Example sentences of "[verb] have be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 In Sumatra , the northern highlands seem to have been begun to be cleared about 17500 BP but the firmest evidence is from 6200BP , while the central regions may have begun being cleared some 7500BP but certainly by 4000BP ; both areas had major clearances by 2500BP , perhaps associated with irrigated rice culture .
2 These seem to have been designed to be worn on the finger , although the oval design-disc was so big as to he unwieldy ; possibly they were normally worn on a string round the neck , or simply reserved for a leisured elite .
3 In the second place , the account that has been provided has been shown to be open to differing interpretations of value ; in other words , while we may agree what the main changes in the family have been , we may disagree over whether or not we approve of these changes .
4 In particular , politicians sought to examine why so many volunteers to fight had been found to be unfit to do so .
5 Based on our research , we concur with the earlier observation that ‘ paraprofessionals who come from the communities which they serve have been found to be more effective in working with the people as they have close ties and may have insights and information not readily available to the outsider ’ ( IASSW , 1979 , p. 8 ) .
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