Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb -s] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I think er what I 'll do because Stuart who 's the C E O rather happens to be with us er I think I 'll ask Stuart if he would like to make a few remarks . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The logarithmic technique is not normally used because it requires an extra search for every power-of-two increase in the number of records , while a higher-level index only needs to be built when an index has reached three or four tracks in size . |
| 5 | The ward sister naturally needs to be consulted , and this can be discussed at a preliminary interview between the learner and the sister . |
| 6 | Hull justly claims to be the birthplace of the Civil War . |
| 7 | Your pond only has to be large enough to catch the returning water . |
| 8 | It is miffed that after struggling to get where it has , the industry suddenly seems to be rallying around an unproven — if conceptually similar — port by Apple rather than its own available technology . |
| 9 | Thirdly , I will conclude that the way we approach and use research perhaps needs to be rethought . |
| 10 | McInally 's agent just happens to be Denis Roache . |
| 11 | The time between sleep onset and active sleep onset thus tends to be either very short indeed ( less than ten minutes ) or over fifty minutes , as the period of their alternation between active and quiet sleep is of the order of sixty minutes . |
| 12 | I think Alone In the Dark just happens to be one of those games . |
| 13 | That it has also close ties with comparative religion scarcely needs to be said . |
| 14 | Actions under the Act differ from those at common law in that the consumer does not have to prove fault , but causation still needs to be established and the burden of proof is on the consumer . |
| 15 | On the other hand the structural analysis of the language only tells part of the story ; the question how structural features contribute to the text 's overall effect still remains to be answered by the critic . |
| 16 | Is the Secretary of State aware that the United States still appears to be at war with Vietnam and that it is blocking all aid and trade in the International Monetary Fund and World bank and through misuse of the COCOM regulations ? |
| 17 | For the next four months the Prime Minister 's horse still has to be kept in Quarantine in Moscow and in London , Then finally John Majors will get the birthday present he never really wanted in the first place . |
| 18 | Although the £2.7 million deal still has to be formalised , the Blackburn manager said : ‘ We are delighted . |
| 19 | Equally , your murder still needs to be , in so far as you can contrive it without becoming ridiculous , attention-grabbing . |
| 20 | Little was known about the products of many of these areas , and much research still needs to be done but Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to redressing the balance . |
| 21 | ‘ A great deal more needs to be done if fraud and irregularity are to be contained within tolerable limits , ’ it adds . |
| 22 | A cracking performance at the Lytham Trophy , where he finished fourth , could have heightened his chances , but a great deal more needs to be done before the side is chosen at the end of June . |
| 23 | A great deal more has to be learned in this area , but it will be evident that even in its genetic aspects ( and others also have an effect ) sex and gender are not an absolutely cut and dried business . |
| 24 | The result also appears to be a vindication of his gamble to delay the election until almost the last moment in the hope that signs of economic recovery would persuade voters to give him a mandate . |
| 25 | The script also has to be submitted to the ICTA for approval . |
| 26 | Local public administration clearly needs to be seen in the context of the broader political , social and economic system . |
| 27 | The señora now arrives to be told the story . |
| 28 | What is extraordinary is that it is taking off in England — the land of the Stiff Upper Lip , where the primary emotion often seems to be fear of embarrassment . |
| 29 | ( Labour now claims to be the champion of ‘ modern manufacturing strength ’ . ) |
| 30 | The focusing of consciousness often appears to be concerned with the attempted resolution of unfinished business . |