Example sentences of "must [adv] be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must not be understood to be laying down a rule that in no case where a wife acts on her husband 's instructions and under his influence is it necessary to show that she has received independent advice . |
| 2 | ‘ However , the law must not be seen to be an ass . |
| 3 | At all costs aggressive behaviour must not be allowed to be rewarding . |
| 4 | A middle course may be achieved by the phrase : " for the purpose of delineation only " , which has been held to mean that the plan must not be taken to be drawn to scale but the lines are correct diagrammatically ( Re Freeman and Taylor 's Contract ( 1907 ) 97 LT 39 ) . |
| 5 | The fact that about 50% of all patients experienced minor faecal leakage in the first year after operation , discouraged the use of restorative proctocolectomy in older patients in whome the operative risk must also be assumed to be greater . |
| 6 | Perfect cleanliness is the commercial ideal , but the clothes must also be seen to be clean . |
| 7 | In specific terms , we can take this to mean : that war remains a political act ; that war must also be understood to be a revolutionising act ; and , finally , that it thereby acquires the potential to become ‘ absolute war ’ — whose corollary is total victory and absolute peace . |
| 8 | Phil joined the Palace in February 1984 for a modest £10,000 fee from Aylesbury Town , but he soon established himself as a valuable member of our League side , playing either on the left of midfield or up front as a striker , and he must probably be reckoned to be the best signing made for our club by manager Alan Mullery . |
| 9 | We must simply be seen to be stating a right and not advising or recommending anything . |
| 10 | For that God has been conceived as male , and that biblical teaching which arose out of a patriarchal society has been held to be the revelation of God , must surely be seen to be the underlying facts of western culture which have led to discrimination against women . |
| 11 | Right , now I must n't be seen to be indicating in any way that er you do n't have to bother with it all , because they too put all out some excellent er booklets , brochures I 've got two thick pads of them which I 'll let you circulate . |
| 12 | ( 65 ) Justice must not only be done — ( … ) — but must manifestly be seen to be done . |
| 13 | The uptake of 5-ASA must therefore be assumed to be equivalent to the production of Ac-ASA over time . |
| 14 | The parameters used to measure growth must therefore be chosen to be representative , characteristic , reliable , and objective . |