Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] to be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ So , you 've decided to be co-operative ?
2 ‘ I 'm glad you 've decided to be sensible at last .
3 I can understand that obviously we 've got to be cautious about that sort of thing .
4 That 's right as far as the arm is concerned we 've got to be cautious , there .
5 Therefore you 've got to be selective in what you do and you 've got to be the right person to deal with those things , of course .
6 That 's the trouble of course , I 've got a mass of fascinating stuff but I 've got to be selective . ’
7 Her coach , Ian Threadgill , said : ‘ We 've got to be delighted with that without the wind she would easily have got the qualifying time . ’
8 ‘ Well , me dad always says we 've got to be obligin' . ’
9 ‘ But when you 're in big business like I am , you 've got to be hot stuff at arithmetic .
10 You 've got to be awake at a wake , if you 're to survive .
11 ‘ Just because you 're married does n't mean you 've got to be Siamese twins , ’ I said loftily .
12 And then going on to say in doing that you 've got to be violent .
13 But you 've got to be first-rate academically to get into medical school .
14 ‘ Do n't say owt to your Gran , Ruthie ; I 've got to be sure first .
15 ‘ We 've got to be sure . ’
16 People kept saying , ‘ Oh , well , the schools have got to justify everything they do to the public , they 've got to be accountable . ’
17 ‘ With an auction , you 've got to be certain that at least two buyers are there who can commit themselves , and the difficulty is that buyers who can proceed are few and far between , ’ said David Phillip , a director of Yorkshire estate agents Dacre Son and Hartley .
18 It 's a warning that we do n't have a divine right to the British Grand Prix , though I 've got to be confident about Silverstone . ’
19 I think I did , er , mm no I say you 've got to be choosy , certainly I 'll agree with that , anyway by the sound of it , like
20 Money and security can be a temptation , but you 've got to be firm and know when to turn off from what could be a blind alley . ’
21 You 've got to be firm
22 you 've got to be practical right
23 It 's the silly new middle-aged people who 've got to be young who 've changed .
24 ‘ You 've got to be honest , ’ he said .
25 ‘ Well , I 've got to be honest , girl , I ai n't looking forward to it . ’
26 Erm I have n't actually been listening to the programme I was asleep I 've got to be honest .
27 Well , I 've got to be honest , if you actually ask and negotiate with the company , it can offer reduced benefits and reduced premiums to the client 's circumstances , but it 's not generally advertised .
28 But I 've got to be honest with you you know .
29 Yeah , I , you may laugh but you see if you 're writing stories for a , for a young child then you 've got to be explicit , you 've got to be colourful and you 've got to talk in a basic language that that child will talk that like that at that age .
30 So now I 've got to be cruel to be kind .
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