Example sentences of "[to] be " in BNC.
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1 | I am obliged to smell what he smells , the baby powder , the smell of his nails before the fire spits them out-to be caught in the dish and then agonizingly reapplied to his thrilled fingertips . |
2 | ‘ You got ta be kiddin' . ’ |
3 | It 's got ta be better than work . ’ |
4 | ‘ It 's got ta be the right thing to do , ’ agreed Mueller readily . |
5 | ‘ It 's got ta be right , chief , ’ he replied enthusiastically . |
6 | You got ta be like my baby . ’ |
7 | ‘ I got ta be back here at seven ! ’ |
8 | ‘ To go somewhere you got ta be talented , Charlie . |
9 | Well , Howlin' Wolf 's got ta be there . |
10 | Muddy Waters got ta be there as well . |
11 | I 've got ta be real careful about listening to tapes before I go out there , so I do n't put on something too far out . ’ |
12 | Memo to world liberaldom , re : realignment — ‘ It 's got ta be rock'n'roll music , if you wan na dance with me . ’ |
13 | ‘ Everybody 's getting into Fila for the winter , and I 'm startin' to see some Giorgio Armani , but it 's still got ta be Lauren . |
14 | STILL on a charity tip ( well , someone 's got ta be ) , the Boogie Night on Dec 8 looks like being another worthwhile event , this time supporting the homeless . |
15 | ‘ We 've got ta be the only band in history to be sued by a comics company and a clothing company , ’ says Eugene , wryly . |
16 | Got ta be some override … |
17 | The lyrics are pretty much standard , if mild , slackness , a typical ragga-gruff voice explaining how you 've got ta be a top shag to please a girl . |
18 | No , I tell yer , Fred , yer got ta be so careful where kids are concerned . ’ |
19 | ‘ Like I was sayin' earlier , ’ she prattled on , ‘ yer got ta be so careful wiv kids . ’ |
20 | I 've got ta be up at five in the mornin' , ’ he said , knowing it was useless to discuss it any further . |
21 | It 's got ta be neutered though , ’ she insisted . |
22 | We 've got ta be ready fer 'im . |
23 | NO MATTER what way you look at it , you got ta be in favour of homosexuality . |
24 | As I say it 's all got ta be subject to you negotiate with him |
25 | There 's got ta be a pupil input , there 's no way you can do this |
26 | No , it 's got ta be poor . |
27 | And the gi , that 's got ta be reflected . |
28 | So I think you 've , both those questions have got ta be addressed by the , the unions that the s , that the , the second one in terms of turning up on a Saturday . |
29 | All you really know about general , about the general election is that it 's got ta be held before the end of parliament 's statutory life of five years . |
30 | Obviously it 's got ta be based on hexane is n't it ? |