Example sentences of "[noun sg] to be [vb pp] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be an interim attempt to be seen to be doing something to replace the discredited poll tax . |
| 2 | In an attempt to be seen to be making every effort to avert war , Bush had proposed on Jan. 3 that Baker and Aziz should meet in Geneva . |
| 3 | It is sensible for the term to be stated to be from and including a specific date to avoid the uncertainty caused by the general law that a term which is to commence " from " a certain date in fact commences at the beginning of the following day , with the term lasting during the whole anniversary of the day from which it is granted , unless there is some contra-indication in the lease . |
| 4 | It does neither any harm to be seen to be trying to influence the other . |
| 5 | I 've thought about that and I think it 's a bad policy for any museum to be known to be selling pictures or any work of art . |
| 6 | The fact that Guatemala in 1954 had ‘ returned from Communism ’ ( and was regarded by the United States as the first country to do so ) increased Soviet reluctance to be perceived to be experiencing another ‘ loss ’ in the area ( even though they did not accept that Castro was embarking on a road towards Communism ) . |
| 7 | This was more to do with window dressing and the government 's need to be seen to be doing something , rather than a serious attempt to tackle the problems . |
| 8 | Some observers suggested that the timing of the announcements reflected the government 's desire to be seen to be spending money on the countryside in the run-up to the April general election . |
| 9 | How , indeed , were mental states to be measured , and how was a mental state to be judged to be lessened or heightened if it could not be measured , even crudely ? |
| 10 | In the future , Suffolk people will reflect on this decade and they will find it strange that at a time when environmental issues were more prevalent than ever both county and borough councils made such an effort to be seen to be environmentally friendly , that so much development took place on the green belt of Ipswich . |
| 11 | The international community , which has expressed overwhelming support for President Barco 's offensive , is under pressure to be seen to be doing something to help , and quickly . |
| 12 | Corporate hospitality to be seen to be involved and to win awards . |
| 13 | for the sea to be judged to be the same colour the painter has to paint it different colours . |
| 14 | Then a complete rehearing before a differently constituted body would be needed in order for justice to be seen to be done . |
| 15 | This seems to me to be more consistent with the need for justice to be seen to be done — and this both by the alleged contemnor and the more general public . |
| 16 | In conference with Gerald Gardiner , subsequently Lord Chancellor , who had somewhat late in the day raised his flag as a member of the Labour Party , it was decided that the best course of action was for the Labour Party to be asked to be represented by Gardiner at the Vassall Tribunal and to inform Radcliffe that it had no additional witness to come to him . |