Example sentences of "the [noun] [adv] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | At regular intervals , usually monthly , the contingency previously agreed to be appropriate for that stage of the work should be added to the current estimate to produce the current forecast of the final cost . |
| 2 | Well it 's , the shirt just seems to be too fine for it . |
| 3 | The accounts also have to be prepared in line with the accepted practice within the accounting profession , as laid down in a series of Statements of Standard Accounting Practice ( SSAPs ) issued by the Accounting Standards Committee . |
| 4 | However , the auditor also needs to be close to shareholders in order to have their requirements in mind when assessing the financial statements and fulfilling the other statutory duties . |
| 5 | It can be argued that if Swans can establish they had not ordered the goods then no sale should have been recorded in which case revenue has to be reduced by the £80 and the creditor also has to be reduced by £80 . |
| 6 | ‘ The hospice now needs to be furnished , so that we can provide respite for up to 15 patients a day . |
| 7 | Where the shareholders also happen to be the directors , and a close personal trust and confidence is involved , the courts have been willing to look at the settlement of arguments on the basis of equity rather than strict legal principle . |
| 8 | The estates then come to be seen as ‘ ghetto ’ , ‘ sink ’ or ‘ residual ’ estates , where no one wants to live , where the repairs are not done , and only people who have no chance of being offered anywhere better are forced to live . |
| 9 | ‘ The technique still needs to be evaluated , but I think it has a positive feature because it has potentially fewer complications . ’ |
| 10 | Storerooms and chairs could be found anywhere but the cinematograph still had to be acquired as of course did the films themselves , which the writer did not even deign to mention . |
| 11 | Although the assumptions behind British judicial procedure were not popularly accepted , the courts soon ceased to be alien because they were used by Sri Lankans in ways which fit indigenous norms . |
| 12 | Two and a half million people are saddled with hire purchase agreements and mortgages they can no longer afford , and although fewer homes are being repossessed the debts eventually have to be paid . |
| 13 | Indeed , the name " pupa " derives from a Latin word meaning a doll , for at this stage the insect within seems to be wrapped in swaddling clothes . |
| 14 | The decision still has to be ratified by the Finance and Management Services Committee . |
| 15 | The decision still has to be ratified by the Finance and Management Services Committee . |
| 16 | The favourite still seemed to be going well enough , however , and the adoring masses were not particularly worried as the leading group — Ten of Spades and Desert Orchid , with Toby Tobias and Norton 's Coin close behind — thundered down towards the third last fence . |
| 17 | The Russians always seem to be with us . |
| 18 | Today the Vatican rightly claims to be the country with the world 's lowest birthrate ; since most of its permanent residents are Roman Catholic clergy and nuns , the chances of a baby appearing in their midst are slim by anyone 's reckoning . |
| 19 | With Robin Smith and Graeme Hick first Test certainties , the vacancies now appear to be at Nos 5 and 6 . |
| 20 | The kitchen always seems to be the first room in which you run out of space . |
| 21 | He knows perfectly well what the rules here have to be . ’ |
| 22 | The size of the mare too seems to be of little importance , and mules are much more alike than their parents might seem to suggest . |
| 23 | Lack of loadings have forced the two trips on July 15 and July 29 to go to the wall and FSS spokesman John Leech said : ‘ The recession still seems to be having an effect on the way people spend their money . ’ |
| 24 | If the rate of expenditure is important to the client , the budget also needs to be expressed as a cash-flow forecast for the total project and as forecasts for financial years . |
| 25 | The stuffing also has to be cooked and sliced up ready for reheating , and the Christmas puddings are prepared with the help of cooks at London 's St Thomas 's Hospital . |
| 26 | When in position the confection obviously had to be protected from the effects of the sea water until the frogman had positioned the mine and was ready to ‘ an ’ it . |
| 27 | The Stephen Joseph Theatre is proud to present the play generally considered to be his finest , Rocket to the Moon . |
| 28 | The association therefore seems to be robust . |
| 29 | The rent still had to be paid and it was impossible to sell the lease with so much property available . |
| 30 | In a stress timed language there is often vowel reduction in the unstressed syllables , i.e. the vowels there tend to be less distinctly pronounced than in a stressed position . |