Example sentences of "[v-ing] to be [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too frightened to speak , the man nodded vigorously , as did his men , and they walked off stiffly , none wanting to be seen to be more afraid than the others . |
| 2 | And what we 're going to be looking at is what causes stress . |
| 3 | This transcription machine is going to be lent to be Derek and Clare , who can argue about who has it where and when . |
| 4 | But perhaps I 'm going to be proved to be over innocent in thinking that is a viable approach . |
| 5 | Ken wrote asking to be forgiven for being ‘ a foolish old man ’ . |
| 6 | For some tastes these measures , and particularly the last , might seem to be simplistic responses to public outrage — based on the old principle of having to be seen to be doing something , anything in a crisis . |
| 7 | As a retired deputy head teacher , having to be cared for was hard to accept at first . |
| 8 | Ultimately we are campaigning to be allowed to be ourselves , with all out differences and similarities , and such an aim can only be to the advantage of us all . |
| 9 | The industry is trying to be seen to be more responsible , take a longer-term view and structure transactions more prudently . |