Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anti-Montanist reaction reinforced the belief that the apostolic canon is closed ; but it did nothing to diminish millenarian hopes which long retained orthodox defenders , though there were also second-century interpreters of the Apocalypse who did not think intended to be literal and earthly the seer 's vision of Christ returning to a rebuilt Jerusalem . |
| 2 | In whatever format you keep them , the notes you make need to be clear ; if they are not self-explanatory at the time you write them , they are unlikely to be intelligible later , when your memory of working on the particular book or topic has faded . |
| 3 | It was reclassified ‘ Type J/1 ’ ( reports that No. 11 was similarly treated appear to be unfounded ) . |
| 4 | Or perhaps it proves that women tend to try to be attractive to upstage one another and they completely forget that men are going to find them attractive too . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Those who have had their homes repossessed expect to be able to get a council house easily , ’ she added . |
| 6 | These statistics expressed in terms of expectation of life testify even more vividly to the distance Western society has travelled in being able to take the survival of our children almost for granted . |
| 7 | Visual communication has been categorised in various ways but none of them has succeeded in being comprehensive . |
| 8 | These paints are not damp-proof , and the surface you are painting needs to be dry before you start ( ie no recurring damp ) . |
| 9 | Once the kidnap has taken place , the woman is generally compelled to display ‘ her baby ’ , particularly if she has claimed to be pregnant , and this impulse presents the best opportunity for the child 's recovery . |
| 10 | I want to try to be kind to the hon. Member for Gordon because he is out of his depth . |
| 11 | I want to ride as much as I can , but I want to try to be sensible at the same time . |
| 12 | somebody wants wants to be late for some reason . |
| 13 | She has been hopelessly sentimentalized and hopelessly magicalized by tradition , with the result that Christian feminism has come to be uncomfortable with her . |
| 14 | Acknowledge their status , and they may let you know when the person you want to talk to is available . |
| 15 | No but quite apart from that , er th there 's anybody er needs to aim to be self sufficient do n't they ? |
| 16 | ‘ He is a good man , mademoiselle — all the world would tell you so — but he has had to be strong — to bear everything on his shoulders . |
| 17 | She said apologetically " Well , he has had to be careful so long , watching every tiny little thing he does , I suppose … " |
| 18 | He has had to be able to turn his hand to almost anything . |
| 19 | Spielberg , accustomed to close encounters in the extra-terrestrial sphere , has offered to be creative consultant on a drama-documentary loosely based upon the book , which has sold over 300,000 hardback copies in the UK and has been reprinted fourteen times . |
| 20 | There 's a huge amount of detail and the technique has got to be perfect otherwise the painting should be an absolute mess . |
| 21 | The intonation on your guitar has got to be perfect , because you 're fretting strings behind the glass and that has to be just right . |
| 22 | There 's a huge amount of detail and the technique has got to be perfect otherwise the painting should be an absolute mess . |
| 23 | This often sounds like the rap of a demented DJ : the way she moves has got to be good news , ca n't gel loose till I feel the juice — suck and spread , bitch , yeah bounce for me baby … |
| 24 | You know , I mean we revert a lot of trade here to next day , so the quality of service has got to be good or we lose them . |
| 25 | Raising money for charity has got to be worthwhile . |
| 26 | ‘ This has got to be sure . |
| 27 | X times two hours has got to be equal |
| 28 | There is a no we must n't , no , things are n't too bad , just leave it alone it 'll be okay , and somebody coming in and saying no that 's not the way you should look at it , that there is provocation if you 're gon na have a revolution it has got to be violent and it is right to be violent . |
| 29 | The front has got to be tidy I did a bit last night when I went out . |
| 30 | This has got to be immoral if not illegal ! |