Example sentences of "[adj] to [pers pn] be the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A common desire and willingness to be subordinate to it is the essential pre-condition of a parliamentary state . |
| 2 | The superficiality of these ‘ social contacts ’ acts to remind the housewife how critically important to her are the deep and meaningful relationships she lacks . |
| 3 | Todd 's detailed analyses relate the distribution of these family types to cultural development processes , leading to the conclusion that development involves two processes : the first is ‘ self-generated take-off ’ ( p. 176 ) and there is ‘ a geographical coincidence between the distribution of these family types and that of the literacy take-off ’ ; the second is the outward diffusion of development from the initial poles , which ‘ occurs all the faster , the more receptive to it is the anthropological terrain' . |
| 4 | The wife was told that the only asset available to her was the matrimonial home and she agreed to take a lump sum of £12,600 with £2,473 maintenance for the two children . |
| 5 | Every bit as important as the events we experience in life and the support available to us is the personal meaning of change . |