Example sentences of "[vb infin] to [be] [vb pp] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the various negatives are put together , a case can begin to be made that sport is a destructive influence on American public life . |
| 2 | Whether or not Woolwich can claim to be awarded that interest depends on whether it had a cause of action to recover each payment as a debt due it on the date when it was made . |
| 3 | Specifically , the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 provided that an agreement by two or more persons to do or procure to be done any act in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute should not be a criminal conspiracy unless the act itself was punishable as a crime . |
| 4 | These sweet snacks do not have to be eaten each day ( savoury snacks or fruit would be much better ) . |
| 5 | If it goes as well as expected , decisions will have to be made this year on how best to scale up the operation and where to site the next expansion , he said . |
| 6 | Jenny Dale 's lessons would have to be used another day . |
| 7 | If the Managing Director of Cords Plc were to require that next year 's profit show a 15% increase over last year 's performance , how many pairs of trousers would have to be sold each month ( i ) assuming that the Sales Director 's policies were adopted and ( ii ) assuming that they were not adopted . |
| 8 | After a while , I told them we did n't want to be treated this way . |
| 9 | ‘ He hated lying flat on his butt for six years , and he did n't want to be buried that way , ’ said a friend . |
| 10 | Speaking at the World Conservation Union meeting in Perth , Australia , the organisation claimed that without protection , 5,000 of the remaining 50,000 orang-utans will continue to be lost each year . |