Example sentences of "got to be " in BNC.

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1 You 've got to be truthful , like in a court of law .
2 Jobs are scarce at the moment , so you 've got to be realistic . ’
3 ‘ Ever since I resigned , I 've had to put up with this incessant , ‘ You 've got to be realistic , ’ from you .
4 ‘ You 've got to be realistic . ’
5 You 've got to be realistic . ’
6 You 've got to be positive , or you 'll never get out of this mess . ’
7 My favourites have definitely got to be those which flower early in January and February .
8 Our lists contained the names of the family ‘ prigs ’ we knew were professional thieves and burglars ; and of whom I was advised on my arrival in the department by an old detective : ‘ you only get one chance a year to nail these bastards if you are lucky , so when you do , its got to be watertight ’ .
9 I tend to be rather disorganised when packing gear , so anything that helps me keep things in the right place has got to be a bonus .
10 Something has obviously got to be done to make sure that these simple shelters , which are there to offer overnight shelter for anyone in need of it , are not used for holiday centres and the like .
11 ‘ Above all else , you 've got to be 100 per cent committed to the job and , most importantly , to your dog , ’ Keith advised .
12 But one has got to be realistic .
13 It had got to be worked for .
14 Our concentration has got to be on the teaching and on the stretching of children .
15 Any ambitions we have have got to be within the terms of those realities . ’
16 ‘ With an auction , you 've got to be certain that at least two buyers are there who can commit themselves , and the difficulty is that buyers who can proceed are few and far between , ’ said David Phillip , a director of Yorkshire estate agents Dacre Son and Hartley .
17 Mr Baker also conceded ‘ there will be in the 1990s inescapable areas of expenditure where there has got to be increases , for example , in caring for the elderly ’ .
18 Kelly said : ‘ It 's not right that the end of year events are worth more than the early season classics just because the interest has got to be maintained to the finish . ’
19 ‘ You 've got to be careful : they cause lots of trouble , ’ said Manoel , glancing nervously at the groups of patrolling military police and the slate-grey truck used to cart away vagrant minors who spend their days here sniffing glue , bathing in fountains , picking pockets and sleeping rough .
20 Anything after his terrible sitcom Home James has got to be an improvement , has n't it ?
21 Maybe the police has made me this way , but do you not see that if you 're going to come in here asking me questions about my family , if you 're going to want to know all these things , I 've got to be able to trust you ?
22 Describing the boredom of sanger duty , one policeman said , ‘ You 've got to be able to read in this job .
23 You 've got to be able to talk to people on their own level , you get the best out of people if you treat them a certain way .
24 Raising money for charity has got to be worthwhile .
25 No , no , no , no , no , he said , it 's got to be the real thing , you 've got to start out as you mean to go on Get it right from the beginning .
26 It 's got to be a good loaf of bread , like that one you buy down the road , the black one , that 'll do .
27 I thought it was all a joke , you 've really got to be some schmuck to fall for that one .
28 I think there has always got to be for any executive — and for any employee for that matter — new challenges , new frontiers to keep them enthused .
29 There 's got to be development and opportunities .
30 You 've really got to be able to play all the keys on the piano on this one .
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