Example sentences of "[noun sg] to be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.

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31 Now clearly there 's a distinction to be drawn oral oral communication and written communication but they were doing this generally .
32 When special events take place at any of the gardens , adequate stocks of publicity material need to be placed on-site .
33 It seems to me manifest that in a world in which sexual activity is more and more openly presented in all media , in which sex is exploited for purposes of advertisement and entertainment at every level , and in which people 's sexual proclivities are discussed in the plainest terms , children at school need to be given clear information from an early age , and a chance to have their questions answered at various stages of their school career .
34 Some of them and we make no bones about this , are delivered undoubtedly to minorities , they 're delivered to small groups of people in the city , to people who are in any care in the community need to be given special consideration .
35 While the proceedings of the group need to be kept confidential , other members of staff may need to be informed if there is distress in the group ( Cooper , 1980 ) .
36 The two kinds of reason for saying that they do not matter need to be kept distinct .
37 Local people say there 's been a long-standing campaign for the site to be made safe .
38 In virtue of what are the duration , intensity , location , cause and ownership of the sensation to be deemed irrelevant ?
39 The time for comfort had passed , the innocent desire to be held safe and sure within his arms was gone .
40 Gabriel ignored Lucie 's obvious desire to be left alone , and took down the canvas bag from the nail behind the door .
41 Arrangements will need to be made to enable the index and the file to be kept up-to-date .
42 The conflict was discussed at a meeting in Osh city on June 11 between Dzhumagulov and his Uzbek counterpart Shakurulla Mirsaidov , the latter denouncing calls during the conflict by Uzbek nationalists for the areas of Kirghizia with a majority Uzbek population to be declared autonomous or even ceded to Uzbekistan .
43 It may be possible for the arrangements for the funeral to be made direct with the crematorium or cemetery and minister of religion if desired .
44 The need for the role of the community to be given paramount importance was stressed , that is , the community 's own perception of needs and desire to do something for themselves ( self-help ) .
45 It 's a dream come true for little Kara Bowman from Toomebridge who beat 250 other hopefuls for the lead in a BBC drama to be screened UK-wide this summer .
46 Printers in Computer Room to be made serviceable wherever possible .
47 The Encomiast has him beheaded by Earl Eric personally , while Florence says that he was killed in London at Christmas 1017 and that Cnut ordered the corpse to be left unburied .
48 Certain children , whose names were on a list , were called up once a day to be given yellow capsules which had to be swallowed in front of the teacher .
49 Since 1869 imprisonment for debt has been rare , and by the Administration of justice Act 1970 it has been completely abolished , and replaced by the remedy of attachment of earnings , i.e. a procedure whereby a portion of the debtor 's earnings may be directed by the court to be paid direct to the creditor .
50 We have also taken the opportunity in the Bill to provide for water to be supplied free of charge for fire training purposes and for other emergency purposes as well as fire fighting .
51 I picture this character , a kind of hybrid between Lovejoy and Pop Larkin , scratching his head over a load of bulky junk to be shifted sharpish .
52 He has encouraged me to reapply to the Government Information service to be kept apprised in case the two departures from the Scottish office , one gone and one going December , mean there may be a vacancy .
53 However , we are concerned that the comments of the Heritage Secretary , Peter Brooke , during the bill 's second reading suggested that the allocation to the commission would be deducted from the share to be made available to sport in the home countries .
54 ‘ Is it compassionate for a person to be kept alive with tubes going into their stomach ?
55 He was the youngest person to be appointed Prime Minister since the Earl of Rosebery in 1894 .
56 The state of destination is given a discretion ( though the convention does not specify by which organ of the state the discretion is to be exercised ) to execute a letter rogatory which does not indicate the person to be held responsible for the costs and expenses ; the point here is that there is a discretion to refuse to execute letters in such circumstances .
57 That 's not the question , the question is is it right for this person to be found guilty , is it right for this person to be found innocent ?
58 That 's not the question , the question is is it right for this person to be found guilty , is it right for this person to be found innocent ?
59 The 1960 Grand National was the first race to be shown live on British television .
60 It is normal procedure for this sort of evidence to be made available to defence lawyers , although in a civil case it is not a legal requirement .
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