Example sentences of "it [vb -s] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 'appens to be private . ’ |
| 2 | The DC then changes state to ACTIVE , thus allowing the modules to which it refers to be updated , using the package through which the DC has been activated . |
| 3 | It is still in its infancy and not as abstract as it aspires to be . ’ |
| 4 | The leasor 's father " … in his life tyme , did say that the making of a quintall of Copper did then stand but in 17s or 18s , and but of late years 25s , and yet ( in the present time ) it seemeth to be rated sometimes at 32s a Quintall , and now very lately charged with an encrease of 1s of every Quintall … |
| 5 | It longs to be golden again . |
| 6 | That is why it needs to be transparent , I said . |
| 7 | If information is there it needs to be filtered and passed on — via senior management — into all areas of the operation . |
| 8 | Therefore , it needs to be rapidly regenerated if exercise is to continue , and this regeneration is brought about by a substance called Creatine Phosphate ( C.P. ) . |
| 9 | Later on in the article he repeats this ; ie. ‘ not only does the tenon need to be pretty much where it needs to be relative to the thickness of the wood . ’ |
| 10 | It needs to be remembered that the format is not primarily designed for printing on paper ; this is just a handy feature . |
| 11 | Again it needs to be remembered that this sort of coding is designed to be read by a machine , not a human . |
| 12 | It needs to be done subtly , for flashing a TA card or immediately mentioning membership of the police reserve , for example , incenses some regular police . |
| 13 | If a writer has produced a song he or she thinks is a must for Cliff Richard , a major publisher is most likely to get that song where it needs to be in order to interest Cliff . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , if a good sleep is imperative , say before an important meeting , then a short-acting hypnotic might be helpful ( it needs to be short-acting or its effects might last into the next waking period ) . |
| 15 | It needs to be 450mm long , 125mm high and 150mm across , with a floor . |
| 16 | But it needs to be said clearly , too , that there is a longer term . |
| 17 | But it needs to be said clearly , too , that there is a longer term . |
| 18 | A television turned off by remote control continues to use a quarter of normal power because it needs to be electrically awake to receive the next remote signal to switch back on . |
| 19 | It needs to be stressed , what this chapter may serve to illustrate , that developments of this sort should not simply be identified with a few individual thinkers . |
| 20 | ‘ It needs to be drawn away from the snobs and the elitist crowd . |
| 21 | For a new system to work it needs to be flexible and to fit in with your own personal requirements . |
| 22 | It needs to be remembered that bereaved people stay at home . |
| 23 | But it needs to be borne in mind , before we embark on the various ways of doing this , that it is by no means a universally accepted need nor is it that every bereaved person with whom we come in contact will need ‘ help ’ . |
| 24 | It needs to be related to their own experience , for then they will understand . |
| 25 | Locally it needs to be done to as near a professional standard as possible . |
| 26 | Even though there is n't much space for plot or characters in between the authorial wisecracks , at 435 ill-written pages Gridlock is about four times as long as it needs to be . |
| 27 | It needs to be planted in full sun , which it gets at home on the mountain sides of Greece and the Levant . |
| 28 | What I do see wrong is that it 's smaller than it needs to be . ’ |
| 29 | Unfortunately , it needs to be . |
| 30 | To be effective , it needs to be used on a regular basis . |