Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pers pn] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard experience has taught me to be selective in my procrastination . |
| 2 | The Judge has sentenced them to be detained at Her Majesty 's pleasure for ’ very very many years ’ . |
| 3 | Occasionally long-term contracts have been used , but recent experience has shown them to be uncertain , given the volatility of currencies . |
| 4 | Experience here has shown it to be highly successful . |
| 5 | The theoretical advantage of this technique is that it deals directly with the oesophageal varices without affecting liver perfusion : a prospective study has shown it to be superior to standard and distal splenorenal shunts in patients with portal hypertension secondary to schistosomiasis . |
| 6 | Tests carried out by Australia 's CSIRO research body has shown it to be effective against over 30 pests ranging from beetles to nematodes . |
| 7 | I have seen a kingfisher here and a survey of the pond has shown it to be very important for invertebrates as well as amphibians . |
| 8 | this has enabled us to be more creative , flexible and sensitive in our caring than any statutory provision could be , but the contemporary role of the voluntary sector as a consistent challenger of government ethics is considerably limited : by tied funding or charity law , most voluntary groups are not allowed the luxury of political activity . |
| 9 | God has called us to be the Elishas — the people of God — in twentieth century Exeter . |
| 10 | Addressing himself to the inhabitants of the world , jinn , men and angels , he said , ‘ The Imam of our time has sent you his blessing and his compassion and has called you to be his special , chosen servants . |
| 11 | An Austrian commission of inquiry into the condition of a Czech reactor just inside the border between the two countries has found it to be in an extremely dangerous state . |
| 12 | History has proved it to be so . |
| 13 | There may be an organisation which has ringed it to be resold . |
| 14 | The lack of clarity in property rights over forest and pastureland , in particular , has led it to be over-exploited , the report claims . |
| 15 | This aim can be re-phrased to state exactly what behaviour has caused him to be described by the nursery teacher as ‘ aggressive ’ , for example ‘ Stop Keith kicking and hitting other children ’ . |
| 16 | " Father , " she said quietly , " Dom João has asked me to be his wife and I have accepted his keepsake . |
| 17 | On a more cheerful note however , his brother Paul has asked me to be his Sponsor for Confirmation next month — so I 'm quite proud about that ! |
| 18 | It 's too easy , I think , to assume that women are n't aggressive and are sensitive and men are more aggressive and less sensitive because that 's the way society has wanted them to be in the past and children have grown up and lived up to those stereotypes , so I do n't think we can actually say yet that women can offer anything distinctive until we 've given them the chance to be themselves really . |
| 19 | We are not so silent at home as this panegyric of yours has forced us to be here . ’ |
| 20 | I have always been an outsider ; my epilepsy has prevented me from taking part in many normal pursuits such as drinking or dancing , and this has encouraged me to be an individualist in art . |
| 21 | Although party polemicists ( especially the Tories ) frequently referred to the existence of a fundamental conflict between a Whig monied and a Tory landed interest , recent research has warned us to be cautious of accepting such remarks as an accurate description of social and political realities . |
| 22 | ‘ So wonderfully pleased and satisfied ’ was he with it that , as Molyneux wrote to Locke , ‘ he has ordered it to be read by the Batchelors in the College , and strictly examines them in their progress therein ’ ; and so it came about that Locke 's masterpiece was on the curriculum which faced George Berkeley , the subject of the next chapter , when he entered Trinity as a student in 1700 . |
| 23 | Westfields , Virginia-based Genicom Corp reports that Dell Computer Corp has chosen it to be Dell 's preferred printer provider : financial terms were not released , but Genicom said the partnership is expected to be a multimillion dollar opportunity for both companies . |
| 24 | We 've got a ladies luncheon in Glasgow for four hundred and the organiser , Ruth the chair of Glasgow branch , is being helped by two ladies from the business community erm Linda from the BAFTA award and Tessa who has her own marketing company , so we 're hoping to sort of pull in a lot of people from that erm Judy the chair of Scottish council , is yet again holding her Charlotte Square ball erm , this was very , very successful two years ago , I think you know erm and we 're hoping for the same success erm , we are very lucky that the Royal Highland Show has chosen us to be er the charity this year for the gala preview of the show erm this is er for three hundred people , a champagne reception erm sponsored by the Bank of Scotland , so that you go and see the flowers before the show opens the next day . |
| 25 | Underneath he 'd expected her to be hard and dry , but she was very soft and moist . |
| 26 | I 'd expected them to be quiet and reserved in their style as they are seemingly in their culture . |
| 27 | She 'd expected it to be more sumptuous than it was . |
| 28 | Car dealers say the world 's fastest production car may not prove to be the sellout they 'd expected it to be . |
| 29 | I suppose after those stories Harry told us about you being an asthmatic as a child , I 'd expected you to be delicate , a thin undersized weakling ! ’ |
| 30 | Fortunately , Jed was going to be sleeping at Mrs Neary 's that night ; they could n't have made more noise exploring the Hall if they 'd found it to be haunted . |