Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] to be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a pity that Michael Coe 's essay on Maya hieroglyphs is not illustrated , but he makes the interesting point that vessels appear to be labelled much as they were in the classical world of the Mediterranean . |
| 2 | The maintenance of this repertoire is made more difficult , in that the majority of children in Roman Catholic schools seem to be taught contemporary hymns and other religious music by religious education teachers , rather than by the music staff . |
| 3 | Given the provisions of s 6 of the UCTA and the way in which SGSA , s 17 has dealt with the warranties of title and quiet possession to be implied into other contracts under which property in goods is transferred , there do not in practice seem to be left any other types of contract under which property in goods can be transferred . |
| 4 | Authors like to be told such things . |
| 5 | It takes months of painstaking work to grow the perfect orchid , and the potential prizewinners have to be kept cool and dark to stop them fading . |
| 6 | All motorbikes have to be ridden side-saddle and bondage is right out : rolled umbrellas , stretch jeans and fishnet stockings are banned , on pain of having a Sony Walkman taped permanently to your skull playing a looped tape of Barry Manilow 's Greatest Hits … except for Barry Manilow fans , who get John Cage instead . " |
| 7 | Each island bears a white arrow to show the way , but the riverbed changes continuously and new channels have to be navigated each trip . |
| 8 | In all phases of the education system , community language sessions have to be made enjoyable : such language learning is a process which has a real capacity to engage the learners even where there may not be significant material rewards . |
| 9 | The Cabinet will meet again on April 30 after the Easter break to be given more details of the contents of the Queen 's Speech . |
| 10 | When his failing health caused his Harvard stay to be cut short , Dawson retired to Budleigh Salterton , Devon , where he died 25 May 1970 . |
| 11 | Second , the general results of audit have to be made available to managers so that they can take remedial action if necessary , which may mean initiating an independent audit . |
| 12 | Not only does the specialist equipment have to be made available to disabled people ; training and advice on how to use the equipment should also be provided . |
| 13 | In the UK there are cases where office workers have to be allowed extended breaks in summer because their building 's machinery was unable to handle the increased heat generated by its glass facade . |
| 14 | Protests have to be made public to be effective . |
| 15 | It can complicate the management of in-patients beds if beds have to be kept available to accommodate persons on leave of absence who may relapse and require urgent readmission and it can distort the patient statistics . |
| 16 | Ten years later a state of emergency is still in force , renewed in May 1991 for a further three years , and political detainees held incommunicado under emergency provisions continue to be denied basic protection against torture . |
| 17 | It may be that greater financial resources require to be made available in order to increase public awareness of the National Library and its functions by increased advertising and other publicity means . |
| 18 | What is being looked at in all case discussions is a sequence of focal points of which trainee consultants need to be made aware , to be able to highlight the interactional context of the difficulty . |
| 19 | It may be the case that household goods have to be shipped several weeks in advance of the family 's relocation . |
| 20 | 4 Some reflex actions have to be learnt such as tying a shoe lace , chewing a pencil under stress and biting nails , but others come naturally from the moment we are born like digestion , breathing and jerking our big toe out of the bath water when we have forgotten to turn the cold tap on . |
| 21 | Subordinates want to be left alone while their superiors want no surprises . |
| 22 | Many people wish to be left alone to get on with their own lives and they must be allowed to do so , and there must also be opportunities for different degrees and different kinds of involvement . |
| 23 | Staff need to be made aware of the indicators that trigger off their own prejudices — snotty noses , nose- and ear-rings , coloured hair , leather jackets , elaborate and expensive school uniforms , gum-chewing — all those things that set off an expectation of a certain kind of behaviour , regardless of the individual young person 's personality . |
| 24 | Any reasonable expenses incurred by the person who gave notice have to be made good to him by the company and recouped by the company out of any fees or other emoluments of the directors in default . |
| 25 | Ideally this type of assessment begins when the patient is admitted to hospital so that there is adequate time for planning if special arrangements have to be made prior to the patient going home . |
| 26 | People need to be told these things , after all , and without asking , so that a few clear social indicators are a simple necessity in life and not , in themselves , a matter for regret . |
| 27 | Doctors and Ambulancemen fear lives could be lost if seriously ill patients have to be ferried twenty-five miles for treatment . |
| 28 | The interpretation which perhaps makes most sense of people 's answers is that their decisions seem to be based first on a desire to pay off quickly , and second ( in modification of this ) on how high an instalment they can afford — rather than on interest rates or total cost . |
| 29 | At the end of the day most departments have to be left alone to implement policies . |
| 30 | They should eat a proper breakfast and supper as well , though , since the meals have to be kept hot en route to the recipients and some of their original vitamin content can be lost . |