Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] [is] " in BNC.
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1 | That the world is not divided into 2 classes of people — one who run private care for nasty reasons — and another group who work in the statutory service for all the good reasons , and that what we have to do is be prepared to step outside of those kinds of labelling and look at what we are seeing , look at the needs of the people we are trying to help make provision for and see what best can be done out of the resources available . |
2 | Absolutely not , I think there 's a strong sense in the Party that moving forward with our traditional values , that what we have to do is to apply those traditional values to a very changed world , things are very different now from when the Labour Party was formed , or even from when the Labour Party was last in government , so that we keep our sense of values , they are what grounds us , but what makes us an effective government in the future is the fact that we are moving forward with the times , and the increasing representation of women is one of the things which is about moving us forward , and moving with the times . |
3 | Er , and I think what you need to do , what we all need to do is when we 've discussed all this stuff , talked about it , and I 'm sure you 'll talk about it again tonight , that what we need to do is to recognize that this has to start on Monday . |
4 | To understand roads we need to begin with the premise that all roads are very , old indeed and that what we need to study is their changing importance through time as man adapted them to his requirements . |
5 | Millett J commented : ‘ It would not , I think , be unfair to say that the defendants wish to embark on a fishing expedition , and that what they hope to catch is not primary evidence , but material for cross-examination ’ . |
6 | Almost as though explaining the normal techniques to a med student , he said patiently , ‘ You know , Laddie , that what I want to do is restore the affected joint to its proper position of function . ’ |
7 | All I 'd say is that what you have to do Is to ask questions which although are apparently about what you want to do … where you want to get to should really be telling you about the person you 're — " |