Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] be a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Like Ian Page ( lead singer of Secret Affair ) will go on about being a mod is being an individual . |
| 2 | In the past it hovered uneasily between being a rival to gold in jewellery and coinage and being a highly versatile industrial material . |
| 3 | We did n't seem to worry too much about being a couple of strokes off the lead . |
| 4 | It is an amazing sight , the more so for being a waste of time . |
| 5 | ‘ I wear a White is Beautiful badge and get run in for being a racist … ’ |
| 6 | Somewhere in between is a meeting on a Greek island . |
| 7 | He says : ‘ My first two marriages ended in divorce because I was too young and dreamed only of being a movie star . |
| 8 | Amir now announced that he had all along been a Communist ! |
| 9 | When my hon. Friend returns to his desk after the next election has been won by the Conservatives , will he bear it in mind that in the past 10 years west Lancashire has benefited greatly from being a development area ? |
| 10 | Henceforth to be a Christian is to be united to the risen Christ through the adoption of the Spirit . |
| 11 | Admittedly in many of Petipa 's pas de deux he seems merely to be a porter . |
| 12 | It will also be granted if any defence raised is shown merely to be a delaying tactic . |
| 13 | However , I imagined that the praise I received that night was merely to be a preview of the steaming sauna of appreciation that I 'd receive after the first night . |
| 14 | Satisfied but not human enough to be a sister , the woman held up a tiny version of the black box . |
| 15 | Sounds like ESP is certainly ambitious enough to be a Wood Group Company ! |
| 16 | Although there is no rhyme in the poem , the last words in every second line sound very like each other so that , while the poem can be simple enough to be a man 's thoughts , it also holds together well and sounds good . |
| 17 | He 'd sailed these waters for six months and knew every reef and coral head shallow enough to be a threat . |
| 18 | The Annan Committee disliked this arrangement , for even the local newspaper publishers ' association itself did not think the amount of advertising likely to go to ILR was great enough to be a threat . |
| 19 | Right they 're all different but they 're similar enough to be a bit confusing . |
| 20 | Still , in spite of the above , I just want to live long enough to be a problem to my children . |
| 21 | Nobody doubts that , in principle , Europe is large and sophisticated enough to be a powerhouse of new technology , but the achievement of that goal can only be impeded by the cost of supporting agriculture ( which consumes resources and engages people in traditional , not novel , tasks ) . |
| 22 | ‘ You must be looking forward to when you 're old enough to be a Brownie like your sister ! ’ |
| 23 | I am sure that he will wish to develop that issue in Committee , if he is fortunate enough to be a member . |
| 24 | They were great judges of character , and her analysis of Dana was : ‘ You are good enough to be a film star . ’ |
| 25 | Not enough to be a dealer , only enough for what the police termed ‘ personal use ’ . |
| 26 | Nicely dressed , but not expensively enough to be a client . |
| 27 | That happens often enough to be a matter for public concern . |
| 28 | If the message you sent her was as cryptic as you said it was and she 's still managed to get here , she 's smart enough to be a danger to us . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Then you would n't have been tough enough to be a Corosini , ’ he replied evenly . |
| 30 | Following the est the establishment of the public services section , I was lucky enough to be a delegate at the conference held in April . |