Example sentences of "[adj] to [pers pn] be the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one dissenting voice that is made explicit to us is the Reeve 's : As has been noted , the Reeve 's Tale is often read as a much darker piece than the Miller 's Tale , and such readings are usually rooted in the reading of the Reeve 's character : a character who may be presented as corrupt , as well as frightening , in his General Prologue portrait . |
| 2 | All that was substantial to her was the boy whom she touched all down the length of her but did not touch . |
| 3 | More important to them was the defection of Hugh . |
| 4 | What was much more important to me was the emergence of what I consider to be the breakdown of constitutional government . |
| 5 | More important to me was the need to obey this instinct that warned me to put some distance between us . ’ |
| 6 | People say that as you grow older what becomes important to you are the events of your distant past , of your childhood rather than of your middle years . |
| 7 | Mr Westley , foreman of the Polishing Room was put in charge , and directly responsible to him was the Canteen Manageress , Miss Dolling . |
| 8 | A few smashed windows , drink , a fight or two , umpteen girls almost ‘ conquered ’ , long tall stories almost believed — but compared with what he had been used to it was the lure of the Orient , freedom , the cry of the Sirens . |
| 9 | New to me is the mixing of three styles or article : short definitions , 200-word entries and extended essays of up to 1,500 words . |
| 10 | Completely new to me was the Skybird League , an aeromodelling association which presented an annual trophy to the winning modeller of Skybird kits between 1933 and 1940 . |
| 11 | Here I would see many interesting birds , but the most attractive to me was the dipper . |