Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [art] [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the sewers are private an easement will be required from the original developer to effect a connection . |
| 2 | Still , he was young and she had been afraid the house would be full of only old people . |
| 3 | But the long term aim is to make it all dual carriageway … hopes are high the government will announce this in a couple of years . |
| 4 | LISTREL will supply default responses to most or all of the prompts on the pages ; if the defaults are acceptable the user can just press RETURN after viewing the page , but if changes are required to the defaults the user must TAB to each prompt to edit the response . |
| 5 | ‘ I am afraid the view will not now be as good as I promised , ’ Lubor apologised . |
| 6 | When sequences are similar the team will indicate their preferences so a rough cut can be made by the editor , who joins all the desired sequences together and cuts the whole thing to the exact time . |
| 7 | So great , let's communicate with any other deputies and say if you 're not prepared to take it over we 'll close the we 're afraid the scheme will have to close down . |
| 8 | James Diamond and Thamesdown Council say they 're confident a solution will be found — right now that seems a long way off . |
| 9 | As an appeal is launched to save the starving millions in Africa , charity chiefs say they 're confident the public will still give , despite the competing claims from other disasters in the world . |
| 10 | And as far as we 're concerned the boy can come and stay . |
| 11 | Turkish diplomats say they 're hopeful the couple will be freed unharmed after more than a week in captivity . |
| 12 | If you 're self-employed the outlook would be even worse . |
| 13 | If you 're self-employed the outlook could be even worse . |
| 14 | ‘ No , seriously , they 're worried the volatility might be too high . |
| 15 | When times are hard a grizzly may take a mountain goat . |
| 16 | And once we are married the money will be yours by right . |
| 17 | Yet , Sir Edmund , I am confident the assassin will eventually make a mistake . ’ |
| 18 | I am confident the truth will stand . |
| 19 | Without giving away numbers , Mr Johnson said : ‘ I am confident the group will achieve a satisfactory improvement in trading performance in the current year . ’ |
| 20 | He said : ‘ I am confident the motion will be resoundingly passed . ’ |
| 21 | Security advisers are confident the prince will be relatively safe from hostile forces during his day-long visit . |
| 22 | Security advisers are confident the prince will be relatively safe from hostile forces . |
| 23 | The NAO also said : ’ The assessment of intangibles is an inexact science and we are sure the Ministry will look closely at these aspects . ’ |
| 24 | If on the evidence the probabilities are equal the application will fail . |
| 25 | ‘ In theory , I suppose , the nearest piece of fruit could have been doctored , but I do n't see myself how the murderer could have been sure the victim would have picked it . ’ |
| 26 | Sometimes , for example , a factor which is identified as the causal antecedent of an effect may be so interlinked with numerous other conditions that , while it is true that if that factor had not been present the effect would not have existed either , it is hardly illuminating . |
| 27 | ‘ I thought I was famed for not having an aversion to the media , but I am sure every virtue can be turned into a vice . ’ |
| 28 | Good farmyard manure is what we all need in towns , and I am sure a farmer could make money marketing his pig , chicken and cow dung . |
| 29 | Mr Sharma told the United News of India agency : ‘ I am sure an agreement will be reached with the militants tonight or tomorrow morning , as we will release the terrorists demanded by them . ’ |
| 30 | I am sure the committee would appreciate as much information as possible on the patterns of use . |