Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Your Uncle Nathan has wanted her with him in Leeds ever since Christie planned to be married . |
| 2 | Unless there are more anti-Loraine Crescent closure petitions than I have been led to believe , the one I think Mr Howe refers to was rendered dubious . |
| 3 | Unless there are more anti-Loraine Crescent closure petitions than I have been led to believe , the one I think Mr Howe refers to was rendered dubious . |
| 4 | The differences between disciplines which Taylor refers to are compounded by differences between sectors , institutions and even departments . |
| 5 | Captain Don Ward asked to be readmitted after Mr Taylor was defeated at the general election , but party officials have now decided he ca n't come back . |
| 6 | Allen Watkins agreed to be President of the club and spoke at its inaugural meeting in November 1962 ( the same day as the founding of the Findhorn Community in Scotland , such are the synchronicities of the universe ! ) . |
| 7 | The more obvious skinhead hits that Harry Hawke refers to are listed as follows , complied by Nick Knight … |
| 8 | Such a man ‘ of a certain experience was required for general disciplinary purposes … some unit commanders such as Stirling want to be absolutely independent and directly under GHQ . |
| 9 | Further , it has been argued that there is no ‘ Asiatic mode of production ’ , so that the distinctive history of the Orient has to be explained in terms of influences other than a specific mode of production ; for instance , by the character and development of political or religious institutions . |
| 10 | ‘ Mr Winek has to be there , ’ she cried , thumping the wall with her fist and dislodging a drawing-pin , sending a call sheet and a sheaf of addresses spiralling about the corridor . |
| 11 | Overall , the Calibra has to be the safer choice , but the more seductive charms of the Corrado G60 will woo the hearts of those who appreciate driving a great-handling car . |
| 12 | Although the loss of sensitivity inherent in grid-referenced PCR needs to be addressed , it is possible that it will not be a major issue ; even patients with chronic hepatitis C , who frequently have low levels of viraemia , generally have circulating levels of virus orders of magnitude greater than the lower limits of detection by PCR , and levels of hepatitis B virus DNA in chronic carriers are orders of magnitude greater still . |
| 13 | Child care policy and practice in the United Kingdom , Flanders , and the Netherlands appear to be converging towards family and community-oriented services , although the pace of change seems to be slower in Flanders than in the other two countries . |
| 14 | No tote and with the betting shops closed , Sunderland appear to be taking quite a financial chance on their October 11 meeting . |
| 15 | Windley rose to be Chief Native Commissioner of Kenya in the mid-1950s and was one of the moving spirits of re-education . |
| 16 | It 's not however , solely on the bank balance that Holyfield wants to be bracketed with the great names of his sport . |
| 17 | COLIN WANTS TO BE BOSS |
| 18 | ‘ And , if that was n't enough , even while I 'm realising what an idiot I 'm being to grow so infuriated that you and Lubor Ondrus appear to be in each other 's pockets , you , who have no fear whatsoever of my dog — indeed have that day taken him walking — now seem to be taking him over too ! |
| 19 | We want our system , just as surely as France and Germany want to be free to enjoy their systems . |
| 20 | It described where the prisoners were held : ; the people of Tazmamert appear to be hardly aware of it or too frightened to talk about it . |
| 21 | In order to make best use of the available resources , LoadLeveler needs to be given information about the code that it is trying to run . |
| 22 | The LA has to be assured by the applicant that he understands the importance of the rules relating to drivers ' hours , records and tachograph requirements , rules which need careful study . |
| 23 | Obviously , the LA has to be assured by the applicant that his proposed haulage operations are built on a sound financial foundation . |
| 24 | Extra vehicles within the margin allowed by the LA can be operated immediately , but the LA has to be notified and a form ( GV 80 ) completed showing the registration numbers and details of the additional vehicles . |
| 25 | A French company wishing to build a plant in West Germany needs to be able to turn its French francs into D-marks . |
| 26 | Somebody in Whitehall has to be looking at something else , and it might as well be me . ’ |
| 27 | Warrington .. 28 Widnes ....... 6 WIDNES appear to be still paying the price of becoming world champions . |
| 28 | Ugly though it was , the fight at Highbury needs to be put into a general sporting perspective . |
| 29 | Sigue Sigue Sputnik tried to be disco . |
| 30 | As it is , the magnificent nineteenth-century French-style château and its collection of Old Masters and outstanding eighteenth- and nineteenth-century furniture , objects and treasures from Europe and the Orient needs to be better known . |