Example sentences of "[vb infin] to be [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | and Miller does not appear to be against this type of revenge . |
| 2 | Above us , they indulge in fits of nostalgia , remembering the heady days of the Poll Tax riots , and in artificially enlarging the number present with all those who are there in spirit : ‘ There are a lot of people who would like to be on this demonstration . |
| 3 | more often than he was , but it did n't use to be like this . |
| 4 | Did it have to be on this evening that Kate , that notorious hedgerow flirt , should have come in early to steal his mission of mercy and love ? |
| 5 | She would have to be with this boy . |
| 6 | Sir , — Election time does not have to be like this , and it would n't be if politicians did n't behave like cocks , strutting their stuff ! |
| 7 | Meeting Thomas reminded me that human relations do n't have to be like this , that in other countries you open your account in credit , and unless you squander that goodwill by behaving like a complete arsehole , the mutual warmth continues to grow with every subsequent encounter , as though it were natural for human beings to get on together . |
| 8 | But it does n't have to be like this . |
| 9 | " Yes , but I wish it did n't have to be like this . |
| 10 | Er , the economic situation is is entirely their fault , er , not that I 'm saying that the Labour would do any better , but erm I 'd like to see a bit more er , a bit more opposition from the er , from the Labour party and er , not so much direct action , but saying , you know , things do not have to be like this ! |
| 11 | Er that they are changing a whole range o of non-economic variables which allow the peasant the world to see the world does n't have to be like this we can actually question the landlord and not only can we get away with it but we can get something out of it . |
| 12 | objection aside , I do n't want to be in this at all . |
| 13 | How did things get to be like this ? |
| 14 | That said , no scientist , politician , or policy maker who has any interest in the future of mankind can afford to be without this book . |
| 15 | You can not afford to be without this brilliant package . |