Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] be [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The objective of the other forms of nationalization was clearly similar and the effect of each of them has been to reduce foreign ownership in the corporate sector to a relatively modest level . |
| 2 | The last thing I want is to impale this dancing , living creature upon the stake of meaning . |
| 3 | I 'd been to work all day and I 'd been and been running sheets off all night . |
| 4 | ‘ What kind of individual would I be , if all I wanted was to replace one woman with another ? |
| 5 | The easiest way to find the record you want is to identify each record with a number , like an account number . |
| 6 | The last thing she wanted was to spend more time with this abrasive Scandinavian . |
| 7 | It 's called the N tuple method is because the first thing we do is to take that image and break it up into a set of tuples each of N in size . |
| 8 | ‘ What we need is to put more focus on creating brand-consciousness — and by that I mean everything that makes up a brand , such as style , colour , fashionableness , image , price , quality . |
| 9 | ‘ I know it sounds modest , ’ he concedes , ‘ but what we need is to do one thing well . |
| 10 | I here were fans suspended from the ceilings in each of the rooms but in Owen 's view all they did was to move hot air from one place to another and he very rarely switched his on . |
| 11 | Asylum Aid , which represents immigrants who 're seeking refuge in Britain , says the last thing they need is to spend more time behind bars . |
| 12 | What a privilege it has been to share that trip with so many wonderful people . |
| 13 | But what he did was to go outside broadcasting for two out of his three senior editorial jobs , the first main appointments . |
| 14 | To his surprise she named a reputable dealer in fine art that he had been to see that afternoon . |
| 15 | As he entered the study , Stephen reflected on how fortunate he had been to obtain this man 's services . |
| 16 | The obvious introductions were made , and what ensued was to bring more pleasure to Repton than any job he had ever done — ‘ such a specimen of my art , ’ he wrote of his work at Sheringham , ‘ as I never before had the opportunity of displaying ’ . |