Example sentences of "to be do " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does seem to be does n't it ? |
| 2 | Yeah , or somebody 's changed and cos they say to be or not to be does n't fit in as well where it is and it should of been |
| 3 | He does n't know where you 've told him you 're going to be does he ? |
| 4 | Well tell you what Richard 's gon na find out how many taxis there needs to be does n't he . |
| 5 | An enormous amount of work has been done and perhaps still more remains to be done in arranging works of art in exact sequence of time . |
| 6 | Such catalogues include accounts of relevant historical research , and may cause new original historical work to be done . |
| 7 | It celebrates creativity amid doubt and despondency — creativity as energy but also as a duty , work to be done by man as it is the sun 's task to shine . |
| 8 | Naipaul 's readers could well have become inclined to ask why it is that his novels seem to say that there is nothing to be done in , or with , the countries of their concern . |
| 9 | While preparing an early draft of the present chapter , the writer heard Bishop Cathal Daly of Down and Connor , a leading moderate among the bishops , respected by all except PIRA , repeat the adage that the Irish constitution was secular , implying that there really was little to be done for the moment . |
| 10 | To begin at the right time , he wrote , means to be done with excuses once and for all . |
| 11 | But the shit proliferates , he wrote , and there is still much to be done . |
| 12 | What needs to be done , he wrote , is to strip away , not to add . |
| 13 | Nothing more to be done . |
| 14 | Much needs to be done . |
| 15 | Doing it manually , it had to be done over a period of two or three days , fitting it in after work . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ They expect servants to be invisible , but they expect the work to be done all the same , ’ put in Ethel . |
| 17 | There 's too much to be done in the garden to leave it for a week or more . |
| 18 | Some little groups were going off to west and east , but most hung on with a sense that the next thing now demanded to be done . |
| 19 | There was nothing else to be done . |
| 20 | There was always research to be done . |
| 21 | It was easy to stand back and view what had been accomplished , decide what had to be done and move straight in again with the view fresh in memory . |
| 22 | Provides detailed information and advice on everything that needs to be done following the death of a relative or friend . |
| 23 | Some helpers will not undertake more than light household duties , and heavy washing , ironing and cleaning will have to be done by someone else . |
| 24 | This may lead some health workers , families and older people themselves to believe that there is little to be done to improve the circumstances of people with care needs . |
| 25 | Amongst its conclusions , the report welcomes the emphasis being placed by the DSS and Social Security Benefits Agency ( SSAB ) on ‘ customer care ’ , and the recognition that much remains to be done to be sure that an adequate service is given . |
| 26 | Versions of the traditional hornpipe danced by sailors of many nationalities are featured in many ballets because it is so descriptive of the very particular way in which seamen walk and do the many different jobs that have to be done on any kind of boat . |
| 27 | Something has obviously got to be done to make sure that these simple shelters , which are there to offer overnight shelter for anyone in need of it , are not used for holiday centres and the like . |
| 28 | There are such awkward critics as Fred Bergsten , of the Institute of International Economics in Washington , who argue that a private-sector induced deficit might actually be more tiresome than the US-style ‘ twin deficits ’ — in public finances and the current account — because however much he deprecates the latter , at least it is clear what ought to be done . |
| 29 | Mr Dobbs , who is chairman of Telecottages UK , warns possible users not to get bogged down with the technology : ‘ The equipment is a tool to overcome what needs to be done . |
| 30 | It costs about £600 a treatment and has to be done every two weeks . |