Example sentences of "[vb base] to be an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The passionate faith in the deep influence of the soil on man might at first sight appear to be an idea which a Marxist regime could easily harness to its own ideology , as was the Russian peasant 's deeply ingrained sense of co-operative toil on the land , a notion likewise derived from his dvoeverie . |
| 2 | These lines appear to be an original composition of Mr Chadband 's , BH 19 . |
| 3 | Today , service , seniority , and experience do not appear to be considered at all , your religion or creed appear to be an important factor in regulating your progress in the Service … ’ |
| 4 | Nor is ‘ bottom ’ the only foundation on which Mr Smith 's claim to the succession rests : a heart attack may not , on the face of it , appear to be an especially useful item in a would-be prime minister 's CV . |
| 5 | Immunization studies using irradiated sporozoites have indicated that responses to pre-erythrocytic-stage antigens , those expressed by sporozoites or liver-stage parasites , can provide complete immunity both in rodents and in humans , and that similar protective mechanisms , of which CTL appear to be an important component , may operate in each species . |
| 6 | The franchise is a form of business which has grown up in recent years and offers the would-be entrepreneur what may at first sight appear to be an easy way to start up in business . |
| 7 | So you want to be an Actor ? |
| 8 | That 's why I want to be an aromatherapist . |
| 9 | Now I want to be an actor . ’ |
| 10 | Only half-heeding Picasso 's advice — ‘ Do n't leave Paris if you want to be an artist ’ — Miro chose to spend his winters there and his summers in Mont-Roig . |
| 11 | You want to be an unpaid 'ousemaid for the rest of your life ? |
| 12 | I want to be an actor , and to write plays , if I can . ’ |
| 13 | I want to be an old-fashioned wife to you , Nicolo . ’ |
| 14 | But we want to be an arts centre for the people not black people , not white people , just people , ’ he said . |
| 15 | ‘ We want to be an on-going part of Alabama 's growth , ’ said Dr Duthie in reply . |
| 16 | that 's what I tried to say to people , that if you want to be an informed parent then you want to know fully who 's doing it , what , you want to know the content , you want |
| 17 | I have to tell you that my daughter wanted to erm an architect and when she told her , you know , careers teacher ‘ I want to be an architect ’ she was told ‘ oh , erm I do n't think that 's a very good idea , how about a nurse ? ’ . |
| 18 | ( f ) She proclaimed herself to the staff nurse to be an ex-Jehovah 's Witness and the notes were recorded accordingly . |
| 19 | The gentlemen of the town were supplementing the stipend , and the next Master , William Nicholson , gave the sum of £10 in his will of 1597 to pay an Usher to be an assistant , and another £10 for the same purpose came in 1605 under the will of Alexander Torkington . |
| 20 | We seek to be an active and responsible member of the communities in which we trade , and a number of initiatives are made possible by our charities and sponsorship budget of £1.8 million . |
| 21 | ‘ Ethel , ’ continued Miss Hardbroom , ‘ just because you happen to be an excellent scholar and one of the most helpful members of my class , I do not expect you to lie your way out of a situation when it has become awkward . |
| 22 | Now I happen to be an extravert , so if I compensate by smoking this will keep me a perfectly balanced and healthy human being . |
| 23 | I 'm a big fan of Elton John , but I love all entertainers — I happen to be an entertainer-lover ! ’ |
| 24 | But the Oxford guest said , ‘ You 'd think with all this unemployment … there seem to be an extraordinary number of people around who do n't want to work . ’ |
| 25 | Competition between incomers and Shetlanders over house sites seem to be an important factor . |
| 26 | Political and economic considerations regarding England seem to be an important part of Amanda 's critique , but surely our heritage , culture and lifestyle should give every English person cause for some degree of contentment , and to praise God that we have what we have . |
| 27 | There seem to be an extraordinary number of people on the Council , which makes it unwieldy in my view , but that is so often the way with professional organisations of similar nature . |
| 28 | We seem to be an unscientific nation . |
| 29 | The letter I saw which alerted er , users and their carers about these items on the agenda , seem to be an indication for them to , to express their opinions back through the Social Services Department , now if that 's consultation , then the process has started . |
| 30 | There seem to be an awful lot of local companies shove |