Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It offended the religious , because it seemed to make God out to be untruthful or deceitful ; in the scientific age , science was after all a route to truth , and only the Devil was the father of lies . |
| 2 | To such people the world abroad too often resembled a sewer down which credulous Americans were persuaded to pour money only to be surprised when it disappeared without trace . |
| 3 | Several bicycles , left days before for repair , would probably have to wait days more to be completed . |
| 4 | They were very very reliable because erm , the motive power was in a motor , electric motor , not a lot of parts to go wrong but er once you started the motor buses they had to send people away to be taught the mechanics of motor buses , so you had the old die-hards of the fetters , trolley buses , who never did take to motor buses and course the younger ones came into their own then , who were able to adapt to the modern motor bus . |
| 5 | He likes to take time off to be with his wife Judy and their four children . |
| 6 | They have to beat Ballyclare comfortably to be certain of going through , although a draw would be enough if Carrick can do no more than draw with Glenavon at Taylor 's Avenue . |
| 7 | For citizens can not spend all their time being nationalists : they have to take time off to be members of families , producers , local government councillors and the like . |