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 | Those health authorities which express most interest in refining formulas by varying the factors included tend to be those which have lost out with the current formula . |
| 7 | These paints are not damp-proof , and the surface you are painting needs to be dry before you start ( ie no recurring damp ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I want to try to be kind to the hon. Member for Gordon because he is out of his depth . |
| 10 | I want to ride as much as I can , but I want to try to be sensible at the same time . |
| 11 | somebody wants wants to be late for some reason . |
| 12 | She has been hopelessly sentimentalized and hopelessly magicalized by tradition , with the result that Christian feminism has come to be uncomfortable with her . |
| 13 | Immediate matters arising from the appointment of Louis Gerstner as the next chairman and chief executive of IBM Corp : Gerstner says he made three IBM executive decisions — all of them undisclosed — during the five-block walk from the Midtown Manhattan Hilton where the announcement of his appointment was made and IBM 's Madison Avenue offices ; and while many say that it has looked to be that way for most of this year , it seems that for a couple of days , IBM really will be leaderless , because John Akers says he will resign at today 's board meeting , and Gerstner is not due to take up his posts until Thursday . |
| 14 | However , sexual history records remarkable cases of feminine pubic hair that has grown to be longer than the hair on the owners ' heads . |
| 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 | The last of the fish for this tank has got to be one of my old favourites , the Tyre-track eel ( Mastcembelus armatus ) . |
| 28 | Yet most people would agree that the fax machine has got to be one of life 's easier contraptions to master . |
| 29 | Hateley has got to be one of the best target me in Britain . |
| 30 | X times two hours has got to be equal |