Example sentences of "[be] [adj] and [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Mr Jarvis observed ‘ The old days of teachers being trusted to be professional and to show commitment have gone . ’ |
| 2 | Whichever way round it is , the task , complicated by the anthropologist 's limited mastery of the vernacular , is apt to be taxing and to require tact and patience of a high order . |
| 3 | Property and other social relations are both enabling and constraining people 's instincts to be self-determined and to protect self and kin . |
| 4 | But they need to be reassured that in all countries results from research tend to be indirect and to take time before they come to fruition . |
| 5 | The Irish attitude , in contrast , tends to be traditional and to regard rugby as a pastime and an international tour mainly adding to the flavour . |
| 6 | Secondly , if it is not the rules of the sentence that enable us to be meaningful and to perceive meaning , then what is it ? |
| 7 | Animal studies have shown dioxins to be carcinogenic and to cause birth defects in rats at very high doses . |
| 8 | In the end , it is down to a person 's individual choice whether to be bad and to commit crime . |
| 9 | Many women have learnt to be wary and to offer trust slowly . |