Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ability to obtain some patronage during an election contest was often essential to success , for it was not uncommon for every candidate in a crowded field to claim to be a friend of the administration in power . |
| 2 | Although my income was unchanged , money ceased to be a problem , a worry , a source of guilt and anxiety , and became a reliable friend . |
| 3 | I want this Parliament to continue to be the forum of our nation and I believe that the vast majority of our people share my wish . |
| 4 | The protection referred to is the protection afforded by registration of a Notice , etc ( see above ) ; minor interests are in fact mainly what would be described as equitable interests in unregistered conveyancing . |
| 5 | If Parliament ceased to be a representative assembly , in any plausible sense of the idea , or if it proceeded to enact legislation undermining the democratic basis of our institutions , political morality might direct judicial resistance rather than obedience . |
| 6 | In 1945 contributory negligence ceased to be a complete defence and became grounds for apportioning liability . |
| 7 | It was so successful that it replaced all other control methods and the insect ceased to be a major pest . |
| 8 | It would also be beneficial to extend the cycle lane right up The Mound to the top of Bank St. , for uphill cyclists , even if the lane has to be a narrower one , since this would increase protection against turning traffic . |
| 9 | Today , service , seniority , and experience do not appear to be considered at all , your religion or creed appear to be an important factor in regulating your progress in the Service … ’ |
| 10 | The budget needs to be a holding operation , so that a recovery can become established before the real attack on the budget deficit is made in December . |
| 11 | In a negligence action , the damage has to be a foreseeable risk . |
| 12 | The woman presiding over this baptism wants to be a vicar . |
| 13 | In pure driving terms , the winner has to be the Corrado . |
| 14 | But the outright winner has to be the microwave . |
| 15 | Only one investor found the nerve to find fault with what the vast majority considered to be an excellent performance in 1991 . |
| 16 | There is no reason at all why the solution chosen by the majority has to be the best one . |
| 17 | ‘ The diarist has to be a maverick or a cad or an oddball , ’ says one of today 's more literary ministers . |
| 18 | But actual stories must be balanced and if not , the correction has to be the same , must have the same prominence in the original , as the original , article . |
| 19 | The forthcoming General Election looks to be a close run thing , with fairly small groups being able to tip the balance of the outcome . |
| 20 | In front was a tiny apron of garden , which the street light revealed to be a shambles of children 's toys and discarded garments . |
| 21 | Moreover , what this episode testifies to is a resurgence of the power of the southern Saxons as they sought to further their own ascendancy in the south-east , the foundation of which had been laid by Wulfhere , and it seems likely that Eadric was established as king in Kent as a southern Saxon satellite . |
| 22 | One good thing that their patronage led to was the Pont Napoleon , which spans the torrent just outside Saint-Sauveur to the south and is a lavish piece of bridgework , a single arch some 200 feet above the water at its highest point . |
| 23 | In 487 BC the archonship ceased to be an elected position , chosen by the aristocracy , and was henceforth filled by lot , while in 461 BC the council of the Areopagus , composed of the ex-archons , was deprived of its powers . |
| 24 | I think that a horse has to be a minimum of 7/8 bred now to become a top class event horse . |
| 25 | If any car needs to be a clear-cut BMW ‘ statement ’ , it 's the 3-series . |
| 26 | Fear has to be the worst feeling of all . |
| 27 | If cornered into making a decision , then I 'd say the obvious star of this threesome has to be the Japanese SB405 . |
| 28 | Considering Thistle have the second worse defence in the Premier Division , a shut-out has to be a plus . |
| 29 | His two concessions to luxury appear to be a passion for fast cars — he is the proud owner of a turbo-Bentley — and a 5,000 acre estate in Scotland . |
| 30 | I think the inside of the mouth wants to be a bit more contrast , do n't you ? |