Example sentences of "to do be to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I mean I , if they want to be nasty they 're going to be nasty , in a sense , and , and if they ca n't see a positive way of using something , but they still want to get it in , then the obvious thing to do is to be nasty about it . |
| 2 | What you need to do is to be able to provide a private sector a certain level of certainty , that the concession will be er granted long enough so that one can recover both your costs an=and certainly be able to make a profit and so er to the extent that the franchises that are being considered are short natured , seven years , er that becomes rather disadvantageous and unattractive er concessions of twenty and thirty and forty years , and and really thirty thirty to forty year period er do make it in fact make it very attractive for private sector involvement . |
| 3 | And what I would like us to do is to be able when we leave here tomorrow , to say that by what we 've learned about one another , and by what we 've actually decided , that we can probably improve what we 're doing by something between five and ten percent . |
| 4 | To prevent this being noticed , all you have to do is to be careful in your use of words . |
| 5 | Erm all those because subjects come under the general umbrella of faith and life , and I think er , moderator , probably the correct thing is to do is to be formal and to begin by er , proposing that these three reports be received for discussion . |
| 6 | All you have to do is to be brave enough to stand up to those putting pressure on you or taking advantage of your desire to keep everyone happy . |
| 7 | All you have to do is to be willing to co-operate with the hypnotherapist as he gently takes you through the relaxation exercise to the hypnotic state . |
| 8 | Now , what you 've got to do is to be wily . |
| 9 | Well , the thing is what 's happening , I thought we might spend some time on if wanted , what I wanted to do was to be sure in my own mind that by the second week I could put up a master sheet with all the headings of what you were doing , that 's got ta be done . |