Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [vb pp] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hector had refused to be present . |
| 2 | Uncle Mosse had wanted to be dead there , and since he could n't achieve it for himself , his clothes had done it for him . |
| 3 | Angy had professed to be delighted to hear from her , had invited her to her flat but refused point-blank to hand over the ring . |
| 4 | Frankie had learned to be wary of that place . |
| 5 | And Richard 's decided to be right-handed after all this time . |
| 6 | Second , and this will be commented upon , some rhythms begin to show ultradian periods ( that is , ones with a cycle length of 1–4 hours ) rather than a complete absence of rhythmicity after removal of the SCN. ( 3 ) Neural connections between the SCN and most other regions of the brain have been cut and yet the SCN has continued to be rhythmic . |
| 7 | The Union of the Crowns did not mean that England and Scotland had ceased to be separate countries . |
| 8 | Work on the statue was prolonged by the discovery of a fracture between the tail and the body of the horse , but the robust internal crossbar inserted by Giambologna has proved to be sufficient support to ensure its survival . |
| 9 | Lily had wanted to be kind and had arranged another grouping — herself dressed up again and as many of those originally present as possible . |
| 10 | All during supper , eating a pork chop and cauliflower and mashed potatoes , Stephen had wanted to be alone . |
| 11 | Stevenson 's had to be able to rely on a good word from him . |
| 12 | Sanyo has tried to be active in the personal computer market as a member of the Japanese-language AT-compatible AX PC group , but has an almost negligible share within Japan , with most sales coming in OEM from Europe and the US . |
| 13 | China has learned to be sceptical on that score , but on March 20th Mr Li was talking to the theoretically converted — the 2,700 delegates to the annual National People 's Congress in Beijing . |
| 14 | Dates and September and October had proved to be difficult and beyond that , it would be a very belated welcome . |
| 15 | A long time ago , Alice thought , as she heard the arrival of the first of Félix 's dinner guests , she and Harry had longed to be rich in order to buy themselves a house which they could share . |
| 16 | Quinn has promised to be selfish in his quest for goals . |
| 17 | In its initial statement , UNITA said that Gen. Miguel N'Zau Puna and Gen. Tony da Costa Fernandes had asked to be relieved of their duties in order to concentrate their efforts on a resolution to the issue of the secession of the Cabinda enclave . |
| 18 | That intolerable woman , she thought bitterly , had managed to become president of the Tollemarche Downtown Community Centre by a majority of a single vote , and Mrs Frizzell had had to be content with the vice-presidency , which office she declared gave her all the work and none of the authority . |
| 19 | It had been an end , where Jay had yearned to be sure — had been sure ? what a fool believes ? — it would be a beginning . |
| 20 | LENNIE Lawrence has promised to be ruthless in his Middlesbrough team selection in a bid to live with the best in the Premier League next season . |
| 21 | Sir Graham , who is a member of ACOST , said Britain had proved to be good at increasing the knowledge base but weak at developing the technological benefits . |
| 22 | Lewis had forgotten to be indifferent and aloof , he could n't help it . |
| 23 | Even the supposedly rigid ‘ external financing limits ’ imposed by the post-1979 Conservative government in Britain have proved to be flexible in practice ( Heald and Steel 1981 ) , with targets being adjusted when it became apparent that they would not be met . |
| 24 | Cuvier had claimed to be able to reconstruct an animal from a single bone , but it was Owen who did it , working out that a bone from New Zealand , broken at the ends , must have come from an enormous flightless bird , and being vindicated when the complete skeleton of a moa was found later . |
| 25 | Roland had ceased to be surprised that an English Department was sponsoring the study of French books . |
| 26 | Where Aldus have had to be careful is in avoiding building-in power features which would , for the average user , totally unbalance the product . |
| 27 | Trent had hoped to be able to observe Golden Girl but the rivulet had led him downstream and the yacht lay upriver beyond the bend . |
| 28 | Lisa had expected to be impressed by Vass 's seaside abode . |
| 29 | Tipper had pretended to be shocked , but she had enjoyed the sight of Honor 's shattered composure . |
| 30 | Gesner had decided to be charming , which was a relief . |