Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | No is , I mean I have to be out by half past seven , actually , something on half past seven on , you know , on the other programme that 'll be worth recording I think , something about |
| 2 | I do n't even like you ; you 're virtually blackmailing me to work for you , and now you want me to pretend to be your girlfriend ? ’ |
| 3 | I it is not envisaged I mean I must n't mislead you at all I want I want to be understood on this issue . |
| 4 | See why I want I wanted to be |
| 5 | ‘ I expect you want to be nurse , ’ Dr Forrest said to Bobbie , after he had seen Mother . |
| 6 | When d' you have to be in ? ’ she asked |
| 7 | ‘ How d' you come to be here today ? ’ |
| 8 | She say she going to be entertainer . |
| 9 | But they say you have to be over 35 to comply with the insurance requirements . |
| 10 | Having cre , credit by David 's withering look I always say you have to be terrified ! |
| 11 | when you come and stay with me , she , anyway she , she would n't , well in the end I just said that 's it I 've had enough I switched the car off and grabbed hold of her I said , frogmarched her in the car I said come on , I 'm going to bed , Rudy 's ready for bed I said I want you with me , so that I can keep me eye on you if I have to sit up all bloody night , of course when she was with me I picked her up and got her strong again and I say you have to be worth it , you 're better off without him then she come round and then she 'd say I know I am I just go down |
| 12 | The last place you want to be is in church . |
| 13 | ‘ This is the last place you want to be . |
| 14 | So that as you sell the the slots , first of all you want you want to be able to point out where which the slot is when you 've er er finally sign the contract . |
| 15 | Damage to the three-storey building is extensive , and police say there appear to be signs of a break-in . |
| 16 | The regulations say there has to be a cell between the seats to absorb the kinetic energy if the bus stops suddenly . |
| 17 | I want him to want to be with me and do things . |
| 18 | When actors say they want to be like Cary Grant , it 's usually a sign they 're about to make the worst movie of their career . |
| 19 | The contracts typically say that the decision of the expert is to be final and binding , and that is what the courts say it has to be , in the absence of fraud , partiality or mistake . |
| 20 | said well if the E E C say it has to be done why do n't |
| 21 | Because he he want he wanted to be married at nine o'clock in the morning for a start off . |
| 22 | What did Ken say , little Ken say he wanted to be ? |
| 23 | Here we explore what appears to be an emergent way of life entitled ‘ postmodern ’ ; one associated particularly with the middle classes . |
| 24 | But consider now some other polyadic predicates which , on the face of it , seem more resistant to a " reductivist " analysis , and provide what seem to be a more reliable indication of the philosophical untenability of an anti-pluralist stance . |
| 25 | Sometimes conditions develop which appear to be relatively benign , the fish continue to feed well are active and seem happy . |
| 26 | And the fact is I mean nobody seems to be able to stop them . |
| 27 | Have a look at some other exhibitions , get ideas , do some costings , and estimate the time span you need to be ready . |
| 28 | Tunnard ( 1989 ) makes some excellent suggestions about ways this can be achieved , including : improving ways of providing emergency protection for children at times of crisis by drawing upon the support of the extended family and local community ; involving parents in decision making , providing parents ' representatives and encouraging the development of local support groups ; improving what happens after separation by offering children and families choices about what can be done , and ensuring contact is promoted and maintained ; dealing with sexual abuse cases in ways that help non-abusing parents to avoid taking a defensive position and that give them the resources and support they need to be able to protect their children . |
| 29 | It is better described as a full day 's expedition , and those who undertake it need to be well-provisioned and should allow ample time to see the many natural attractions along the way . |
| 30 | Miss Whiplash and Bash the Barbarian are still doing battle over the right to reply , and judging by the amount of mail each receive it looks to be about even at the moment . |