Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [be] [vb pp] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The school does need to be seen to be taking a sensible and fairly consistent line or doubts will be raised about the strength of school management and accusations of double standards will fly . |
| 2 | Another conclusion that emerged from this study was that around one thousand objects would need to be sampled to be able to detect the sort of peaks which were actually present . |
| 3 | The uptake of 5-ASA by the intact cells has to be assumed to be equal to the amount of Ac-ASA produced and detected both extracellularly and intracellularly . |
| 4 | The avalanche of red tape surrounding events such as this ( the entire population of New Delhi appears to be employed handing out forms to fill in ) has to be seen to be believed , and it is by no means certain that , come 1 November , there will be any paper left to provide the winners with their cheque . |
| 5 | In Opposition , of course , you have to criticise harder but that criticism has to be seen to be reasonable if you are to succeed . |
| 6 | It has to be seen to be more socially responsible , to make people feel more comfortable about owning a Rolls . ’ |
| 7 | Leicester Square on a Sunday night has to be seen to be believed , and half the police are queer too ! ’ |
| 8 | It is not unknown for barbel to pull a rod into the water with a speed and viciousness that has to be seen to be believed , even when the angler has only glanced away from his rod for a few seconds . |
| 9 | To be sure that a patient is truly regaining their health , it is of no value just to know that the symptoms of his complaint have been relieved , rather the focus of his disease has to be seen to be shifting into less important areas , that is , moving down the hierarchy . |
| 10 | Fully restored rooms include the office of the Clerk of the Course , a '30s billiard room and the all-pink Barbara Cartland Room , which has to be seen to be believed … |
| 11 | The silky-smooth animation has to be seen to be believed — each stroke is executed without a hint of jerkiness , and they 're so realistic you 'll think you 're watching Wimbledon ! ’ |
| 12 | One could argue that since the Institute has to be seen to be acting in the public interest , complete openness along these lines is the only alternative . |
| 13 | This has to be seen to be appreciated , engines can be viewed from several angles , compared with one another , or taken in in one awe-inspiring vista . |
| 14 | Ian Osborne is the master of time — the way he sprints for the door at 5.30pm has to be seen to be believed ! |
| 15 | As with the ‘ Shotton ’ , the excellence of the vehicles restoration has to be seen to be fully appreciated . |
| 16 | Look and Cook has to be seen to be believed . |
| 17 | It was one of these abrupt lines drawn on the surface of the ocean that has to be seen to be believed . |
| 18 | On arrival home they find their house has been destroyed by fire ( how writer David Renwick manages to get a laugh out of this has to be seen to be believed ) and they then have to do battle with the insurance company . |
| 19 | The noise fifteen excited youngsters make has to be heard to be believed . |
| 20 | The Bavarian folk material , upon which some of the music is based , is clearly in his blood , and the energy generated in the second section of the Cantata , where these dances abound , has to be heard to be believed . |
| 21 | More experienced Faust lovers will take ‘ Seventy One Minutes Of ’ in their stride , a more fragmented and dissected side of the band 's genius that has to be heard to be believed . |
| 22 | The mechanical frenzy has to be experienced to be believed , accompanied in the test car by a horrible dashboard resonance in mid-range . |
| 23 | The gentle and yet rapid response that one achieves has to be experienced to be understood . |
| 24 | Capital of the country , Bangkok 's appeal is timeless , with its fascinating array of lavish temples , palaces and gardens , as well as the fast-moving night-life which has to be experienced to be believed ! |
| 25 | The response of the system has to be experienced to be believed , indeed it is often too sensitive , especially if the game is written for use with the conventional types of joystick . |
| 26 | The ease with which it 's possible to construct very professional looking presentations has to be experienced to be believed , and some of the tools it provides would make professional traditional animators green with envy . |
| 27 | That agriculture has to be shown to be necessary for the viability of Article 3(5) areas is stated in the House of Commons ' Agriculture Committee 's 1982 Report which also states that such areas must have a low or declining population , the exact opposite of the view given by MAFF ) . |
| 28 | The ‘ fight ’ has to be shown to be taking place . |
| 29 | They focus not on areas of need but on areas where they want to be seen to be giving , and that 's usually where the spotlight happens for the moment to be falling . |
| 30 | The narrating self not only sees , but wants to be seen to be seeing : the registration of detail , also praised by Calvino , and the reproduction of objects , gestures and expressions are conscripted into a form of obsessive and narcissistic display on the part of the observer . |