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 ?
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