Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [pron] [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It suddenly became clear to me that I was assumed to be equally as wilfully ignorant . |
| 2 | Coe tells me that he was attracted to writing some kind of thriller because it would help him tighten up his plotting , but he still has some way to go ; the book 's resolution is simply too arbitrary and fanatical . |
| 3 | ‘ Miss Honey tells me that you are meant to be clever , too ! |
| 4 | Micheline sounded excited to hear from me and I was invited to the group 's meeting a few weeks later . |
| 5 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that once the father had acquiesced in the removal of the children within the meaning of article 13 ( a ) , the court in the exercise of its discretion under that article was entitled to take into account the interests of the children even though there was no grave risk to them if they were returned to their place of residence within the meaning of article 13 ( b ) ; but that , under article 13 ( a ) , the children 's interests were not paramount and had to be balanced against the purpose of the Convention , which was the return of children wrongfully removed within the meaning of article 3 ; and that , accordingly , the judge had rightly considered the children 's interests when exercising her discretion under article 13 ( post , pp. 546G — 547E , F–G , 548G — 549A ) . |
| 6 | She hid them in our quarters , thinking they might be of use to the party , but Devraux found them and she was taken to prison . |
| 7 | I can only tell you that it is intended to be read by a very limited circle of people in the medical profession . |
| 8 | Do n't forget that for tonight at least you and I are meant to be lovers . ’ |
| 9 | We love you because you were sent to us by Our Father . " |
| 10 | Many clients like to shop around before they commit themselves to a solicitor and like to feel that they can find something out about you before they are committed to the payment of fees . |
| 11 | Wh where did you go to anyway when you when you were sent to the front ? |
| 12 | Just as Sgt Wilson 's thesis was channelled to me because I was known to be interested in research , so many police research departments now get allocated the task of reading the essays submitted by sergeants and inspectors for NEBS or DMS qualifications . |
| 13 | Most employers spoken to made clear that , were permanent vacancies to arise , temporary workers would be in the best position to compete for them since they were known to the organisation . |
| 14 | Tumbling blearily on deck in my pyjamas I was confronted by the huge bulk of a klondyke trawler ramming alongside us , and I was just in time to see her huge fender catch our motor dory and sink her where she was tied to our stern . |
| 15 | Fernando loved her and she loved him and they were meant to be together . |
| 16 | Obsessional neurosis is shown in the patient 's being occupied with thoughts in which he is in fact not interested , in his being aware of impulses which appear very strange to him and his being led to actions the performance of which give him no enjoyment but which it is quite impossible for him to omit . |
| 17 | There was a chase and we managed to corner the prisoner , then I grabbed her and she was returned to custody . ’ |
| 18 | A few days later he begged for the offices held by his father and complained that it would be a great disgrace to him if they were granted to anyone else . |
| 19 | Laura 's parents have been with her since she was flown to the US on May 30 . |
| 20 | There is no overt recognition that fat women do not have equal access to sexual relationships : however , if a fat woman 's friends never ask her whether she is attracted to someone , they assume that she is single because she is fat and that she is likely to remain without a lover . |
| 21 | Bungling bosses at the NHS-run Forest Healthcare Trust , which controls seven north London hospitals , charged him after he was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital . |
| 22 | So it 's either at his flat or , more likely , he had it with him when he was blown to bits . ’ |
| 23 | According to this account , the learning process is determined by the innate structure of the learner operating upon the specific organisation of whichever human language he or she is exposed to . |
| 24 | Interaction between judges is probably more significant in the United States with the stable membership on the Supreme Court , but even in Britain the phenomenon of ‘ opinion deference ’ , whereby one or more judges defers to the opinion of another because he or she is acknowledged to be an expert or to have seniority , is not unknown . |
| 25 | The function of the pre-trial review is made clear by the instructions to the district judge whereby he or she is required to ‘ … give all such directions as appear to be necessary or desirable for securing the just expeditious and economical disposal of the action or matter . ’ |
| 26 | Then says Mr. Daniel , ‘ Yes , but that is a future consideration and a future consideration , if nothing were done under it or nothing was proved to be done , would fail . ’ |
| 27 | But I mean it was it that we were taken to first , and I mean thee was a lot of people on it and I mean it had obviously saved a lot of lives . |
| 28 | Half the English and American ladies do n't realize until they 've seen it that it is linked to the Baron , and if we make a feature of that in the advance publicity we can suggest double bookings for consecutive nights . |
| 29 | I think erm we could have a much healthier aspect to it if it was taught to u in a healthier way , I mean |
| 30 | Most ELT series are intended to supplement what is in the textbook not to replace it and they are intended to be used to consolidate the learning of language that has already been presented in another form . |