Example sentences of "to [be] [vb pp] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're not going to be gone a fortnight , I hope . |
| 2 | There has also been a certain amount of experimental work by linguists and psychologists which supports the hypothesis that for current speakers of English , generic masculines are interpreted as masculine rather than generic — though it has to be said the results of this work are not entirely clear-cut , except perhaps in the case of generic man . |
| 3 | Nostalgia aside , this guitar is eminently playable , although it has to be said the balance problem is a pain in the shoulder . |
| 4 | Yet if children are to be taught a love of literature and language , they surely need to be inspired by those whose love of literature and language is apparent and infectious . |
| 5 | Since the characters that helped the individual to succeed in the battle were the traditional Protestant virtues of enterprise , initiative and thrift , Spencer could project his philosophy as a new foundation for traditional morality , despite its tendency to encourage indifference to the suffering of those who still needed to be taught a lesson by a wise but harsh Nature . |
| 6 | They need to be taught a lesson ! |
| 7 | ‘ Oh yes , ’ said Boris ‘ You had to come to be taught a lesson . ’ |
| 8 | Thus Adalbert 's monastic background , so far in geographical distance from the Slav missions ( but not on that account far from people who needed to be taught the basics of Christianity ) , shows pastoral awareness . |
| 9 | They were very very reliable because erm , the motive power was in a motor , electric motor , not a lot of parts to go wrong but er once you started the motor buses they had to send people away to be taught the mechanics of motor buses , so you had the old die-hards of the fetters , trolley buses , who never did take to motor buses and course the younger ones came into their own then , who were able to adapt to the modern motor bus . |
| 10 | They need to be taught the consequences of their behaviour and that it is not acceptable . |
| 11 | Some people came to us for a week , some for a month and a few wanted to be taught the essentials of the job in two or three days . |
| 12 | All those who were familiar with the works of Kerschensteiner knew that the task of the schools was to educate their pupils to serve their fellow citizens ; they were to be taught the value of joy in work as service . |
| 13 | Women , because of the nurturing and caring roles allocated to them , the responsibility they are given for the well-being and happiness of children and of men , are much more likely to be taught the value of submitting to one 's fate and considering the needs of others before their own . |
| 14 | It 's very annoying to be faced every week with magazines introducing new slimming diets . |
| 15 | Such terms as ‘ idiot ’ and ‘ imbecile ’ have even attained a certain respectability , to be joined no doubt in time , by such terms as ‘ moron ’ and ‘ cretin ’ . |
| 16 | In times when there is occasion for rejoicing as , for example , in the gathering of a successful harvest , a happy emergence from trouble or natural disaster and on many other occasions there is always to be observed an urge to offer thanks to someone or something . |
| 17 | If the contractual measure of damage was the only measure to be applied the Vendor could argue that the value of the Business was not necessarily reduced by the full amount of the undisclosed liability . |
| 18 | Méléra survived Verdun and the rest of the war , to be killed a fortnight before the Armistice . |
| 19 | If large numbers of animals are to be killed a euthanasia chamber can be used consisting of a container linked to a cylinder of carbon dioxide . |
| 20 | Patients would still need to be treated every month . |
| 21 | If capital expenditure were to be ignored the surplus in April would be [ 53,340 + 52,560 ] £105,900 , in May [ 81,980 + 52,560 ] £134,540 and in June [ 150,000 - 27,200 ] £122,800 . |
| 22 | The first British single release for this month is still being debated , but whichever track is picked , Me Phi Me is confident his message is strong enough to be heard the world over . |
| 23 | Similarly if haematite or siderite is to be detected the Litho Density Tool ( LDT ) must be run . |
| 24 | She expected to be shot the instant she emerged . |
| 25 | The fourth volume in the Vampire Chronicles , which has the wonderful Lestat yearning to be reborn a mortal in an entirely contemporary tale which is just brilliant . |
| 26 | ‘ Apart from the damage it would do to the ground I knew it would have to be ridden every day and then if it bolted or got stuck in the mud it would be my responsibility . ’ |
| 27 | To be validated a theory needs to pass a further test , which we might call the review test . |
| 28 | under Sub-Section 2 ( b ) ( c ) or ( d ) if to the knowledge of the person claiming to be indemnified the person driving does not hold a licence to drive such car unless he has held and is not disqualified for holding or obtaining such a licence |
| 29 | This meant that Blake was allocated a special cell which was changed at irregular intervals , that had to be examined every day , and Blake and the cell completely searched at least once a fortnight . |
| 30 | You are to double the guards : and all the gardeners and weeders are to be examined every day . |