Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sterling 's immediate fortunes are widely believed to hang on a positive reception to Mr Lawson 's speech . |
| 2 | Left handed people , as we all know , are all in league with Satan , have deformed brains , are prone to violent behaviour because they ca n't use scissors properly and are secretly planning to take over the world . |
| 3 | Left handed people , as we all know , are all in league with Satan , have deformed brains , are prone to violent behaviour because they ca n't use scissors properly and are secretly planning to take over the world . |
| 4 | The directory will then be made available to students , trainees , and researchers who are better placed to carry out the studies . |
| 5 | Well that 's right , yes , and the other thing as well , I should n't really be telling you this , , because it 's bad news for us but , if you in fact write a long , rambling press release , what you will find is that the journalist will almost , almost certainly go three-quarters of the way down it to find the real story which is hidden in there , and occasionally that real story is purposely hidden down in there , and you know you look at any council minutes , and the real story is always , inevitably hidden down there , because it 's the bit that somebody does n't want people to know about , and so journalists are naturally trained to go down the bit to find out what 's it about . |
| 6 | Thus , governments are endlessly seeking to shore up the erosion of the national idea which a world economy inflicts upon them . |
| 7 | I am not attempting to lay down the law , but simply wish to voice my opinion that ethics should be the first guideline of those dealing with public resources . |
| 8 | Here , too , though we are not looking to carve up the territory between us a degree of competition never does any harm we should at least be getting together to think out how best to collaborate in the future . |
| 9 | " The venerable Stalinist institution rejects and pushes aside authentic and ambitious Leninists who are not allowed to carve out a career in the PCF because of their bourgeois origins . |
| 10 | You have to have a licence to have a C.B. and when you get your licence you also get given a rule book which tells you all the things you are and are not allowed to do and say when using the C.B. One of the rules is that you are not allowed to swear down the C.B. as anybody can listen into your conversation and hear you swearing . |
| 11 | But account-holders who do not put in the maximum in any one year are not allowed to top up the account in the following or any subsequent years . |
| 12 | He says that 's nonsense we 're just trying to brighten up the churches image in this drab end of the twentieth century . |
| 13 | ‘ If you 're not seen to go out a lot , you 're a failure , ’ he said . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're not trying to stir up a hornet 's nest but we do want to let everyone know what we 're trying to achieve , ’ campaign spokesman Steve Melia said . |
| 15 | That 's if we 're not going to set off the alarm system ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ And you 're not going to grow up an Irish yob ! |
| 17 | ‘ We 're not going to get back the passing trade , ’ she explained . |
| 18 | Do you think that we 're actually going to pay out the sum assured ? |
| 19 | The gifts of the Holy Spirit are always used to build up the body of Christ and ‘ prepare God 's people for the work of Christian service ’ ( Ephesians 4:12 ) . |
| 20 | But for the moment these designs remain just that : the experts are still trying to sort out the answers that chickens have given them and , until they do , can not finalise a commercial prototype for improved cages . |
| 21 | The former Soviet republics are still trying to sort out the relative powers of executive and assembly . |
| 22 | Oxford United 's new owners are still trying to shake off the Maxwell legacy . |
| 23 | Assessors are still trying to work out the full cost of the fire at the Spring Bank shopping centre , but initial estimates have been put at a quarter of a million pounds . |
| 24 | Mr Corden announced his decision to Feethams staff on Wednesday and remaining directors Mr John Brockbank and Mr Richard Tonks are urgently trying to sort out the club 's cash problems . |
| 25 | But desperation leads people into rushed decisions when one or two people are urgently needed to make up a complement of tenants for a specific property . |
| 26 | Ambitious organisers are also hoping to line up the world 's top country guitarist , Albert Lee . |
| 27 | ‘ You and I are also required to put in an appearance at the police station later , but I managed to persuade them you were n't in a fit state to answer questions right now . ’ |
| 28 | For example , you are often asked to write down the numbers of the questions answered in the order in which they are attempted . |
| 29 | We are now trying to find out the details of this negative feedback system . |
| 30 | Mind workers are now planning to set up a marquee in the garden in Borough Road for the royal celebration . |