Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [adv] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At regular intervals , usually monthly , the contingency previously agreed to be appropriate for that stage of the work should be added to the current estimate to produce the current forecast of the final cost . |
| 2 | Well it 's , the shirt just seems to be too fine for it . |
| 3 | However , the auditor also needs to be close to shareholders in order to have their requirements in mind when assessing the financial statements and fulfilling the other statutory duties . |
| 4 | It can be argued that if Swans can establish they had not ordered the goods then no sale should have been recorded in which case revenue has to be reduced by the £80 and the creditor also has to be reduced by £80 . |
| 5 | ‘ The hospice now needs to be furnished , so that we can provide respite for up to 15 patients a day . |
| 6 | ‘ The technique still needs to be evaluated , but I think it has a positive feature because it has potentially fewer complications . ’ |
| 7 | Storerooms and chairs could be found anywhere but the cinematograph still had to be acquired as of course did the films themselves , which the writer did not even deign to mention . |
| 8 | Indeed , the name " pupa " derives from a Latin word meaning a doll , for at this stage the insect within seems to be wrapped in swaddling clothes . |
| 9 | The decision still has to be ratified by the Finance and Management Services Committee . |
| 10 | The decision still has to be ratified by the Finance and Management Services Committee . |
| 11 | The favourite still seemed to be going well enough , however , and the adoring masses were not particularly worried as the leading group — Ten of Spades and Desert Orchid , with Toby Tobias and Norton 's Coin close behind — thundered down towards the third last fence . |
| 12 | The kitchen always seems to be the first room in which you run out of space . |
| 13 | The size of the mare too seems to be of little importance , and mules are much more alike than their parents might seem to suggest . |
| 14 | Lack of loadings have forced the two trips on July 15 and July 29 to go to the wall and FSS spokesman John Leech said : ‘ The recession still seems to be having an effect on the way people spend their money . ’ |
| 15 | If the rate of expenditure is important to the client , the budget also needs to be expressed as a cash-flow forecast for the total project and as forecasts for financial years . |
| 16 | The stuffing also has to be cooked and sliced up ready for reheating , and the Christmas puddings are prepared with the help of cooks at London 's St Thomas 's Hospital . |
| 17 | When in position the confection obviously had to be protected from the effects of the sea water until the frogman had positioned the mine and was ready to ‘ an ’ it . |
| 18 | The Stephen Joseph Theatre is proud to present the play generally considered to be his finest , Rocket to the Moon . |
| 19 | The association therefore seems to be robust . |
| 20 | The rent still had to be paid and it was impossible to sell the lease with so much property available . |
| 21 | The overall impression resulting from these findings is that emergency services specifically designed for potential attempters might be of benefit to some , but the impulsive nature of the act , and the fact that the attempt often appears to be carried out with a particular purpose not related to help-seeking , but aimed at someone in close proximity , reduces the chances of preventing suicide attempts by this method alone . |
| 22 | It is miffed that after struggling to get where it has , the industry suddenly seems to be rallying around an unproven — if conceptually similar — port by Apple rather than its own available technology . |
| 23 | Most of the enemy still seemed to be asleep as the avalanche of horses and riders bore down upon them in pounding fury . |
| 24 | That the future certainly promises to be . |
| 25 | The advantage of being able to store such a file on a direct access device in addresses which are directly related to the key then has to be balanced against the waste of space involved . |
| 26 | The falsificationist now appears to be reaching a tentative solution to his problem , although he does not consider himself to have proved by experiment how bats avoid collisions while flying . |
| 27 | You can prove this for yourself , in fact , by re-reading any good whodunit where you can remember who the murder eventually proved to be . |
| 28 | Mr Hill said the murder still appeared to be motiveless . |
| 29 | The señora now arrives to be told the story . |
| 30 | Strips for the handlebar unfortunately have to be thinner , just under ⅛in , because of the tighter radius bends . |