Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [indef pn] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When McQueen discovered the situation , he refused to work until everyone was paid . |
| 2 | If we can not win that support , we may as well go out of business , and it is our duty now at all events to make the best of the situation which has arisen and to see that everything is done to make our Party what Disraeli called it — and what , if it is to have any existence , It must be — a really national party . |
| 3 | The Boffins take care of him when Betty goes away , and disguised as a dustman , he keeps an eye on Wegg whilst Boffin 's mounds are cleared to see that nothing is stolen . |
| 4 | A few yards on and she saw there was no answering wave and she faltered , uncertain if this was Ferdinando or some other lone horseman before whom she would make a fool of herself , but the closer he came the more sure she was that this was her husband and then she chided herself for thinking he had hands free to wave when one was needed for the reins and the other to hold the child . |
| 5 | Piggy felt that he had good leadership qualities , and during the voting , he held back to see if anybody was left to vote for him . |
| 6 | Over the past few days , police officers have asked me why a community has to wait until someone is injured or killed before an offender is sent to prison for a lengthy period . |
| 7 | She 'll have to wait until someone 's finished . |
| 8 | Erm , the answer in our minds is to take positive steps to reduce the housing revenue account debt burden , a matter which we will continue to bate , to debate until something is done about it . |
| 9 | ‘ It is helpful to imagine that everything is made up of very small particles called atoms ’ comes , not from some yellowing dog-eared textbook but from the new National Curriculum . |
| 10 | The Solheim Cup should help to nurture interest among prospective sponsors , while there are players — Scotland 's Dale Reid to name but one — who believe that the WPGET could even now have three or four tournaments up their sleeve which they are not prepared to announce until everything is signed and sealed . |
| 11 | It is far better to have fewer rules which you can insist your children keep than to insist that everything is done in accordance with strict regulations . |
| 12 | To give when everything is taken from you . |
| 13 | Above all I want to ensure that everyone is given the chance to play a full part in shaping a Britain noted throughout the world for its stability , prosperity and harmony . |
| 14 | If your wedding guests are not seated in a reception hall but milling around a hotel or house your problem is to ensure that everyone is gathered in the right place at the right time to hear the speeches . |
| 15 | There can be no doubt that the policy of Republicans must be to ensure that everything is done to make this demand more strong , vigorously organised , widespread , well-expressed and heard not only in the North but in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 16 | Unless entry into partnership between firms is actually intended , steps should be taken to ensure that nothing is done which would create such relationship . |
| 17 | Reliance is placed upon the statutory duty of the Independent Broadcasting Authority to ensure that nothing is transmitted on the commercial airwaves which is in bad taste or is likely to prove offensive to public feeling . |
| 18 | To check that everything is set up correctly , submit a package to be offlined , using Option 9.1.0 , Request Package to be Offlined . |
| 19 | Annie nodded and automatically went over to the sink to check that everything was done . |
| 20 | Because you knew that they both had to agree before anything was done . |
| 21 | " But presently I began to wonder , to notice that everything was changed … they would stop talking when I came into the room , or there were hush-hush whispers … and my mother crying so dreadfully … |
| 22 | It is not true to say that anything is justified in a good cause : vulgarity , exhibitionism and ugliness are things to be avoided . |
| 23 | It is extremely simple to make as everything is mixed together all at once , with no special beating or whisking involved . |