Example sentences of "and [vb mod] [be] [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | by converting the compound to some other compound , which may also be toxic and may be recalcitrant to further degradation . |
| 2 | Women appear to find it difficult , at times , to control their moods and may be subject to emotional outbursts or lose their tempers more frequently . ’ |
| 3 | These values may not be agreed between the political parties and may be subject to emotional fluctuations among the general public . |
| 4 | Drivers exceeding the speed limit will be reported to site management and may be barred from driving on the site and may be subject to disciplinary action . |
| 5 | Breathing may become noisy and shallow and may be distressful to other residents . |
| 6 | Comics distort reality just as much as soap operas , and may be open to all sorts of subversive design . |
| 7 | It requires a wider view of both the sources of control and the contexts in which they operate , and must be applicable to more than just male working-class crime . |
| 8 | This facilitates the smooth running of government and must be advantageous to those in government as it minimises the need to effect formal changes , a task which is time-consuming and may be beset with difficulties . |
| 9 | Poor hand hygiene by medical staff is particularly refractory to change and should be subject to constant observation and correction . |
| 10 | Where mucosal protection has been shown it does not correlate well with potency of inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase and could be due to another property such as oxygen radical scavenging . |
| 11 | Aziz also announced that the 1991/92 deficit had overshot its target of 4.6 per cent of GDP and would be closer to 6.1 per cent . |
| 12 | The case remained open after placement , and would be subject to six-weekly review within the home . |
| 13 | Therefore I would not necessarily be looking for a secretarial position , and would be open to other suggestions . |
| 14 | The force , to be known as the European Corps , was intended to operate under the umbrella of the Western European Union ( WEU ) and would be open to other WEU members . |
| 15 | This would be against our own best interests and would be unjust to those looking after us . |
| 16 | Labour has at least two good candidates : Mr Harold Walker , deputy to Speaker Weatherill , and Miss Betty Boothroyd , who has proved her competence in the chair and would be acceptable to all parties . |
| 17 | … first of all I agree that a £5 annual fee for The Lifeboat seems to be very reasonable and would be acceptable to most readers . |
| 18 | Carriers of this type are used in the building of the FIAT Strada/Ritmo cars and will be familiar to those who watch British television commercials . |
| 19 | In such circumstances , the L curve itself will be hard to predict and will be subject to considerable shifts . |
| 20 | Now we know the letters are opened by Dacourt and deciphered by Peckle , but Millet is Dacourt 's secretary and will be privy to such information . |