Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But of course if salaries go up evenly throughout a forty year lifespan and the Chairman is given a forty year lifespan which is quite or pension lifespan which is quite a suitable one , if salaries go up and someone leaves their company every ten years , then the first three departures are obviously going to be at much lower salary levels and it 's not going to be satisfactory the first three departures are just index linked to inflation , there is the problem of how does one index link them towards the final salary . |
| 2 | If you do not have a co-operative neighbour , your friends are all going to be on holiday , and you have no relatives , there are businesses that ‘ home sit ’ ; your local phone directory should list them . |
| 3 | I am obviously considered to be in need of some help . |
| 4 | we have always got the bulk we are only going to be in Woking an hour . |
| 5 | Wages for unskilled labour were the lowest , being significantly below even shop workers who are generally recognised to be among the most intensely exploited ( except that their hours were much longer ) . |
| 6 | One consequence is that the thought patterns of primitive society , being felt to lack a scientific approach , are generally felt to be beyond the bounds of reason . |
| 7 | ‘ those who are generally felt to be of high status locate science less in the journals than in their own and other peoples ’ heads ’ . |
| 8 | Brüggen directs hard-driven , almost consciously abrasive performances of these two symphonies that are generally thought to be among Beethoven 's more genial offerings . |
| 9 | When I got to the first rehearsal she announced , ‘ You 're all going to be in the Command Performance . ’ |
| 10 | But if you 're in a situation where that 's not possible then you 'll do the very best you can , but you 're always going to be on the look out for the priorities as they change , cos once the person stops breathing they become unconscious , they stop breathing , their heart stops , then everything else has to wait and you have to try and get on with that , okay ? |
| 11 | We made two hundred and forty five pounds on Thriller of the Year one hundred and nineteen pounds on Tea for Two but that is after we 've made the three hundred pounds donation to Whiston Hospital we made a thousand and eighteen pounds on the panto Wuthering Heights we lost four hundred and nine pounds , but that was basically that we do costume plays and have to hire the erm fixtures and set pieces from Wrightsons or wherever we 're always going to be in this position and I think it 's the tradition of the Garrick that we continue to do them , and I think we have to accept that we may have losses in future on those particular erm things . |
| 12 | I mean you 're never going to control , you 're never going to be on top of it but I mean |
| 13 | ‘ You 're never going to be in Greece for four months ! ’ |
| 14 | As a rough guide two strands wound together make something approximately like three-ply in thickness and three together are usually reckoned to be about a four-ply. these fine industrial yarns used to be in the ‘ odds and ends ’ bins , but the manufacturers have caught on to the fact that they are popular with machine knitters , so now they can be bought under a brand name . |
| 15 | At least twelve prisoners are still thought to be inside the jail and refusing to give themselves up . |
| 16 | A major chain of retailers has agreed to withdraw them from sale , but hundreds are still thought to be in use . |
| 17 | to find time to do your work because your exams are still going to be on the same day are n't they ? |
| 18 | His optics are internationally recognised to be of the highest quality . |
| 19 | When a girl gets married her parents are traditionally considered to be in a humiliating position vis á vis her parents-in-law . |
| 20 | It has taken several years of animated discussions among the members and their respective lawyers to arrive at these terms and conditions , which are also intended to be in line with the code of conduct adopted last year by the European federation of art dealers , FIDOAO ( Federation Internationale des Diffuseurs d'Oeuvres d'Art Originales ) . |
| 21 | Japanese customs officials have intercepted consignments of ivory bearing fake Malaysian permits , and fake permits from Cameroon are also reported to be in circulation . |
| 22 | Benefits are also thought to be in the firing line . |
| 23 | No-one should argue with the concept of greater efficiency in the BBC , but the reforms are also meant to be about decentralising power to where the creativity resides . |
| 24 | In fact , these chapters are now reckoned to be among the foremost theological statements the Bible contains . |
| 25 | Deletions of 5q and 7q are now know to be among the commonest chromosomal abnormalities found in myelodysplasia and secondary acute myeloid leukaemia . |
| 26 | What were once thought of as " mere " political " forms " are now recognized to be of far greater potential and actual importance than an exclusive concentration on economic and social power might suggest . |
| 27 | Stocks are now believed to be below the level which would allow the predicted maximum yield of 175,000 tonnes per year . |
| 28 | Only 5 per cent are now believed to be in good condition . |
| 29 | Many of these buildings are now considered to be of special interest by current standards — particularly where they possess ‘ group value ’ — and are being added to the statutory lists as these are revised . |
| 30 | Organised crime rings are now thought to be behind the increasingly professional packaging and production of the fakes … now a multi million pound market . |