control of the military , the security police and the media to non-partisan bodies . |
| 6 | On reaching Port Said , however , the captain declared that Annesley would have to be more respectably attired if he wished to continue in first class . |
| 7 | The point of that story was that Scrooge could afford to be generous . |
| 8 | ‘ That surely means that Edward will have to be married right away to a foreign princess — someone old and ugly whom he hates , I doubt not , instead of the one he loves . ’ |
| 9 | On Feb. 20 the Information Minister was quoted as saying that Kuwait will have to be " purified of intruders … who seek to sow doubt in the unity of Kuwaiti ranks " . |
| 10 | And , after two weeks that would have cracked a lesser man , Taylor proved he still has what it takes to ensure that England can qualify to be one of the outside contenders . |
| 11 | I want to make sure that Hemsworth can continue to be proud of its history . |
| 12 | Archaeologists have established that Jericho can claim to be one of the very oldest cities in the world , with a history going back all of ten thousand years . |
| 13 | The League of Nations was fatally damaged as a result of the lack of effect of their imposing sanctions on Italy in that period of 1935 to 1936 , and both Britain and France became concerned , particularly as they had thought , until then , that Italy would prove to be their ally against Germany . |
| 14 | Currently interconnection services are provided by Mercury Communications Ltd exclusively , and TeleWest says that Mercury will continue to be the preferred carrier of national and international calls . |
| 15 | There was little doubt that Britain could continue to be successful , but certain adjustments were thought necessary to bring this about . |
| 16 | In the absence of a ticket to San Francisco they felt that London would have to be the next best thing . |
| 17 | On 28 June the Bank decided that the restructuring could not go ahead and that BCCI would have to be shut down . |
| 18 | IT SEEMS remarkable that Gershwin 's Porgy and Bess should have to be the object of rediscovery . |
| 19 | If the attributions are correct , then pieces by Alberti , Domenico Scarlatti , Eckard and Wagenseil will have to be added to those listed in the standard catalogues . |
| 20 | The whole scope of the duty to secure provision for adults as it will be divided between the funding councils and LEAs will continue to be supported from public funds . |
| 21 | He appears to have made his own luck and , despite setbacks such as presenting the short-lived TV quiz show Scruples , it looks as if Simon will continue to be a success . |
| 22 | I can see that for the purpose of our movie any relationship between Claudia and Tepilit will have to be clouded in romanticism . |
| 23 | The Unitarian congregation in the town was shortly to lose its minister , and had written on the recommendation of John Prior Estlin to ask if Coleridge would agree to be considered as successor . |
| 24 | And Weir will have to be in top form to get a decision over the Dublin champion who could well be his bogey and the host Association 's best bet to win an Irish title this weekend . |
| 25 | Like the date 865/1460–1 advanced for his return by the later tradition , the date 874/1469–70 given by the and Babinger would seem to be invalidated by the documentary evidence concerning Molla Husrev 's tenure as kadi . |
| 26 | She explained that Donald was going through a difficult time , ‘ We all have our difficult times , right ? ’ and Nathan would have to be patient with him . |
| 27 | CLPs in places like Sussex , Fareham , Folkestone and Hythe and Worthing would have to be wound up . |
| 28 | Newcastle and Glasgow would Appear to be in a somewhat better position , for although both have lost substantial numbers of jobs in manufacturing , a more optimistic picture has emerged in the late 1980s , based on public — private-sector investment and cultural developments . |
| 29 | Admittedly , Popper and Habermas may seem to be strange bedfellows ; for they have entered the lists against each other precisely over their views on knowledge and reason , both of them seeing the other as an unwitting ideologue . |
| 30 | Bruce Springsteen will return to smaller venues , having realised that the Born In The USA tour was a big mistake , and Madonna will prove to be as durable as Bette Davis . |