Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] have [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having cre , credit by David 's withering look I always say you have to be terrified ! |
| 2 | She was inherently an observer , and in order to observe you have to be incognito . |
| 3 | She says you have to be brusque with them because they 're getting on a bit , you know . |
| 4 | He says you have to be devoted or you 'll be kicked out ! |
| 5 | He says you have to be realistic and who 's going to pay a million pounds for a player who 's thirty in october . |
| 6 | His owner Dick Knowles told Dogs Today : ‘ There 's nothing in the constitution that says you have to be human to be an MP ! |
| 7 | Bruce says you have to be steady … you do n't have to br strong or brave … |
| 8 | As the neck of the pigeon clears the neck of the suit , I grab it , double it back and pinch the bend as hard as I can — remembering you have to be cruel to be kind — scratching my own neck quite badly in the process . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't think you have to be similar to share friendship . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't think you have to be extra nice to him in the courtship period — it will be very hard to back-track later on . |
| 11 | While I can see that the woman you wrote about may well have deserved what she got — your report says the little girl was badly bruised — I do think we have to be wary of going to extremes . |
| 12 | Like I have to be sure of him . |
| 13 | Also taking that view was Dr Tony Andrews of the Royal Veterinary College in London , who said : ‘ I know I have to be careful in what I say but in my view , the management in many herds as far as feeding regimes are concerned is little better than controlled starvation . ’ |
| 14 | He relaxed the convulsive pressure of his teeth cautiously , and drew breath deeply before he resumed with arduous reasonableness : ‘ Is that really necessary , in a case like this , I know you have to be thorough , but the distress to the parents … |
| 15 | It is important to realise , however , that what we have discussed in this chapter is relevant to the next chapter , since if we want to know how language is understood we have to be aware of the large number of different levels of processing which are involved . |
| 16 | ‘ You understand I have to be careful , ’ replied the Bookman . |
| 17 | yes , oh yes , and erm , going back to somebody asked me earlier , erm , about how it , I feel I have to be able to write about , just about anything , erm , and so if I was given commission to write about any one thing I would have to put myself in a position to , to be able to do it . |
| 18 | I suppose you have to be able to afford all that if you can afford the car in the first place . |
| 19 | I suppose we have to be grateful that Mr Akhtar grudgingly refrains from asking us to ban the works of Voltaire , which seems a major concession from him . |
| 20 | I 'm saying we have to be self critical |
| 21 | I 'm not saying they have to be any particular shape , not conventionally beautiful in any sense . |
| 22 | But that does n't mean I have to be involved in this kind of nauseous business . ’ |
| 23 | Though I can run this machine half speed I have to be meticulous with the timing . |
| 24 | This does n't mean you have to be pasty-white all summer . |
| 25 | However , taking control does not mean you have to be rigid in your approach to your health . |
| 26 | Here you will find a strip of hotels , restaurants , bars and clubs ( do n't forget you have to be 21 or over to buy alcohol in Florida ) . |
| 27 | Which means I have to be rational on her behalf . |
| 28 | I , I think you have to be sure |
| 29 | If you want er , the pressures have to be carefully thought out , er , and I think you have to be able to demonstrate that it is , it is self interest , and I think one continues to actually use these words . |
| 30 | This means you have to be careful if you take a break and turn the machine off during knitting . |