Example sentences of "to [be] [verb] [prep] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there is something to be said for being kept waiting by a buyer . |
| 2 | They seek to restrict town-based owners to one dog per household and legislate for all puppies to be neutered before being sold . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The noise fifteen excited youngsters make has to be heard to be believed . |
| 5 | My dear mother 's optimism had to be heard to be believed . |
| 6 | The Bavarian folk material , upon which some of the music is based , is clearly in his blood , and the energy generated in the second section of the Cantata , where these dances abound , has to be heard to be believed . |
| 7 | More experienced Faust lovers will take ‘ Seventy One Minutes Of ’ in their stride , a more fragmented and dissected side of the band 's genius that has to be heard to be believed . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Their Lordships held that a chief constable who was dismissable only for cause was entitled to notice of the charge and an opportunity to be heard before being dismissed . |
| 10 | As it was too large to be put on a lorry to be moved from site to site it had to travel on roads under its own power and was held to be intended to be used on roads . |
| 11 | The language helper needs to be kept from being bored , too . |
| 12 | Hoping as always to avoid trouble , the Goldsmiths decided to require the new Schoolmaster to be examined before being appointed ; this was duly done , and Joseph Whittle , a graduate of Brasenose College , Oxford , took up his position with effect from 28th September . |
| 13 | Like a prescription it needs to be taken to be a cure , like a recipe it needs to be cooked to be eaten , like a cheque it needs to be cashed to be spent . |
| 14 | Some of Ferguson 's tries had to be seen to be believed . |
| 15 | The avalanche of red tape surrounding events such as this ( the entire population of New Delhi appears to be employed handing out forms to fill in ) has to be seen to be believed , and it is by no means certain that , come 1 November , there will be any paper left to provide the winners with their cheque . |
| 16 | Four of the relieving kicks he launched in this match had to be seen to be believed , particularly as he varied his kicking foot . |
| 17 | Leicester Square on a Sunday night has to be seen to be believed , and half the police are queer too ! ’ |
| 18 | Norber 's giant mushrooms have to be seen to be believed . |
| 19 | It is not unknown for barbel to pull a rod into the water with a speed and viciousness that has to be seen to be believed , even when the angler has only glanced away from his rod for a few seconds . |
| 20 | Fully restored rooms include the office of the Clerk of the Course , a '30s billiard room and the all-pink Barbara Cartland Room , which has to be seen to be believed … |
| 21 | The silky-smooth animation has to be seen to be believed — each stroke is executed without a hint of jerkiness , and they 're so realistic you 'll think you 're watching Wimbledon ! ’ |
| 22 | The square tango had to be seen to be believed — eat your hearts out , disco dancers ! |
| 23 | The images were too much of a jumble because new houses on the Gulf are a fantasy that have to be seen to be believed . |
| 24 | The beds had to be seen to be believed . |
| 25 | ‘ It had to be seen to be believed , ’ she said . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Ian Osborne is the master of time — the way he sprints for the door at 5.30pm has to be seen to be believed ! |
| 29 | No amount of waffle or screenshots could do this demo justice — it really does have to be seen to be believed . |
| 30 | It was an amazing thing really when I when I look back and think about the decoration side of it because , those fireplaces were had to be seen to be believed because they were , if the wind was in the wrong , you we , the room was full of smoke . |