Example sentences of "[conj] this [be] [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Council will also have to keep the curriculum under review and promote change where this is felt to be necessary . |
| 2 | On occasions where this is felt to be a risk , preventive apologies may be issued in the form of prolonged negotiations to meet again soon . |
| 3 | Although this is thought to be long overdue by some of my colleagues , will there be a backlash at some point ? |
| 4 | Although this is claimed to be standard practice , Labour denounced the move last night as ‘ the most serious breach yet of the Tories ’ general election promises ’ . |
| 5 | For the first 10 months of this year , it totalled £362 million , although this is expected to be wiped out by outflows this month and last month . |
| 6 | Are you aware that the array of funerals , commonly made by undertakers , is strictly the heraldic array of a baronial funeral , the two men who stand at the doors being supposed to be the two porters of the castle , with their staves , in black ; the man who heads the procession , wearing a scarf , being a representative of a herald-at-arms ; the man who carries a plume of feathers on his head being an esquire , who bears the shield and casque , with its plume of feathers ; the pall-bearers , with batons , being representatives of knights-companions-at-arms ; the men walking with wands being supposed to represent gentlemen-ushers , with their wands : are you aware that this is said to be the origin and type of the common array usually provided by those who undertake to perform funerals ? |
| 7 | Henson has done a lovely job of placing his famous characters in the novel 's context while never letting us forget that this is meant to be a huge extravaganza . |
| 8 | More instances that this are required to be certain that the possible parts of speech of the word are found . |
| 9 | It was two beats before I realised that this was meant to be a very funny joke and then I struggled to match his guffaws , adding my own rather reedy piping to his basso mirth . |
| 10 | Hindus know the cosmic energy as the kundalini or serpent force , and this is said to be coiled around the base of the spine in every human being . |
| 11 | Quicklime slaked in urine and laid on the wood while hot , will also stain it a red colour ; and this is said to be the general practice with Windsor chair manufacturers in the neighbourhood of London ’ . |
| 12 | And this is reputed to be the mightiest in Britain . |
| 13 | Since 1945 conversion rates have fallen to a lower level , of about 15,000 — 17,000 ha , and this is considered to be the direct result of stricter planning controls . |
| 14 | Most modern text-writers state it with some slight , hesitant reservation ( and this is thought to be the correct view ) . |
| 15 | This is because the students will be dealing with this for the first time and this is thought to be a clearer presentation . |
| 16 | And this is meant to be hush-hush . |
| 17 | There 's no toilets , nothing for them , I mean they 're doing everything in public , I mean it 's not right , it 's making life bad and this is meant to be a holiday resort . |
| 18 | During the 1960s , ozone concentrations generally increased by up to 10 per cent at some monitoring stations ( Komhyr et al. , 1971 ) , and this was believed to be associated with variation in solar radiation over the 11-year cycle ( Keating , 1978 ) . |
| 19 | Even major institutions with developing reputations were unsuccessful in their first-time submissions — and this was bound to be particularly true in arts and social studies where members were anxious to ensure appropriate standards of course content and all that related to it — including staffing and other resources . |
| 20 | The final phase in the procedure involved giving parents advice about prospective job opportunities for their children , and this was considered to be the most difficult part of the work as it meant balancing all the different factors in an attempt to situate the best applicant in the best position . |
| 21 | The early mortality for elected admissions was point four percent and this was found to be significantly lower than the early mortality rate for emergency admissions which was two point four percent , some six times higher . |
| 22 | One of the brown immigrants deliberately poured some of his coffee over the pale slab of sugar crusted fruit pie he was eating , and this was thought to be a brilliant piece of improvised humour . |
| 23 | If this be thought to be disingenuously restrictive , an attempt to define away the opposition , then consider the alternative . |
| 24 | The closer alliance between the two houses ( E. Peel will retain its Spanish board of directors and its current staff ) would result in Spanish works of art consigned to Sotheby 's in other parts of the world being returned to Spain for sale if this is felt to be the best venue . |
| 25 | The administrator will have certain material to hand ; if this is felt to be inadequate he will search further . |
| 26 | Parallel approval can be organised procedurally , if this is felt to be required . |
| 27 | A casting session is then arranged and the location viewed if this is thought to be necessary . |
| 28 | Head Office can draw up a general set of specimen job descriptions for all posts , if this is thought to be helpful . |
| 29 | If this were felt to be a circular situation a formal decision not to ratify could be deemed to negate signature . |
| 30 | The order could , for example , provide for the child to live with his grandmother during term time and his parents during the school holidays if this was felt to be in his best interests . |