Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb base] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | And , for a deal to be reached , not all creditors necessarily need to be involved . |
| 3 | In either event , the employee will probably seek to argue that operational savings properly fall to be regarded as a benefit derived from the patent . |
| 4 | This is an astonishing view of the world ; a perversely reversed megalomania ; an assertion that all forms of political and military life were brought into existence by the grand design of the Soviet Union so that if those designs suddenly cease to be hostile , then all that is solid in the West will melt . |
| 5 | Other aspects necessarily need to be taken into account . |
| 6 | Its two major parties scarcely deserve to be called political . |
| 7 | Earthworms are the main item in a badger 's diet and cow grazing pastures just happen to be a good source of earthworms . |
| 8 | That is , of course , because people who steal biscuits from are usually are usually middle class etcetera etcetera but people who steal cars generally tend to be toerags , I think the expression is , erm and therefore nobody much cares . |
| 9 | Social classes , political parties , ideologies and state organizations still seem to be ‘ explained ’ by the logic of the mode of production . |
| 10 | However , the AIB inspectors always try to be helpful and provide the coroner with the basic information he needs to establish the cause of death , but nonetheless , they sometimes get little thanks for the efforts they make to assist the coroner and sometimes they are treated in a rather off-hand manner . |
| 11 | At the other end of the scale there are meals that will linger in the mind long after the credit card has recovered , and blowouts at top restaurants still tend to be cheaper than their London counterparts . |
| 12 | Databases which list books usually aim to be comprehensive in their chosen field , rather than selective or evaluative . |
| 13 | Quantitative explanatory variables usually need to be reduced to the ordered categorical scale when the outcome variable is not quantitative ; if natural cut-points are not apparent ( such as 5 year age intervals ) , then quantiles can be used . |
| 14 | Frederick Campbell , when District Judge at Tangalla , also noted that cattle stealing prosecutions were identical : ‘ For example , no two parties ever happen to be together , and witness the removal of a stolen animal , one sees the removal at one , and another at another place , whilst a third sees the removal of the flesh . ’ |
| 15 | However , even discounting geographical reasons , ‘ ethnic minority risks still tend to be higher ’ with Asians more vulnerable to mugging and vandalism . |
| 16 | The second and fourth acts end with massive , sectional ensemble finales in which varying numbers of characters appear and disappear , as in a farce , and create new crises ( to which solutions rapidly have to be found ) that contribute to the overall pace and tension of the drama . |
| 17 | Some candidates still seem to be anticipating an examination paper that exclusively tests discrete technical topics ( for example , leasing , deferred tax , disposals , pensions and foreign currency translation ) . |
| 18 | The fact remains that , quite apart from being outside the capabilities of smaller companies , losses still have to be funded from the organisation 's own resources . |
| 19 | Consequently , some first performances also prove to be the last . |
| 20 | Applications of pesticides also need to be carefully timed both to have maximum effect on the pest and to avoid damaging natural enemies . |
| 21 | Experience of the project leader and absence of status consciousness also seem to be advantageous , but the effect of CEO involvement is disadvantageous . |
| 22 | For optimum clarity at night , the eyes also need to be large . |
| 23 | Waiting lists also tend to be longer , and these are not complete indices of need since council allocation rules often exclude certain persons from them . |
| 24 | The losses also continue to be cushioned by the performance of ICI fertilizers ' carbon dioxide and argon gas sales in the industrial sector . |
| 25 | System parameters also need to be described in drawing description files , such as : — |
| 26 | It is , of course , not easy to interpret the columns of figures which appear in the school brochure — and headteachers often seem to be adept at presenting their results in positive terms . |
| 27 | Formal links between propositions , such as if , so and therefore , tend to be uncommon and , consequently , " cause-and-effect " and " logical " relationships often have to be constructed by readers . |
| 28 | Staff relationships often seem to be most successful when the unit or resource teacher takes a full part as a member of the school staff and is involved in general activities in the school . |
| 29 | By the way , I know things have been a bit strained at Elland Road in recent weeks , but did the last record to be played before the team came out on saturday REALLY have to be Bruce Springsteen singing ‘ Glory days — well , they pass you by … ’ |
| 30 | at present good recruits often have to be chased to Bramshill [ on the lengthy command courses ] , because chief constables are not anxious to spare able men , and officers themselves are reluctant to be separated from their families and homes , as well as having a fear that they might lose from being ‘ out of sight , out of mind ’ for promotion . |