Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to be believe " in BNC.

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1 The noise fifteen excited youngsters make has to be heard to be believed .
2 My dear mother 's optimism had to be heard to be believed .
3 The Bavarian folk material , upon which some of the music is based , is clearly in his blood , and the energy generated in the second section of the Cantata , where these dances abound , has to be heard to be believed .
4 More experienced Faust lovers will take ‘ Seventy One Minutes Of ’ in their stride , a more fragmented and dissected side of the band 's genius that has to be heard to be believed .
5 Some of Ferguson 's tries had to be seen to be believed .
6 The avalanche of red tape surrounding events such as this ( the entire population of New Delhi appears to be employed handing out forms to fill in ) has to be seen to be believed , and it is by no means certain that , come 1 November , there will be any paper left to provide the winners with their cheque .
7 Four of the relieving kicks he launched in this match had to be seen to be believed , particularly as he varied his kicking foot .
8 Leicester Square on a Sunday night has to be seen to be believed , and half the police are queer too ! ’
9 Norber 's giant mushrooms have to be seen to be believed .
10 It is not unknown for barbel to pull a rod into the water with a speed and viciousness that has to be seen to be believed , even when the angler has only glanced away from his rod for a few seconds .
11 Fully restored rooms include the office of the Clerk of the Course , a '30s billiard room and the all-pink Barbara Cartland Room , which has to be seen to be believed
12 The silky-smooth animation has to be seen to be believed — each stroke is executed without a hint of jerkiness , and they 're so realistic you 'll think you 're watching Wimbledon ! ’
13 The square tango had to be seen to be believed — eat your hearts out , disco dancers !
14 The images were too much of a jumble because new houses on the Gulf are a fantasy that have to be seen to be believed .
15 The beds had to be seen to be believed .
16 ‘ It had to be seen to be believed , ’ she said .
17 OSHKOSH 92 had to be seen to be believed , it was everything that any aviation enthusiast could ever hope for , a unique mix of every form of aviation on this planet , from a USAF KC–135 that performed fly-bys to the Experimental Aircraft Association 's Ryan NYP monoplane Spirit of St Louis replica , from a privately owned NDN–1T Firecracker N2157C ( owned by Richard Slaney from Eugene , Oregon ) to a 1935 built Waco YMF–5 C–GIBF , and from the latest homebuild designs to a staggering collection of warbirds .
18 More than useful at manipulating the seam , dazzling in the field — the pirouette and throw that cut down David Smith at Southend had to be seen to be believed — Mark 's elegant bat could prove as distressing for the patriot next summer as it has been enchanting for the connoisseur this .
19 Ian Osborne is the master of time — the way he sprints for the door at 5.30pm has to be seen to be believed !
20 No amount of waffle or screenshots could do this demo justice — it really does have to be seen to be believed .
21 ‘ … and of all the jewels — the Diamond Waterfall — it must be seen to be believed … ’
22 It was an amazing thing really when I when I look back and think about the decoration side of it because , those fireplaces were had to be seen to be believed because they were , if the wind was in the wrong , you we , the room was full of smoke .
23 Look and Cook has to be seen to be believed .
24 It was one of these abrupt lines drawn on the surface of the ocean that has to be seen to be believed .
25 There was a girl called Grace Rumblebow who had to be seen to be believed .
26 It was always going to be a dull Budget , but the reaction at the seminar had to be seen to be believed .
27 On arrival home they find their house has been destroyed by fire ( how writer David Renwick manages to get a laugh out of this has to be seen to be believed ) and they then have to do battle with the insurance company .
28 This was before the Clean Air Act was passed and London smogs had to be breathed to be believed , but all the way up eastern England it was pretty bad .
29 The mechanical frenzy has to be experienced to be believed , accompanied in the test car by a horrible dashboard resonance in mid-range .
30 Capital of the country , Bangkok 's appeal is timeless , with its fascinating array of lavish temples , palaces and gardens , as well as the fast-moving night-life which has to be experienced to be believed !
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