Example sentences of "[be] [verb] to [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Franklin Hayman 's thin , wiry body was overshadowed by the large desk , even though he was seated on a swivel chair which had been adjusted to its maximum height . |
| 2 | In the case where members of such type of partnership are solely and exclusively active and/ or retired employees of a corporation , the corporation may guarantee the liabilities of it and the partnership may be formed without any financial contribution by its members , and the members ' liabilities are limited to their financial contribution ( if any ) plus their gross income during the calendar year in which the liability came into being . |
| 3 | Croatia 's acceptance follows on from the recent announcement that the Baltic states of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania has been reinstated to their former status as full members , a status that they enjoyed prior to the outbreak of the second world war . |
| 4 | It had been given to us unlabelled . |
| 5 | Oxford are sticking to their old blades and the experts reckon they 'll be sharp enough to win on Saturday . |
| 6 | All have been exposed to his scarifying eye and his audacious judgments ; he has projected on all his volatile wit and a searching wisdom . |
| 7 | I am come to ye three , As the scripture foretells . |
| 8 | So there 's often a contradiction as to whether programmes are addressed to their actual or potential audiences or to a hypothetical audience , which in current affairs and news broadcasts is usually assumed to be a male viewer . |
| 9 | Moreover , this was not one of those results that had been confined to his private papers , but it had been published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society . |
| 10 | We are returning to your paltry universe . |
| 11 | Almost , in the midst of the new apartment that she hated as much as he did , though it had been decorated to her own specifications , she said , ‘ I have been to see my son . ’ |
| 12 | The resolutions have been targeted to everyone involved in the media and media-related professions — particularly women 's groups , advertising agencies and public legislators . |
| 13 | Yet some provisional leaders and rank and file members are committed to their Roman catholic religious belief and practice . |
| 14 | We are committed to our Strategic Intent of becoming the world 's foremost brewer , working with partners all over the world to continue providing quality products and an excellent service to an increasing number of customers . |
| 15 | A bottomless dustbin , a plastic oil container and a private selection of empty bottles have already been added to his private junk heap , waiting to be collected one day when he has time . |
| 16 | You 've been listening to his scaremongering nonsense . |
| 17 | The right hon. Gentleman has not been listening to his hon. Friends . |
| 18 | ‘ After you had been presented to our gracious Queen , last summer , you followed custom by having your photograph taken in all your finery . ’ |
| 19 | Do you think I have not been following all that you have done and all that has been done to you all these months ? ’ |
| 20 | And as all sports are matched to your own ability , you can keep up with an old favourite or try your hand at something new . |
| 21 | If you are writing to your local Social Security office with a query you should quote either your national insurance number ( or your spouse 's ) or your pension number if you have already started receiving your pension . |
| 22 | As well as developing these national awards we have been working with a number of employers and other organisations to develop awards which are tailored to their individual needs . |
| 23 | This study suggests that blood flow disorders are present in recurrent Crohn 's disease that is subclinical , and are related to its endoscopic grade of severity . |
| 24 | The causes of the breakdown of the adjustable peg system are related to its three major features described above . |
| 25 | If people 's payments for the good are related to their individual demand curves everyone has an incentive to lie because of the free-rider problem . |
| 26 | The comparative advantages and disadvantages of the businesses are related to their respective growth characteristics . |
| 27 | This seems to imply that drivers ’ ratings of subjective risk are related to their subsequent recall of junctions in a way that is at least partially independent of the actual amount of traffic present and their assessment of the likelihood of accidents at the junction in other circumstances . |
| 28 | In the Carboniferous and Permian the insects were highly diverse , and there is still debate over how closely these forms are related to our living fauna : some forms , like the cockroaches , undoubtedly have a long history . |
| 29 | How , for instance , can we be sure that annual budgets by the Chancellor of the Exchequer are related to our true economic circumstances ? |
| 30 | An impressive feature of the cliffs is the Great Stack , a detached pinnacle of sandstone which , incredibly , has been ascended to its flat top by rock-climbers . |