Example sentences of "[vb past] to [be] [vb pp] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | just as cliché haunted Henry 's daily journey to the train , his socks from Marks and Spencers ' , his regular nightly bedtime , his fondness for a cup of tea at ten thirty in the evening , just as he seemed to be destined to be as remorselessly English as the plane trees in the street outside or the homecoming commuters clacking through the twilight towards the village , so his one existential act ( had n't someone called it that ? ) seemed destined for suburban predictability . |
| 2 | But Mr Clinton has done what needed to be done to be elected . |
| 3 | His single , minded pursuit of operational perfection had to be witnessed to be appreciated , He was the only Commander in the field that was able to change the entire concept of strategic bombing ; moreover he was the only Group commander with any worthwhile operational background , my personal researches accredit him with more than a full bomber tour of operations , and that includes his escape from Sweden . |
| 4 | It was natural and convenient for such writing as had to be done to be performed by the permanent literate officials of the court , the chaplains ; and so the tradition arose that royal chaplains could write royal charters . |
| 5 | Some of Ferguson 's tries had to be seen to be believed . |
| 6 | Chirac had to be seen to be making concessions to his defeated rival Le Barre in order to get Le Barre 's support for the run-off against Mitterand . |
| 7 | Four of the relieving kicks he launched in this match had to be seen to be believed , particularly as he varied his kicking foot . |
| 8 | The square tango had to be seen to be believed — eat your hearts out , disco dancers ! |
| 9 | They had to be seen to be doing something positive , something caring . |
| 10 | The beds had to be seen to be believed . |
| 11 | ‘ It had to be seen to be believed , ’ she said . |
| 12 | But he maintained that the trust had to be seen to be separate from the health authority . |
| 13 | OSHKOSH 92 had to be seen to be believed , it was everything that any aviation enthusiast could ever hope for , a unique mix of every form of aviation on this planet , from a USAF KC–135 that performed fly-bys to the Experimental Aircraft Association 's Ryan NYP monoplane Spirit of St Louis replica , from a privately owned NDN–1T Firecracker N2157C ( owned by Richard Slaney from Eugene , Oregon ) to a 1935 built Waco YMF–5 C–GIBF , and from the latest homebuild designs to a staggering collection of warbirds . |
| 14 | More than useful at manipulating the seam , dazzling in the field — the pirouette and throw that cut down David Smith at Southend had to be seen to be believed — Mark 's elegant bat could prove as distressing for the patriot next summer as it has been enchanting for the connoisseur this . |
| 15 | The streets and public spaces had to be seen to be safe , from both criminals and demonstrates . |
| 16 | Cuba — only ninety miles from the United States — must have seemed to Khrushchev ( who had to be seen to be making progress on at least one front ) an irresistibly appropriate object for a Soviet response to US arrogance and intransigence . |
| 17 | There was a girl called Grace Rumblebow who had to be seen to be believed . |
| 18 | Another reason was that people had to be seen to be playing the management game . |
| 19 | Increased attention to secondary education meant that justice had to be seen to be done . |
| 20 | The general consensus , however , was probably that teams and committees had to be seen to be operating tough but fair standards . |
| 21 | It was always going to be a dull Budget , but the reaction at the seminar had to be seen to be believed . |
| 22 | This was before the Clean Air Act was passed and London smogs had to be breathed to be believed , but all the way up eastern England it was pretty bad . |
| 23 | The emphatic denigration contained in this locational insult had to be heard to be understood , and in many ways it paralleled the dismissive tone used to deride the ‘ civvy ’ , for nuances of speech and tone have immense meaning to insiders . |
| 24 | My dear mother 's optimism had to be heard to be believed . |
| 25 | The uproar in the middle of the night when Bernard Murphy rolled home fighting drunk from the seamen 's club had to be heard to be credited . |
| 26 | This was confirmed also in a case involving Ewbank J. in Coventry City Council V T ( 1986 ) ELR 299 ‘ that access had to be shown to be beneficial to the child ’ . |
| 27 | What was needed was that intention to make a legal act should be expressed ; this then had to be taken to be charged on the heir as trustee , since in that way the principle of benefit could be satisfied . |