Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ People are looking for something different , ’ said Steve , a chiropodist , which seems an ideal profession to be indulging in lots of ballroom dancing , ‘ but it has to be of good quality . ’ |
| 2 | The actual state of the market is that it 's flooded with property , so we have a case where supply has increased , demand is still at a fairly low level , so we 're having to be very honest with our clients , our vendors , and let them know that the situation is that their property has to be of good value in the market place . |
| 3 | At the same time , the central office may argue that local offices are too parochial and that central control and the imposition of a uniform provision of service has to be of paramount importance . |
| 4 | But the vast experience , stability and guidance to young colleagues that Hastings can impart has to be of particular import to Scotland 's 1993 efforts . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh yes , it has to be within easy distance of a pub serving Adnam 's or Greene King — that 's a prime requisite . ’ |
| 6 | Some similar process is going on in anorexia nervosa : the conscious will has to be supreme because the anorexic has to be in complete control . |
| 7 | Erm that the time has now come to accept that we do have to do the same things and it has to be in black and white and it has to be E E C wide . |
| 8 | Brenda Barton , of the UN World Food Programme , said : ‘ Everything has to be in perfect order . ’ |
| 9 | And I think that the alternative of the new settlement is by far the best solution , provided it is mixed with some peripheral development , one ca n't go into a position where there is all peripheral development or all new settlement , it has to be in perfect balance , because some needs can not of course be met by the new settlement . |
| 10 | And er , one of the big scientific problems with psychoanalysis is that privacy and confidentiality are prominent , as obviously in other areas of science , you can er , the demonstration has to be in public , as it were . |
| 11 | Of necessity , in so doing , it has to be in kaleidoscopic form . |
| 12 | The introduction of education support grants , whereby central government sets aside money for educational topics it deems to be of particular importance . |
| 13 | The future of the breed in Australia looks to be in good hands , although some moves towards getting a clearer definition of type must be made . |
| 14 | Judging by your drawing your find looks to be in excellent condition . |
| 15 | His plight affects us like the unwilling martyrdom of a saint who wants to be like other men . |
| 16 | Agricultural trade unions have described the system as ‘ feudal ’ and ‘ legalized serfdom ’ , while farmers have defended tied housing as being essential to farming ( especially livestock farming ) where labour needs to be on immediate call , an aid to labour mobility within the industry and a considerable tax-free perquisite . |
| 17 | Tour thick skin needs to be in good working order when someone tells you they could get a jumper cheaper than yours at the ‘ Cheap Jack ’ shop in town . |
| 18 | Completes in the first sentence needs to be in upper case . |
| 19 | An active local society needs to be in constant contact with not only the local authority but all the public utilities . |
| 20 | Some processes do not reproduce pictures very well and the subject needs to be in bold relief without too much fussiness , whereas other processes are able to reproduce every detail . |
| 21 | The biggest problem tends to be with young people , they will either go to live with someone else , or move from the countryside altogether . |
| 22 | When adolescence is enforced or prolonged , as it tends to be in closed institutions , these needs become all the greater . |
| 23 | Such a state of affairs can not be ignored , as it tends to be in selective and much functional assessment . |
| 24 | they are apt to be too large for constructive action , since the time taken by a committee to resolve a problem tends to be in direct proportion to its size ; |
| 25 | Packaging tends to be in domestic style 500–700g squeeze packs supplied 10 to 12 to a case . |
| 26 | In another BT study , Away From Base , psychologist Dr Guy Fielding identifies four distinct travelling personalities — the ‘ bee ’ who works hard when travelling but gets impatient if the journey takes too long ; the ‘ chameleon ’ who finds it easy to sit back and relax despite travel disruptions ; the reliable ‘ beaver ’ who always gets the job done but prefers to be in constant contact when on the move ; and the independent ‘ cat ’ who really prefers to be at home and likes to ‘ take his own world with him ’ when travelling . |
| 27 | The order will terminate when the child ceases to be of compulsory school age or if a care order is made . |
| 28 | ( 2 ) Where a right of action to recover land has accrued and after its accrual , before the right is barred , the land ceases to be in adverse possession , the right of action shall no longer be treated as having accrued and no fresh right of action shall be treated as accruing unless and until the land is again taken into adverse possession … |
| 29 | The race for the two promotion places in Division One appears to be between top three sides Sudbury Wanderers , Soham and Woodbridge , who were all victorious . |
| 30 | When the only choice appears to be between continuing depression or continuing the various problems associated with drink or drug use , it is small wonder that sufferers from Chemical Dependency constitute 30% of those people who commit suicide . |