Example sentences of "of [noun] they [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also had to survive the effect of a highly corrosive atmosphere at red heat and a hundred times the atmospheric pressure on Earth , and of course they had to be transparent to infrared radiation . |
| 2 | ‘ The brutal truth , however , is that some youngsters are so out of control they have to be detained , but that should be the last resort . ’ |
| 3 | In particular , the change will probably dilute their definition of the sort of Europe they want to be members of . |
| 4 | In addition , as we have seen from remarks made by the music and drama specialists , once children have acquired this type of understanding they tend to be very honest about their work , as shown in the following comments from the Head of Art at Redbrook Secondary : |
| 5 | Let us begin by trying to answer the question about what kind of company they wish to be , and what should be their strategy . |