Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | erm In principle it should be possible to be able to speak into a microphone , or to write on a pad , with a pencil , and the computer would be connected to the microphone or the pad and would take in and interpret what you 've done , without having to learn this rather clumsy method of putting things in one letter at a time . |
2 | I take the opportunity of the publication of your paper to draw attention to these small details , with respect to which I have never moved myself , because until they interest others in the neighbourhood i should be sorry to be supposed to move in them for any interest of my own . |
3 | I divested myself of all my own French honours and laid them in my elder son 's lap on condition he should be content to be French , as I had discovered I was English . |
4 | If the praise is genuine , the giver should be able to be specific . |
5 | Appropriate action must take place at once — you are dealing with realities , not wish-fulfilment , so you should be able to be sympathetic but firm . |
6 | Faith in the paramountcy of the market must be consistent to be persuasive . |
7 | It is often assumed that textual discussion must be complex to be acceptable . |
8 | While Prince Charles must be relieved to be free of a marriage which had become a sham , he , his family and in the end the British Government have met Diana 's terms . |
9 | Sister will always be remembered for her words , You must be cruel to be kind . |
10 | Evidence , in whatever form , must be relevant to be admissible . |
11 | WE must be prepared to be flexible ; grasp opportunity ; recognise that we all have customers [ internal and external ] ; give everyone the service that we 'd expect every time ; ask for what we need to get the job done quickly and effectively well in advance of the start date . |
12 | I know they 're very clever , it must be wonderful to be able to write like Alan Sillitoe . |
13 | I do n't know it must be wonderful to be able to mend . |
14 | I think we must be careful to be sure that we 're talking about a particular group in society in a sense , because you 've used words like ‘ graphical ’ and ‘ functions ’ and so forth and that seems to me to be limiting the section of society that we 're talking about — perhaps , what are we talking about , one in ten , one in four , certainly not more than that ? |
15 | Put him in a coach now and by morning Russell might be used to being close to white people again . |
16 | If it was now , they might be inclined to be physical ’ . |
17 | But he 's got to strip the bonnet so Dave said well I 'll get my lad to strip the bonnet this afternoon and er you know , few hundred quid for the day we 'll be glad to be able to finish off doing them and He 's got too many |
18 | ‘ He 'll be happy to be alive and perhaps he 'll help me to escape . ’ |
19 | He had designed the first ‘ luxury ’ cinemas in the land , the most famous of which was the Regent in Brighton , showing that you could be lavish without being vulgar . |
20 | Furthermore , from a financial point of view it may be worse to be unemployed in London than in Manchester because of the differences in the cost of living . |
21 | It may be preferable to be silent regarding the date for expressions of interest until such time as a number of parties have expressed such interest . |
22 | ‘ There are several problems a nurse returner might face when working for an agency , and it may be helpful to be aware of these in advance . |
23 | If you are to live in rented accommodation or a hotel while finding somewhere more permanent to live in your new domicile , your employer may be willing to be responsible for those costs . |
24 | This Information memorandum , or a covering letter for the memorandum ( which will outline the sale procedures and timetable ) will advise interested parties of the intended structure of the transaction , highlighting areas where you may be prepared to be flexible . |
25 | ‘ Though , of course , he added , ‘ a thing may be original without being good . ’ |
26 | It may be easier to be fearful of all sorts of things than to be honest and say to yourself : ‘ The way I feel is entirely my own problem . |
27 | It would be pleasant to be able to say that , as a result , the existence of all automated personal data handling systems is known , even if not much has been vouchsafed of what they do . |
28 | ‘ I would be delighted to be able to tell you , ’ Mr Kinnock began . |
29 | Heseltine/Kinnock : Yes , well I would be delighted to be able to tell you . |
30 | Unlike Hegel , Marx believed that under advanced communism everybody would be capable of being multi-faceted , thoroughly rounded individuals , realizing their essence through creative labour . |