Example sentences of "[verb] [is] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another simple rule to observe is to be careful not to crimp or squeeze the cable . |
| 2 | ‘ All I want is to be able to go out and play with my friends , ’ she says . |
| 3 | What you want is to be able to answer a few sensible questions uniquely identifying you , the trouble is there 's probably a repertoire of only ten of those questions , you 're going to get asked three or four of them , but those questions , your date of birth , your telephone number , the er address of your bank and so on and so forth , if you 're a private detective you can get those , you can have them on a sheet of paper and you can pretend to be whoever you like . |
| 4 | I 've had my health put right so now all I 'd like is to be rich and famous . |
| 5 | Variable speed is almost essential if drilling is to be accurate . |
| 6 | But I mean I , if they want to be nasty they 're going to be nasty , in a sense , and , and if they ca n't see a positive way of using something , but they still want to get it in , then the obvious thing to do is to be nasty about it . |
| 7 | What you need to do is to be able to provide a private sector a certain level of certainty , that the concession will be er granted long enough so that one can recover both your costs an=and certainly be able to make a profit and so er to the extent that the franchises that are being considered are short natured , seven years , er that becomes rather disadvantageous and unattractive er concessions of twenty and thirty and forty years , and and really thirty thirty to forty year period er do make it in fact make it very attractive for private sector involvement . |
| 8 | And what I would like us to do is to be able when we leave here tomorrow , to say that by what we 've learned about one another , and by what we 've actually decided , that we can probably improve what we 're doing by something between five and ten percent . |
| 9 | To prevent this being noticed , all you have to do is to be careful in your use of words . |
| 10 | Erm all those because subjects come under the general umbrella of faith and life , and I think er , moderator , probably the correct thing is to do is to be formal and to begin by er , proposing that these three reports be received for discussion . |
| 11 | All you have to do is to be brave enough to stand up to those putting pressure on you or taking advantage of your desire to keep everyone happy . |
| 12 | All you have to do is to be willing to co-operate with the hypnotherapist as he gently takes you through the relaxation exercise to the hypnotic state . |
| 13 | Now , what you 've got to do is to be wily . |
| 14 | To be unmasked is to be unspirited as well as undone . |
| 15 | Okay Now as those of you who have been on a course will know er on a training course one thing I particularly ask you and we all do is to be open minded . |
| 16 | This includes Schenk , despite her stated belief in the essentially ironic character of wisdom literature ; a belief which seems to imply that the best lesson one can ever be taught is to be cynical ( which might , sadly , be true ) . |
| 17 | I am ashamed to say that I have heard this said by social workers : ‘ all they really need is to be warm , comfortable and well fed ’ . |
| 18 | What I need is to be alone . ’ |
| 19 | One of the most obvious practical needs we have is to be able to communicate . |