Example sentences of "have [prep] be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And these things have to be instantly recognisable . |
| 2 | Indeed , Marx argued that in most cases , because the social system is based on exploitation , people have to be consciously unaware of the basis of society if they are to continue working it . |
| 3 | Now claimants have to be both available and be prepared to accept full-time employment . |
| 4 | You have to be both jaunty cheerleader and lithe psychiatrist . |
| 5 | Candidates for a seat in the Senate , let alone for the presidency or vice-presidency , have to be both wealthy individuals in their own right and able to tap substantial sources of campaign finance from companies or the social elite . |
| 6 | You have to be both token woman and superwoman to come anywhere near a shortlist that disenfranchises most of the male population . |
| 7 | It is , above all , something where you have to be utterly precise and there 's no warm up , you just go out there and do it and that 's very challenging . |
| 8 | At the level of political action two components have to be carefully distinguished . |
| 9 | The lights I work under can get really hot and tend to dry it out so I have to be extra careful . |
| 10 | Those of us in smaller accountancy practices have to be particularly careful as to the level of costs incurred whilst trying to ensure that we maintain a high quality service . |
| 11 | Because of the weight of the tiles , you have to be particularly careful if you 're thinking of covering whole walls — there have been instances of large sections of tiles coming away from a wall because they have n't been properly fixed . |
| 12 | Caernarfon MP and Plaid Cymru president Dafydd Wigley added : ‘ Ministers have to be particularly careful with their use of patronage . ’ |
| 13 | A foreign accent is an unknown quantity ; you have to be rather good at languages to tell whether it 's common or not , and most of Nigel 's acquaintances did n't speak any other language well . |
| 14 | The day slips away too easily , I have to be rather disciplined . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We have to be environmentally responsible and commercially aware to secure our future business , ’ said , commercial manager for Protective Coatings ( Europe ) . |
| 16 | The Guild consists of around 140 writers and winning projects have to be environmentally sound as well as contributing something to the local economy . |
| 17 | ‘ On the whole we have to be reasonably satisfied — we can not be too disappointed with less than half a dozen call-outs . ’ |
| 18 | It is the visitor and not the premises that have to be reasonably safe . |
| 19 | What an impro of this kind does is confront the actors with a situation where they have to be emotionally truthful . |
| 20 | So BBC bosses have to be ultra careful about who they hire for the wholesome , long-running show . |
| 21 | You have to be terrifically strong . |
| 22 | It 's just looks she gives , and you have to be dead careful . |
| 23 | and he starts crying if you insist erm and you have to be pretty firm with him |
| 24 | You have to be pretty innovative to build an entire business from one product niche as Network Computing Devices Inc does with its X Window System display terminals , and the Mountain View company is demonstrating the kind of innovation that will be needed to keep it ahead of the pack . |
| 25 | I think I think er these days people take er take baths and showers quite often and you have to be pretty close to somebody before you smell them I guess , I mean I hope you do anyway . |
| 26 | Without it 's have to be pretty decent . |
| 27 | In fact , mums and dads have to be pretty tough to bring up children nowadays . |
| 28 | As one manager expressed it : " If you want to move an elephant you have to be pretty rude about it . " |
| 29 | Because we are international , and operate across the world , we have to be keenly aware of economic change and budgeting policies world wide . |
| 30 | The son is indulgently allowed to be noisy , greedy and disobedient ; the daughters are usually quiet , helpful , punctual , deputy mothers , but in a tight spot they have to be busily frightened while the ( otherwise irresponsible ) male child takes charge of the situation … the first two years of the ( Longmans ) course revolve around the Marsaud family and a not unreasonable answer to the question ‘ Where is Madame Marsaud ? ’ might be ‘ She is under house arrest ’ . |