Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [be] [prep] be " in BNC.
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1 | If the mind is so conceived that its relation to the world can only be a causal one , then to perceive something must be to be causally affected by it . |
2 | Whatever other reasons may have existed — and however unpleasant it may be to be reminded of it — this is the same reason used in Germany in the 1930s . |
3 | Oh how wonderful it must be to be an indie musician ! |
4 | How wonderful it must be to be a great artist like Mr Beaumont or a musician like Mr Fergus or even a teacher like half the church . |
5 | I used to wonder just what the kestrel was looking at , what it was thinking , and I 'd imagine how wonderful it must be to be suspended in mid-air , looking down on the Earth as it was . |
6 | ‘ I was thinking how very unpleasant it must be to be shot . ’ |
7 | But just for a moment she had felt the weight of emptiness , she had felt how it must be to be shut away down here , bereft of even human companionship , away from the light , losing count of the days . |
8 | He thought about how it might be to be , say , a fox confronted with an angry sheep . |
9 | How valuable it would be to be able to reconstruct what the site looked like while excavation was in progress . |
10 | What a deprivation it would be to be blind ! |
11 | Yeah I mean obviously you 're not gon na instantly assume that every that says he fancies you is just joking , no obviously you 're not gon na assume that and I understand how easy it would be to be mislead but then on the other hand it makes me think , you know , you know with people like Ch you know |
12 | I know your mother scoffs at social life but I do n't think she realizes what pleasure she is missing , how delightful it can be to be among amusing people . ’ |