Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] be [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For now , all she could think about was getting away . |
| 2 | All I could think about was getting back to speak to you . ’ |
| 3 | It was the last lecture of the day , and all I could think about was getting back to Chelsea Terrace . |
| 4 | Maybe plants should be designed so they do n't need to be shut down . |
| 5 | His arms tightened around her and desire did n't need to be summoned consciously . |
| 6 | The test would need to be constructed so that a range of marks is produced , for a narrow band of scores would not discriminate sufficiently to facilitate the allocation of pupils . |
| 7 | However , some of the sections , such as the consumer trade magazines , will need to be broken down still further into more useful groups . |
| 8 | The visit may need to be broken down into a series of short and varied experiences . |
| 9 | A publicly funded , public service organization such as the BBC would need to be treated differently from a privately owned quality paper or a Trust-owned Guardian . |
| 10 | The numbers may need to be scaled down for many readers from sending 100 to sending twenty , but a growing group of churches from all denominations and streams want to do this . |
| 11 | Surprisingly for such a seemingly small , fragile machine , Vne is 110 kts , but I 'll wager you would need to be pointing almost vertically downhill to achieve such a mind-numbing speed in the Aeronca . |
| 12 | From such a generalized synthesis of the morphology of the small towns , it is possible to begin to define several recurring features which can help to evaluate our understanding of the overall level of complexity at individual sites , although these will clearly need to be refined as more new evidence emerges from the ground . |
| 13 | In the long-run the provision of this support will need to be done electronically and suitable tools need to be developed to allow simultaneous interactive online support of users . |
| 14 | It certainly wo n't need to be done again . |
| 15 | The writing of the book was hardly more than half-way done , but did it need to be done here , ferchrissake ? |
| 16 | If this does need to be done then it is recommended that the run be aborted and restarted at Option 6 , but sometimes Option 5 will be necessary . |
| 17 | It also covers you for anything that might need to be done in between . |
| 18 | This does not need to be done explicitly ( e.g. through devices such as " in the last paragraph , I have argued … " ) , but can be achieved by phrases like " this x " , or " the idea that x " ( where x is a term or phrase used in the previous paragraph ) . |
| 19 | the state of the premium trust funds , these are the sorts of consideration one would need to take into account , er a no doubt they would , they 'd need to be argued fully at a , at a later stage , but the only question here is , if your Lordship refers and there 's going to be some delay , well , erm , I was trying to think of an analogous case er and the case which went to the European court at the beginning of last year had consequences which were potentially far more profound than this case is , it was the Case concerned the application of equal pay principles to pensions |
| 20 | When we celebrate the covenant the bride does not need to be represented sacramentally — the assembly is there in reality — but Christ as bridegroom , Christ ‘ for us ’ , is represented by a man ’ . |
| 21 | It would need to be replaced overnight , in time for another test flight — and , because insurance cover only became active on the granting of a certificate , it would cost £600,000 to do it . |
| 22 | Results of investigations and the like will need to be written up . |
| 23 | For example a bilingual fieldworker acceptable to an Asian community in Britain would probably need to be selected carefully for a range of characteristics such as religion , geographical provenance , or political affiliation , all of which are associated with a distinctive ethnicity . |
| 24 | Your dog may be rather nervous of being washed and will need to be trained accordingly , especially if it is to have a career in the show ring , where careful preparation is so vital . |
| 25 | Sometimes the horse may need to be stopped quite firmly , but a yank will only aggravate the situation and make the horse anxious , so creating another problem of tension to cure . |
| 26 | The couple may not be aware of this process and this issue may need to be handled carefully during the course of therapy . |
| 27 | Those cases will need to be examined individually , but , in principle , my hon. Friend is entirely right . |
| 28 | The reasons for this change will need to be examined later , in Chapter 6 , but for the moment it should be noted that a change in the instinct theory underpinning this later analysis had been made . |
| 29 | The gerbil does need to be examined properly and there are ways and means of doing it with the minimum amount of stress . |
| 30 | JoJo will need to be examined thoroughly . |