Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] to [be] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | And — ’ with a grateful glance at Benedict , who was standing by , mute , moved as he had not expected to be by this reunion he had brought about ‘ — thanks to this intelligent and resourceful young man , it is over now . ’ |
| 2 | and Miller does not appear to be against this type of revenge . |
| 3 | Fil continues : ‘ We just happen to be in this bit … ( much laughter ) … of no money and knowing what it 's like to have no prospects . |
| 4 | ‘ You 've had a bad start , and you 're not going to be over this illness in a couple of days , but I 'm sure you can beat it . |
| 5 | He just happened to be in this area on the night of Rob 's party . |
| 6 | Sir , — Election time does not have to be like this , and it would n't be if politicians did n't behave like cocks , strutting their stuff ! |
| 7 | Er , the economic situation is is entirely their fault , er , not that I 'm saying that the Labour would do any better , but erm I 'd like to see a bit more er , a bit more opposition from the er , from the Labour party and er , not so much direct action , but saying , you know , things do not have to be like this ! |
| 8 | No , I think it 's just that it just seems to be like this every year now Peter , that everybody tends to erm wait until the last minute . |
| 9 | You can not afford to be without this brilliant package . |
| 10 | ‘ Is it always going to be like this ? |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , but , you see , ’ said Masklin firmly , ‘ if I do n't try , then it 's always going to be like this . |
| 12 | We made two hundred and forty five pounds on Thriller of the Year one hundred and nineteen pounds on Tea for Two but that is after we 've made the three hundred pounds donation to Whiston Hospital we made a thousand and eighteen pounds on the panto Wuthering Heights we lost four hundred and nine pounds , but that was basically that we do costume plays and have to hire the erm fixtures and set pieces from Wrightsons or wherever we 're always going to be in this position and I think it 's the tradition of the Garrick that we continue to do them , and I think we have to accept that we may have losses in future on those particular erm things . |
| 13 | Base rate can be often seen to be outside this guideline , due mainly to expectations in future movements in interest rates ( see later in chapter ) . |
| 14 | Oh , for that uncomfortable bed on his yacht that he now resolved to be aboard this very evening , before any such vote could be called . |
| 15 | objection aside , I do n't want to be in this at all . |
| 16 | It admits that it had n't expected to be in this line of work so long , having thought Unix 's compatibility issues would have been resolved years ago . |
| 17 | more often than he was , but it did n't use to be like this . |
| 18 | Meeting Thomas reminded me that human relations do n't have to be like this , that in other countries you open your account in credit , and unless you squander that goodwill by behaving like a complete arsehole , the mutual warmth continues to grow with every subsequent encounter , as though it were natural for human beings to get on together . |
| 19 | But it does n't have to be like this . |
| 20 | " Yes , but I wish it did n't have to be like this . |
| 21 | Er that they are changing a whole range o of non-economic variables which allow the peasant the world to see the world does n't have to be like this we can actually question the landlord and not only can we get away with it but we can get something out of it . |
| 22 | ‘ It was n't meant to be like this . ’ |
| 23 | I never chose to be in this position . ’ |