Example sentences of "of [verb] [prep] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That there will be fierce opposition to such changes is fairly certain , and there will be vociferant arguments against them , and whilst these must be listened to , they must be allowed to have influence only if they can help in the process of bringing into being the new philosophy or religion . |
| 2 | The mainstream critics ' thankless task ( their privilege ) is only completed when every last cultural product is herded into this universal corral of taste where , to quote Bourdieu once more , ‘ the most classifying privilege has the privilege of appearing to be the most natural one ’ . |
| 3 | Despite her efforts to be helpful and well-behaved , Mildred had an uncanny knack of appearing to be the cause of any trouble which was occurring , and it must be admitted that there were occasions ( particularly when her rather wild imagination ran away with her ) when she managed to turn some peaceful event into a scene of total chaos . |
| 4 | Yeah so They say what properties do you expect lithium to have , you 'll have a look at it and you 'll say well it 's sort of going to be the same as sodium and potassium , rally . |
| 5 | At present he is still in the difficult , frictional , vulnerable position of striving to be the best , of running towards an unknown destiny . |
| 6 | After the moral squalor of the night before , he needed the redemption of playing at being the respectable husband , father and grandfather . |
| 7 | It 's basically going to be on the Poll Tax in the elections and how Oxford against the Poll Tax sort of considers to be the most important element sort of determining people 's decision when they go in to vote on Thursday . |
| 8 | Nigel says its just the complete thrill of trying to be the best in the world … |