Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall , the Calibra has to be the safer choice , but the more seductive charms of the Corrado G60 will woo the hearts of those who appreciate driving a great-handling car . |
| 2 | Most undersold transfer We 've had loads but over the long term Seaman has to be the one 245 |
| 3 | And the winner of the two-dog match will then take on Crayford 's Poor Sue rated to be the best stayer in the country at Sunderland in a £6,000-to-the-winner match on June 24 . |
| 4 | BRITT Ekland wants to be the next Jackie Collins-style novelist . |
| 5 | Cain had killed his brother because he was jealous of the fact that Abel seemed to be the one that was favoured by God . |
| 6 | Once again the United States seemed to be the arbiter of war and peace in the Middle East . |
| 7 | Neil seemed to be the leader among this lot , Maggie thought , which bore out the strength she 'd felt and sensed in him . |
| 8 | The worst difficulty came with his brother Frank , whom Ramsey thought to be the cleverest person he knew . |
| 9 | In his address , President Bush called for all parties to make good commitments agreed at UNCED , adding that " the United States intends to be the world 's pre-eminent leader in protecting the global environment … |
| 10 | Of these animals , water-pigs are those most highly charged with mystical power ; they wallow in water , which the Lele believe to be the place of spirits , so the association is plain . |
| 11 | In many ways , Hegel appears to be the complete opposite of Schleiermacher — whose relations with him in the years that they were colleagues in Berlin might charitably be described as strained . |
| 12 | The straight-haired , elegant Eugene appears to be the most cerebral member , which is odd since his previous incarnation was as leader of the decidedly bodily Vaselines , a group for whom the term ‘ Kings Of Perv-Rock ’ might have been invented . |
| 13 | As far as instruments go , Robben seems to be the sole endorser of the Fender Esprit guitar … |
| 14 | Er Ingleston seems to be the only feasible , er site , where the wi , could be a proposed er rapid rail transit system in operation . |
| 15 | It is no doubt for this reason that the Syrian foreign minister , Farouk at-Shara , has gone out of his way to emphasise that continued Syrian support depends on the way in which the West responds to what Syria perceives to be the fundamental problem of Middle Eastern security — the Arab-Israeli dispute and the Palestinian issue . |
| 16 | But the question is how much longer can Arsenal continue to be the dregs , before they are the toast of the town again ? |
| 17 | Manville had to be the fall-guy . |
| 18 | Today Koons claims to be the ‘ most written about artist in the world ’ , with his assistants insisting they collect 50 to 100 magazine and newspaper clippings about their boss each week . |
| 19 | When Ferdinand died in 1989 Mrs Marcos seemed to be the only link to the billions of dollars that the Philippines claims the Marcos family stole during his presidency . |
| 20 | The munitions factory in Hereford seemed to be the only concession to it . |
| 21 | Nebozízek seemed to be the only stop the funicular made before going on down to the bottom of the hill . |
| 22 | The sort of ‘ sweeping , wrenching change in national economic govern-ance ’ that Stockman yearned for is the stuff of utopian dreams and has little to do with the realities of American politics . |
| 23 | the phone calls , er , well the seventeenth of February looks to be the last itemized one |
| 24 | IME happens to be the Estonian word for ‘ miracle ’ — exactly what is required , you could be forgiven for feeling , if today 's designs are to become reality . |
| 25 | Bevan , Matthews , O'Donnell , Reiffel , Scuderi and Zoehrer seem to be the likely omissions from the final 14 if Bruce Reid is fit . |
| 26 | The problem for McHale appears to be the lack of backing from Toyota Ireland , although he is reluctant to discuss it . |
| 27 | France , Germany , The Netherlands and Spain proved to be the most popular for UK bidders . |
| 28 | In the North , South Tyneside continues to be the worst unemployment blackspot with 10,399 out of work , equivalent to 18.4pc of the workforce . |
| 29 | BBC1 tended to be the main loser against satellite TV . |
| 30 | In a largely rural economy , the Brahmins tended to be the largest landowners and the control of land was monopolized by members of the two highest castes . |