Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] to [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be because burrowing forms tend to be rare in areas of frequent flooding , even when common in the surrounding country ( Sheppe & Osborne , 1971 ; Andrews et al . , |
| 2 | Where marine action is relatively stronger deltas tend to be cuspate with concave outlines in plan , for example the Tiber , though one wonders whether these differences in plan might not be due primarily to the frequency and location of distributaries : the Tiber has only one . |
| 3 | For AMS , the upper age limit is determined by other factors such as machine stability and the degree of modern contamination introduced in the processing of very small samples ; the values tend to be similar to those for conventional radiocarbon laboratories . |
| 4 | Russians tend to be smug about the complexity of their native tongue . |
| 5 | Perhaps that is sufficient reason for claiming that postmodern organization forms appear to be implicit in these developments . |
| 6 | THERE are still bargains to be found among the terraced property and this one on the books of J Trevor & Sons looks to be worthy of closer inspection . |
| 7 | At the initial design stage , and during the implementation of the program , the programmer needs to be aware of and act upon a number of factors . |
| 8 | THE Government was accused yesterday of concocting a fudged list to gloss over the real dangers of microwave ovens found to be faulty in its own tests . |
| 9 | If the male wants to be potent in these activities , he must avoid the menstruating woman . |
| 10 | The form that criticism takes has to be specific to its object . |
| 11 | The kitchen has to be ready for anything . ’ |
| 12 | The pattern of grouping described here is probably unique to Oxford United 's ground , but analogues of such groups appear to be present at all league club grounds — with the possible exception of some of the very small Fourth Division grounds . |
| 13 | The central vision area of the retina needs to be intact for it to be possible to discriminate sharp , fine images . |
| 14 | LIFESPAN will automatically mail a user deemed to be responsible for the SPR from the following list ( in the order specified ) : — |
| 15 | The limit in respect of advice in relation to undefended divorce proceedings had been raised to £45 in April 1977 when legal aid ceased to be available for such proceedings and that figure was subsequently raised to £55 in 1979 , £75 in 1981 and £90 in 1985 . |
| 16 | Such hierarchies tend to be stable with a powerful ‘ alpha ’ animal at the top . |
| 17 | Even today Scots tend to be wary of clever women ; but in those days , to be young , female , tall , beautiful , witty , talented and intelligent — and a Queen — was like writing one 's own death warrant . |
| 18 | With few notable exceptions , legal department tend to be small to medium in size and it is not uncommon to find that solicitors work along . |
| 19 | This role meets the needs of the team for cohesiveness and collaboration , for role-holders tend to be perceptive of peoples ' needs and adept at supporting individuals . |
| 20 | These salts need to have a high ‘ Biological Availability ’ ie the horse has to be able to efficiently digest and absorb the minerals . |
| 21 | The waves are transverse , which means that the direction of oscillation has to be perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave . |
| 22 | The option of a ‘ Swedish solution ’ , by means of a merger with Volvo , was not seriously considered in view of the restructuring and job losses considered to be inevitable from the merger of two specialist car manufacturers . |
| 23 | The funerary archaeologist has to be certain of the differences between desiccation and chemical preservation : embalming . |
| 24 | No Steven has to be deaf with ears like that . |
| 25 | What can be so easy as this when the critic has to be responsible for nothing ? |
| 26 | The Index Kewensis lists more than 250 species of dodder and while some of these are possibly synonyms of the same species collected from different localities , the dodder appear to be native to all the large temperate and tropical land masses of the world . |
| 27 | The completion date for the purchase of the land or the date when rent starts to be payable by the tenant is triggered by the issue of the certificate of practical completion of the building being bought or leased . |
| 28 | The sub-schema DDL has to be compatible with Cobol ( or the chosen language ) as it will be embedded in it . |
| 29 | The early animal links were therefore retained either in the god 's shape , in the attributes assigned to him , or in his association with certain animals deemed to be sacred to him . |
| 30 | Any action has to be additional to member states ' own policies ; it has to take into account the views of the region ; it has to be adopted unanimously by the Council , and the European Parliament ( EP ) can veto it . |