Example sentences of "[verb] to be precise " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I lived here for three years , if you want to be precise . ’ |
| 2 | Note how stylistically important they are : the background of informal approximation makes the speaker 's point really stand out , when he wants to be precise , as in all 92 , and 22 games . |
| 3 | China 's own demands are said to be precise . |
| 4 | A particular substance , tetra-hydro. iso-quinolone ( THIQ ) , was thought at one time to be the active chemical " cause " of addiction but this is no longer thought to be precise cause . |
| 5 | I 'll give you the answer to that one just bear with me a moment please I 'll try to be precise . |
| 6 | Their speciality is jumping over obstacles , to jump , queue jumping to be precise . |
| 7 | On the other hand , statements of attainment had to be precise enough to guide the developers of standard assessment tasks ( SATs ) , and teachers , in their own contribution to national assessment . |
| 8 | But the knot pattern had to be precise to get its maximum effect , so the beds were all outlined with small neat hedges — in other words edgings , such as clipped dwarf box , southernwood or hyssop — and the paths between , if not chamomile , were raked gravel or small coloured pebbles . |
| 9 | Her worst was when she got in the way ; backstage timing sometimes had to be precise , and it was no place for someone who was still taking in the sights . |
| 10 | Actually we have A LOT more to give — £16,000 worth of Nike Gore-Tex suits to be precise . |
| 11 | But planners prefer to be precise rather than flexible . |
| 12 | The further problems are associated with difficulties that are encountered when trying to be precise about just how probable a law or theory is in the light of specified evidence . |
| 13 | Eva says , ‘ The trouble with barbies is you have to be precise . |
| 14 | Do you know , but you have to be so quick and you have to be precise and you must know that that 's what you want . |