Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] to be more [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got to be more careful and watch where I 'm walking . |
| 2 | Not that I have to make the same choices as someone I acknowledge to be more discriminating , since my differently constituted palate may react differently , but my own choice will be better informed if I heed nuances which I would have missed if he had not pointed them out . |
| 3 | basically I hope to be more effective in talking to as I can |
| 4 | I seem to be more nervous in that way than I once was . |
| 5 | Less , indeed , than my late brother 's good name , which I consider to be more important than any financial inconvenience you may be caused by the expiry of copyright . |
| 6 | They were the first big fish I tried to catch when I decided to be more selective with my fishing , and when I did catch a big chub on my first attempt it set the scene for my present angling outlook . |
| 7 | ‘ I had to play bigger points from the back of the court because I had to be more relaxed because I was worried about what I had done to myself , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Or molecular biology , if you want to be more specific . ’ |
| 9 | If you want to be more popular , be ready with a small prize for each child who has succeeded in doing |
| 10 | After reading these you can delete the relevant lines , or if you want to be more careful , exclude them with a semi-colon . |
| 11 | But a hundred things should have indicated to you that my father is a figure of unusual distinction from whom you may learn a wealth of things were you prepared to be more observant . ’ |
| 12 | She seemed to be more pleased with that , and flashing me a grin from over her shoulder went off towards the Clubhouse entrance . |
| 13 | Have you got to be more specific with your requests ? |
| 14 | Indicate which method you consider to be more suitable , justifying your choice . |
| 15 | Would you like to be more healthy ? |
| 16 | Would you like to be more assertive , to dress with style and authority , to break down the confidence barriers standing between you and a return to work , or a new job ? |
| 17 | This is when we all got cut fingers , you know that , you cut it just right the crown , and you try to be quick , we all got these marks on the forefinger , sugar beet and swede , you know you took a swede and put it on the heap in one go , you know , well , with sugar beet you had to be more careful , did n't you , you cut the crown |
| 18 | Sometimes you have to be more patient and allow the universe to bring you joy and abundance in its own way , and in its own time . |
| 19 | Does that mean that , to be successful , you have to be more optimistic ? |
| 20 | ‘ The one thing you could have a go at is when you are playing like that you have to be more ruthless and when you have people on the rack you have to be careful of the counter attack . |
| 21 | ‘ The one thing you could have a go at is when you are playing like that you have to be more ruthless and when you have people on the rack you have to be careful of the counter attack . |
| 22 | It 's because I 've I wi filled the form in and and he said well you have to be more careful ! |
| 23 | You need to be more direct in negotiations . |
| 24 | We seem to be more alert to that than many others ; hence our firm determination , which was re-emphasised by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister this afternoon , to make subsidiarity work . |
| 25 | We seem to be more concerned with the job in hand , i e , our own team er er and not with the other teams , but if they 're struggling then do offer to give them help . |
| 26 | And when benefit had to be cut off we resolved to be more generous in tapering off payments in cases where hardship would otherwise result . |
| 27 | ‘ We realized that , lyrically , we had to be more specific this time in terms of our politics . |
| 28 | ‘ I am afraid , Prime Minister , the answer is that we have to be more efficient than our European competitors . ’ |
| 29 | We have to be more adaptable , and quicker on our feet than many of the other great national institutions which create the external conditions under which we operate . |
| 30 | We have to be more creative , perhaps in the er press releases we put out , not churn one out every single day , that would be nonsensical , but whatever we do churn out , as a press release , it 's got to be relevant , and they will find interesting . |