Example sentences of "have [prep] be so [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | some women do and I 'm not quite clear that it has to be so definite as as er |
| 2 | If this is my last word on the subject , I 'm sorry it has to be so close to bathos , but that 's how I feel . |
| 3 | One has to be so careful . |
| 4 | It has to be so organised , as a learner-centred activity , that it sensitises the participant to cultural differences . |
| 5 | ‘ You do n't have to be so unkind , ’ he complained . |
| 6 | Why does He have to be so mysterious ? |
| 7 | Bearing in mind the notion of a portfolio spread of risk , directors do not have to be so risk-averse to all types of investment — especially where , with new technology , it may indicate the creation of an option to stay in business . |
| 8 | Why did it have to be so far off the ground ? |
| 9 | ‘ Did you have to be so cruel ? ’ she flared at him . |
| 10 | But as one parent said at the last gathering : ‘ Why do we all have to be so matey ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Then why do you have to be so cussed ? ’ he enquired . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you have to be so perverse all the time ? |
| 13 | You do n't have to be so serious , or part of some recognized youth culture . |
| 14 | Do you have to be so enthusiastic about everything you do ? |
| 15 | He found it was too large to be caused by a gravitational field : if it had been a gravitational red shift , the object would have to be so massive and so near to us that it would disturb the orbits of planets in the Solar System . |
| 16 | Ironically , a Labour government would not have to be so generous as the Tories . |
| 17 | Why did Stephen have to be so secretive and aloof in his dealings with all his family , with the exception of Victoria ? |
| 18 | Why did she have to be so difficult ? |
| 19 | Why should it have to be so difficult to be taken seriously ? |
| 20 | But you do n't have to be so beastly to him , Pickles . |
| 21 | Why did he have to be so careless that he 'd ended up in prison ? |
| 22 | Why did life have to be so complicated ? |
| 23 | But does it have to be so complicated ? |
| 24 | ‘ Why , ’ said Flora , in the dead and hopeless tone of one who has uttered a particular , heartfelt question over and over , to no avail , ‘ why does school have to be so horrible ? ’ |
| 25 | But why do you have to be so hostile ? ’ |
| 26 | In an age when much more business is project-oriented when it is increasingly a case of throw it at the wall and see what sticks ( perhaps in the public sector they really wish they did n't have to be so careful with the dosh and could similarly try things out more just to see what might work ) , the role of the chief exec is to empower the team and keep informed of progress ( half a side of A4 and no hyperbole please ) . |
| 27 | Oh , why did it have to be so hard ? |
| 28 | Why did life have to be so hard ? |
| 29 | But why did it all have to be so messy and complicated ? |
| 30 | Why did he have to be so rude ? ’ |