Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I ca n't face that girl , I ca n't tell her the sadistic bastard that raped her is going to be let loose . ’ |
| 2 | " When it was clear that identifying him was going to be a long job — if , indeed , he could ever be identified — the coroner issued a burial certificate . |
| 3 | This odd instructor shouted at them constantly in a tone of voice that suggested they were clinging to a ledge hundreds of feet above a lava-filled crater , being pursued by leathery-skinned trolls . |
| 4 | The tourist was well built , stronger possibly than either Creed or McGowan , but there was a pleading look in his eyes now , like a dog that knows it 's going to be kicked . |
| 5 | The shortage of Pentiums is so bad that those that have them are said to be ‘ tea-bagging ’ them — moving their precious chips from system to system to prove to customers that their box works , then quickly back into the safe . |
| 6 | Kicking and struggling I was forced to the floor and lay there , face down , while three boys sat on top of me and others pulled my shoes off . |
| 7 | ‘ Laura 's just an old friend , ’ he said , knowing it was hopeless , that he had blown it or rather that Laura had blown it for him , and found he was speaking to the back of her neck . |
| 8 | I was lucky , because instead of being on house assessment I was called and told I was going to be on the works party next day , only my second day at Styal . |
| 9 | Wanting to remain a child becomes unfeasible even to the most stupid old beard at the age of about 35 ; they eventually give up and accept they were born to be schoolteachers . |
| 10 | If you would like to book any of the above holidays , require further information or brochures contact Kuoni on 0306 744198 or 0306 744230 and state you are replying to the Wimpey News reader offer . |
| 11 | He would n't chase her after reading the letter she had left for him , politely thanking him for his hospitality and saying she was returning to Palma to complete her work before returning to England . |
| 12 | Once the connection is made and established it is referred to as an S-R bond . |
| 13 | Chairman , I ask that you receive erm , the petition of eight hundred and sixty four signatures requesting a pelican crossing on and ask it be referred to the environment committee , please . |
| 14 | Constance heard Louise on the telephone and knew she was talking to Nora . |
| 15 | Michael 's younger sister found him a fidget in church and thought it was fidgeting to excess . |
| 16 | ‘ The policeman saw the car coming straight towards him , and thought he was going to be hit , and had to pull in to the side of the road . |
| 17 | Do n't let's frighten people and think they 're going to be thrown out on the street because they ca n't pay their rent . |
| 18 | As Mr Wolski ate his usual morning toast and marmalade he was listening to a spokesman from the RSPB saying , ‘ We think it possible that the eagle will try to find high ground . |
| 19 | But then they came back and said it was changed to ‘ Everything We Do Is Driven By You ’ and my initial thought was ‘ Yuk , I do n't think I can do anything with that either , ’ because it just sounded like motor cars and I 'm not interested in singing songs about motor cars . |
| 20 | She pushed her mug away from her and said she was going to bed . |
| 21 | They use a lot yeah the ch I put it in my I mean , I said yesterday to him , we 've got the decorators in and then co they turned round and said he is meant to be a businessman and they said he can not believe they 've never met tha such a penny pinching guy |
| 22 | At first Athelstan thought it was addressed to a woman but realised it was written to a young man . |
| 23 | THE HOME OFFICE yesterday released 25 more Kurds seeking political asylum in Britain from detention centres but denied it was bowing to pressure after the death of a detainee who set fire to himself last week . |