Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know alleged to be gold or silver from suitcases . |
| 2 | ‘ They have named a Commissioner Zen , whom they claim demanded to be present when the ransom money was paid , threatening to wreck the pay-off by a show of force if they did not comply . |
| 3 | ‘ So , you 've decided to be co-operative ? |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm glad you 've decided to be sensible at last . |
| 5 | I can understand that obviously we 've got to be cautious about that sort of thing . |
| 6 | That 's right as far as the arm is concerned we 've got to be cautious , there . |
| 7 | Therefore you 've got to be selective in what you do and you 've got to be the right person to deal with those things , of course . |
| 8 | That 's the trouble of course , I 've got a mass of fascinating stuff but I 've got to be selective . ’ |
| 9 | Her coach , Ian Threadgill , said : ‘ We 've got to be delighted with that without the wind she would easily have got the qualifying time . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Well , me dad always says we 've got to be obligin' . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But when you 're in big business like I am , you 've got to be hot stuff at arithmetic . |
| 12 | You 've got to be awake at a wake , if you 're to survive . |
| 13 | ‘ Just because you 're married does n't mean you 've got to be Siamese twins , ’ I said loftily . |
| 14 | And then going on to say in doing that you 've got to be violent . |
| 15 | But you 've got to be first-rate academically to get into medical school . |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't say owt to your Gran , Ruthie ; I 've got to be sure first . |
| 17 | ‘ We 've got to be sure . ’ |
| 18 | People kept saying , ‘ Oh , well , the schools have got to justify everything they do to the public , they 've got to be accountable . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ With an auction , you 've got to be certain that at least two buyers are there who can commit themselves , and the difficulty is that buyers who can proceed are few and far between , ’ said David Phillip , a director of Yorkshire estate agents Dacre Son and Hartley . |
| 20 | It 's a warning that we do n't have a divine right to the British Grand Prix , though I 've got to be confident about Silverstone . ’ |
| 21 | I think I did , er , mm no I say you 've got to be choosy , certainly I 'll agree with that , anyway by the sound of it , like |
| 22 | Money and security can be a temptation , but you 've got to be firm and know when to turn off from what could be a blind alley . ’ |
| 23 | You 've got to be firm |
| 24 | you 've got to be practical right |
| 25 | It 's the silly new middle-aged people who 've got to be young who 've changed . |
| 26 | ‘ You 've got to be honest , ’ he said . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , I 've got to be honest , girl , I ai n't looking forward to it . ’ |
| 28 | Erm I have n't actually been listening to the programme I was asleep I 've got to be honest . |
| 29 | Well , I 've got to be honest , if you actually ask and negotiate with the company , it can offer reduced benefits and reduced premiums to the client 's circumstances , but it 's not generally advertised . |
| 30 | But I 've got to be honest with you you know . |