Example sentences of "to be [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 To the extent that the companies are actual or potential competitors , the agreement will restrict competition and , if there is an effect on inter-state trade ( which there is likely to be unless production is insignificant ) , there will be a breach of Article 85(1) .
2 Bound to be cos litre 's l bit less than a gallon in n it ?
3 Those rules are not immutable ; at each level , the rules can be bent and perhaps have to be if progress is to be made .
4 This seems to be because temple , villa and tomb sites have been plundered — mainly in antiquity — rather than because of any original dearth .
5 On most street corners there are cigarette machines ( the Germans do n't seem to be as health conscious as we are ) .
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