Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , yes , I know that , O.K. , I said , you 're their mother , and you decided against their father for reasons I take to be desolate , but would n't some Asian studies in St. James 's Square at the Institute of International Affairs be less perilous until they are both over , say , four ? |
| 2 | He said : ‘ One of the reasons I wanted to be here was to copperfasten , I hope , the central role that architecture in general , and especially the architecture of the last 300 years has in our cultural and heritage policy . |
| 3 | ‘ I feel fine and in any case I wanted to be here in person and not have to watch you on television . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , in case I seem to be just er avoiding the question , er I would have to say that this has been asked for before and we have resisted time and again , that 's the history of the matter , on the grounds that what these parents are really asking for is baptism and it 's our opportunity to er , to speak in these terms er and it 's a gold golden opportunity if they actually come to us . |
| 5 | For an instant I seemed to be staring into smoke . |
| 6 | I do n't want to be complacent but since March I seem to be winning . |
| 7 | I judge that in the time it takes the lift to creep the height of the building I have to be out the door and on my way . |
| 8 | The thread I have chosen to follow is that of houses I consider to be perfect period pieces or exceptional architectural masterpieces , and hence they are not always conventionally representative of their particular period . |
| 9 | ‘ This is the kind of acting part I want to be offered in future . |
| 10 | The only times I do not want to be a writer are when I want to be a painter , and the only times I want to be a painter are when I am taken by the cast or mobility on a person 's face . |
| 11 | To weigh my principles against the risks I appear to be running . |
| 12 | It was long , slow , difficult work , and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools . |
| 13 | A little late in the day as it happened , but they did and one of the things that helped was the fact that as an Irish citizen I had to be entered on the aliens ’ register by the local police and that required a passport photo . ’ |
| 14 | But it is so poorly executed , muddled in its narrative and just plain old-fashioned dull that the screening I went to was soon humming with critical snores . |
| 15 | Despite the fact that I feel strongly about this issue , I remain open-minded and by seeing as much as is attainable my ideas will develop and so determine the kind of practitioner I hope to be . |
| 16 | Keep it light and sometimes when things are not as clear as you would like them to be just trust and give the remedy you judge to be nearest . |
| 17 | To get a fair deal you need to be fully aware of your legal entitlements and the extent to which you can influence your own destiny . |
| 18 | Top left : to get decent photos of smaller animals you need to be well concealed . |
| 19 | This can present a problem id you happen to be the unhappy owner of a particularly noisy air pump . |
| 20 | To have good point of contact , you have to have good footwork and to have good footwork you have to be very strong . |
| 21 | She can pencil in the weight she hopes to be at the end of each month . |
| 22 | As with all small units you have to be wary of war machines and magic . |
| 23 | The sad truth is to tackle these subjects you have to be more than just willing , you have to be shite-hot . |
| 24 | To qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60 and will have to give proof by showing your pension book or a special card . |
| 25 | Playing snooker you have to be good at your shots and pot the ball — |
| 26 | To create illusions you have to be careful about the details . |
| 27 | When the stumps only come up to your knees you have to be larger than life . |
| 28 | An indication of the powerhouse force she plans to be is the existence of a shortlist of top business women , earmarked for her ‘ Chief of Staff ’ . |
| 29 | He smiled again , but Theda could not respond to an overture she felt to be false . |
| 30 | Later , he complained : ‘ The whole row is based on a false assumption : that as readers we need to be protected from the disappointing facts about the lives of writers , if we are to continue to admire their work . |