Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun sg] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A motion declaring its moves to implement economic reform to be " unsatisfactory " was passed by 134 votes to 19 , with five abstentions . |
| 2 | The plaintiff responded by saying he was interested in selling at $2.5m. but would prefer that sum to be nett of commission . |
| 3 | If , as in English equity , the beneficiary can be said to have equitable ownership , there is reason in allowing that ownership to be asserted over objects which replace the original trust property in the hands of the trustee . |
| 4 | ‘ As king , Charles would also be head of the Church of England and it is debatable whether the public would want that status to be held by a man with an estranged wife . |
| 5 | Because the authors perceive oral communication to be of great significance in business , they further recommend that : |
| 6 | We would all have liked to be able to eat normally at meals and not to have to hit each other to be first in the breakfast queue . |
| 7 | This left it to Mr , to come up with sufficient information to enable that decision to be made . |
| 8 | 3.4 Immediately upon such approval being obtained the Tenant shall at its own expense apply for and use all reasonable endeavours to obtain without delay all Tenant 's Approvals The question of timing again arises and the tenant may prefer this provision to be watered down slightly as follows : |
| 9 | So should voters , it would be rather absurd I think , well Mill thinks , that if jurors were expected to come to a decision on the basis of what they would prefer , would you prefer this person to be sent down or would you prefer them to get off . |
| 10 | The IBM terminology for this product is used in this section , to enable easier reference to be made to the manual . |
| 11 | In conclusion Mr Mayor I repeat social housing to be effective , should be for those in greatest need , not an easy option . |
| 12 | I do n't want this lady to be one of them . ’ |
| 13 | We do not want this work to be carried out by outside contractors . |
| 14 | It should state : ‘ Do you want this treaty to be brought into effect or not ? ’ |
| 15 | I expected this place to be in chaos — instead , it 's an oasis of calm . |
| 16 | ‘ But if you make another monster to be my friend , we wo n't hurt anyone . |
| 17 | You realise how very lucky you are to be given another chance to be happy , and appreciate the blessing you have received in finding a soulmate and companion you can trust . |
| 18 | Henry VI had intended this building to be one of the largest churches in the land . |
| 19 | Speaking at a news conference in Glasgow , he said : ‘ There are some members of the Labour Party who can not stomach the idea of allowing Scottish water to be privatised while waving the white flag over ownership . ’ |
| 20 | A period of at least five years in a senior position will generally be needed to enable this requirement to be met . |
| 21 | Later that evening Herbert and I discussed the problem , and promised each other to be more careful than ever . |
| 22 | Not only that but we expect that reward to be a fair and just one . |
| 23 | This general policy could always be justified on the grounds of efficiency and cost-effectiveness , enabling parental choice to be denied under section 6(3) ( a ) ( compliance would prejudice ‘ efficient education or … efficient use of resources ’ ) . |
| 24 | Layered object-oriented techniques employing multi-windowing need to be front-ended onto the present system . |
| 25 | Its primary aim is to measure performance against standards with a view to enabling corrective action to be taken to keep plans on course . |
| 26 | Perhaps Margaret just wants that corpse to be her husband 's , to give her something to grieve over . |
| 27 | In 1981 , sterling declined by approximately 11% over a period of nine months , thus enabling inflationary pressure to be effectively contained by releasing it slowly . |
| 28 | Yeah , I think people feel uneasy about the whole subject of surrogacy because we know that sometimes rich women have paid poor women er , for surrogacy or adoption and I think we want that choice to be a free one , in which case we have to raise their material circumstances so no one is forced to sell their baby , just as no one should be forced to sell , you know , their blood ! |
| 29 | However , we want that policy to be activated and managed . |
| 30 | Erm how we want that fund to be distributed . |