Example sentences of "be [verb] to in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even here , however , status still reared its head , for Louis XIV clearly thought it derogated from his dignity as a ruler by divine right to be referred to in the final treaty in the same terms as William III , the mere constitutional king of a parliamentary state . |
| 2 | They sat together in the darkness , in front of the log fire which was welcome on a summer night suddenly grown cool , and Molly wondered why S. Kettering should be referred to in the past tense . |
| 3 | Small incidents may be over-reacted to in the strong anticipation of trouble , rendering it more likely that confrontation will actually occur . |
| 4 | I believe that the out-half position will prove troublesome for the Lions in New Zealand as I would have serious reservations about Stuart Barnes being the right player under the type of physical pressure he is likely to be subjected to in the important matches . |
| 5 | As with the state as a whole , the permeability of state agencies to civil society depends upon the balance of power between classes and interest groups , a point that will be returned to in the following chapter in connection with state enterprises . |