Example sentences of "had [prep] be [vb pp] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | His single , minded pursuit of operational perfection had to be witnessed to be appreciated , He was the only Commander in the field that was able to change the entire concept of strategic bombing ; moreover he was the only Group commander with any worthwhile operational background , my personal researches accredit him with more than a full bomber tour of operations , and that includes his escape from Sweden . |
| 2 | It was natural and convenient for such writing as had to be done to be performed by the permanent literate officials of the court , the chaplains ; and so the tradition arose that royal chaplains could write royal charters . |
| 3 | Some of Ferguson 's tries had to be seen to be believed . |
| 4 | Chirac had to be seen to be making concessions to his defeated rival Le Barre in order to get Le Barre 's support for the run-off against Mitterand . |
| 5 | Four of the relieving kicks he launched in this match had to be seen to be believed , particularly as he varied his kicking foot . |
| 6 | The square tango had to be seen to be believed — eat your hearts out , disco dancers ! |
| 7 | They had to be seen to be doing something positive , something caring . |
| 8 | The beds had to be seen to be believed . |
| 9 | ‘ It had to be seen to be believed , ’ she said . |
| 10 | But he maintained that the trust had to be seen to be separate from the health authority . |
| 11 | OSHKOSH 92 had to be seen to be believed , it was everything that any aviation enthusiast could ever hope for , a unique mix of every form of aviation on this planet , from a USAF KC–135 that performed fly-bys to the Experimental Aircraft Association 's Ryan NYP monoplane Spirit of St Louis replica , from a privately owned NDN–1T Firecracker N2157C ( owned by Richard Slaney from Eugene , Oregon ) to a 1935 built Waco YMF–5 C–GIBF , and from the latest homebuild designs to a staggering collection of warbirds . |
| 12 | More than useful at manipulating the seam , dazzling in the field — the pirouette and throw that cut down David Smith at Southend had to be seen to be believed — Mark 's elegant bat could prove as distressing for the patriot next summer as it has been enchanting for the connoisseur this . |
| 13 | The streets and public spaces had to be seen to be safe , from both criminals and demonstrates . |
| 14 | Cuba — only ninety miles from the United States — must have seemed to Khrushchev ( who had to be seen to be making progress on at least one front ) an irresistibly appropriate object for a Soviet response to US arrogance and intransigence . |
| 15 | There was a girl called Grace Rumblebow who had to be seen to be believed . |
| 16 | Another reason was that people had to be seen to be playing the management game . |
| 17 | Increased attention to secondary education meant that justice had to be seen to be done . |
| 18 | The general consensus , however , was probably that teams and committees had to be seen to be operating tough but fair standards . |
| 19 | It was always going to be a dull Budget , but the reaction at the seminar had to be seen to be believed . |
| 20 | This was before the Clean Air Act was passed and London smogs had to be breathed to be believed , but all the way up eastern England it was pretty bad . |
| 21 | The emphatic denigration contained in this locational insult had to be heard to be understood , and in many ways it paralleled the dismissive tone used to deride the ‘ civvy ’ , for nuances of speech and tone have immense meaning to insiders . |
| 22 | My dear mother 's optimism had to be heard to be believed . |
| 23 | The uproar in the middle of the night when Bernard Murphy rolled home fighting drunk from the seamen 's club had to be heard to be credited . |
| 24 | This was confirmed also in a case involving Ewbank J. in Coventry City Council V T ( 1986 ) ELR 299 ‘ that access had to be shown to be beneficial to the child ’ . |
| 25 | What was needed was that intention to make a legal act should be expressed ; this then had to be taken to be charged on the heir as trustee , since in that way the principle of benefit could be satisfied . |