Example sentences of "[pers pn] to [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Since then there have been fundamental changes , and few of his principles appear to me to be applicable to the modern Constitution . |
| 32 | Here , I want to identify one feature of that relationship which seems to me to be crucial in understanding generic transformation in television , and the specific and different forms it takes in the US and the UK : the organization of the schedule . |
| 33 | Mother does n't like me to be late for the evening meal . |
| 34 | It also seems to me to be consistent with the approach of the court in the Torfaen case [ 1990 ] 2 Q.B . |
| 35 | Bu bu bu bu but what , what was happening seemed to me to be consistent with that . |
| 36 | It seems to me to be perverse in the extreme to attempt to resist the claim that the brain is literally carrying out these functions . |
| 37 | I gorged myself to the gills although Benjamin ordered me to be temperate with the wine . |
| 38 | There was no need for me to be convinced of the high standard of the staff and work of the CIEFL on arrival , since we at Lancaster have learned to regard the Institute 's graduates as among the best qualified ELT specialists in the world . |
| 39 | I thought they were out to get me to be honest with you . |
| 40 | There are some yachts which come close to this spec : the FF boats of Holland ( only 30 and 35ft ) ; the X119 , but I do n't think this is suitable for two and its bulb keel with forward protrusion seems to me to be dangerous in our net-infested waters ; the Dehler db36 is interesting , though ugly and over-designed . |
| 41 | ‘ Far be it for me to be lofty about such things , but some of us dry our clothing . ’ |
| 42 | Hard experience has taught me to be selective in my procrastination . |
| 43 | This leads me to be critical of the entire project of finding and celebrating an authentic ‘ female verbal culture ’ . |
| 44 | ‘ It seems to me to be inconsistent with the spirit of liberalisation to have a mandatory code that necessitates a cumbersome and bureaucratic certification process . ’ |
| 45 | they seemed to me to be heavy with symbolism but I could n't see anything . |
| 46 | Did n't you hear a couple of the men warning me to be careful on the way home and not start any arguments with you ? ’ |
| 47 | Nobody asks me to be answerable for anything here . |
| 48 | IT SEEMS to me to be tough on Dr John Bromley , head of a four-GP practice , that he should take sole blame after a two-year-old boy had wandered into a surgery and swallowed some carbolic acid which should have been locked away . |
| 49 | ‘ Because it allows me to be single-minded in my work . ’ |
| 50 | Father Sophrony says of his ministry as spiritual director , ‘ the way is to pray every day with a flaming heart ‘ Do not permit me to be wrong in my work for this service transcends my capacity . ’ |
| 51 | Always before he had only had to touch me for me to be ready for the final act which we 'd always denied ourselves ; there was no reason to suppose that would n't happen again . |
| 52 | You do want me to be precise about what I tell you ? ’ |
| 53 | ‘ I am here to plead my case with my father 's creditors and to sell the family jewels , I suppose it is selfish of me to be concerned with such trifles when you have such pressing concerns like where you shall live , in the London home or at Summer Lodge . ’ |
| 54 | Being married to Brightman , he has said , has made it " much easier for performers to get in touch and feel they cart talk about their problems , and it 's a good thing for me to be aware of some of the problems on the other side of the theatre fence " . |
| 55 | so you close him on his final objection , you listen , you then sell him his objection , right , you sell him his objection , right , you confirm his answer , right , whatever he says to you and his answer you actually confirm it back to him , you do n't interrupt him , right , you do n't guess where he 's at , right and basically if work through a system you 'll get on there , now for me to be able to , to , to , what I 've just said to you is a load of garbage , but if I was sitting I was sitting actually go through each one of these steps and that 's what you term as a closing sequence , you see what I mean ? |
| 56 | They wanted me to be different from what I was . |
| 57 | The phenomenon seems to me to be different in kind from the first . |
| 58 | She and her sister both have ponies already and were experienced enough for me to be happy about letting her take the ponies on . |
| 59 | On the contrary , it seems to me to be significant in this context that when , in article 58 , the E.E.C . |
| 60 | Please , O Lord , knowing my weaknesses , help me to be faithful to this . ’ |