Example sentences of "to [pron] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being kind to them would be the worst sort of sentimentality , or , as Ritchie delightfully puts it , ‘ a mere hypocritical formula to gratify pug-loving sentimentalists , who prate about a nature they will not take the trouble to understand ’ ( 1976 : 183 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ My advice to them would be that if you ca n't win as an amateur , you wo n't do it as a pro , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ Unpublished price sensitive information ’ is information which relates to specific matters relating to or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say it is not of a general nature relating to or of concern to that company and is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which if it were generally known to them would be likely to affect the price of those securities . |
| 4 | The language presented to them may be a genuine record of native speaker behaviour , genuine , that is to say , as textual data , but to the extent that it does not engage native speaker response it can not be realized as authentic discourse . |
| 5 | They may not exist or access to them may be refused . |
| 6 | Those who subscribe to them and are honoured by reference to them may be thought of with contempt by those for whom the underlife is the serious basis of social living . |
| 7 | To them may be added differences in fertility levels and patterns , in prevalence of contraceptive use and in organized activities to regulate fertility . |
| 8 | Perhaps more time labouring them and giving a more a briefer introduction to them may be , erm a more in-depth introduction ? |
| 9 | This means that if a ruler 's commands did not deserve obedience , resistance to them might be justified . |
| 10 | If they would be offended by an offer of money , the occasional ( money-saving ) gift to them might be very welcome . |
| 11 | Certainly when the population was declining , one would expect that tenants might be hard to find and that concessions to them might be necessary , either in the form of a rent reduction or a cut in the entry fine , or in an extension of the period of the lease . |
| 12 | Institutional rearing and other adverse childhood experience is liable to produce a feeling that one is in the hands of fate , thus anything to increase the young person 's social problem-solving skills and their belief in their own ability to control what happens to them might be helpful . |
| 13 | The press delighted in attacking the " Georgia Mafiosi " for any indiscretion , and Carter 's loyalty to them could be embarrassing in a man dedicated to high moral standards . |
| 14 | These factors — the noble connections of churchmen and the extent of their involvement in the secular world — meant that the king 's attitude to them could be determined not only by the importance of their spiritual role in a society in which religion mattered , but also by an intricate web of personal political allegiances and aspirations deeply rooted in lay affairs . |
| 15 | Having carried out such interviews ( and no set limit to them can be laid down ) researchers may then make a start on their topic headings and detailed questions . |
| 16 | The absence of any prospect of being able to do more than survive on the finances available to them can be deeply depressing . |
| 17 | It is only within the context of this ‘ world view ’ that particular features of the Victoria Centre and the attribution of meaning given to them can be understood . |
| 18 | The CAA SRG input to them will be that a passenger who has paid to be flown , as a passenger , has the right not to be exposed to a higher risk than any other passenger who has paid to be flown . |
| 19 | Directors will only act according to professional standards of behaviour and the range of decisions available to them will be indicated by their own expertise . |
| 20 | Readers are simultaneously voters ; what appeals to them will be of compelling interest to those who need to do the appealing at election time . |
| 21 | A detailed analysis of such techniques is beyond the scope of this book , and so the coverage given to them will be generally limited to their marketing applications . |
| 22 | The programmes will be subject to review with the passage of time but no substantial additions to them will be made for the first six years ( except for changes required because of matters outside of governing body control and except for minor alterations to equipment ) . |
| 23 | These Viking activities and Frankish responses to them will be looked at later in this book . |
| 24 | In the event of both protagonists in a conflict being identifiable with the wrong — that is , with the parental — values , the protagonist who most closely approximates to them will be protested against and the other , no matter how objectively wrong they may be , will be totally vindicated and absolutely right . |
| 25 | Any unusual features should be noted and the response to them should be made by an appropriately qualified and experienced person . |
| 26 | Whether a full Porter-style analysis or some less rigorous approach is used , those key determinants ( or key factors ) and action in response to them should be the linchpins in the corporate control system once the strategy is established . |
| 27 | Initial enquiries about the content of the data and access to them should be made to either Professor John Fox at City University or Ken Fogelman at the National Children 's Bureau . |
| 28 | I suppose when a very young infant is adopted , the temptation to the parents to pretend that the child was born to them must be very great . |
| 29 | Furthermore , the situations which enable understanding of past events and people 's responses to them must be such as to spark the imagination . |
| 30 | What 's more important getting that level and putting that right or getting the bottom level which to me would be more important |