Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [prep] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The income figure , particularly expressed as a ratio of net investment , has come to be the ultimate test of a company 's success or failure . |
| 2 | For the majority of people living in rural areas , the private motor car has come to be the main , or vastly preferred , mode of transport . |
| 3 | AUSTRALIAN Mutual Provident was founded as a mutual life society in 1849 and has grown to be the largest life office in Australia and New Zealand . |
| 4 | Yet perhaps it was the easy accessibility of English which made it so popular ; it has grown to be the second largest university subject . |
| 5 | ‘ It has got to be the right people and it 's going to take time . ’ |
| 6 | It has got to be the Premier League , ’ he added . |
| 7 | Working for Blue Peter has got to be the best job in television . |
| 8 | ‘ The first thing passengers do when they are served is have a look at what their neighbour has got — their piece of chicken has got to be the same size , ’ says Karen . |
| 9 | But to me that has got to be the same thing . |
| 10 | This has got ta be the last one though has n't it ? |
| 11 | According to the report on the South West Edinburgh Plan the construction of houses at this location has proved to be the single most contentious issue . |
| 12 | The Labour Research Department ( 1987 ) argued that ‘ more and more , for large UK-based companies the UK has ceased to be the primary area of operations . ’ |
| 13 | But not so — 's reputation had gone before her and she has continued to be the professional lady who is respected by professional drivers and haulage contractors and is known as the lady who runs transport . |
| 14 | This rivalry , reflected in the conflicts between the successor political parties , and the interest groups they represent , has continued to be the main engine of Nigerian politics to the present time . |
| 15 | The study 's thought to be the first of its kind in Britain and shows a generally positive response to conditions in the county 's fifteen council run homes . |
| 16 | I mean that 's got ta be the ultimate . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's got ta be the right thing to do , ’ agreed Mueller readily . |
| 18 | Cos it 's got ta be the same picture , you 're gon na match it are n't you ? |
| 19 | ‘ We have n't signed anyone yet , only because it 's got to be the right player . |
| 20 | So it will matter then to the child that if he types in four times two plus one , it 's got to be the right version of that sum . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Remember to book early for this wonderful holiday — it 's got to be the perfect way to banish those winter blues . |
| 23 | I do think he 's got to be the best rock guitarist … |
| 24 | ‘ It was brilliant to hit the goals that took us to the top , and it 's got to be the best 90 minutes of my career . ’ |
| 25 | However , because we 're going to include waiver of premium automatically for most of our clients it 's got to be the best thing , the best option , we 're looking at two pounds and tuppence as a policy fee , because that 's including two percent waiver of premiums . |
| 26 | so it 's got to be the long one , all the way round divided by how far across it is . |
| 27 | You ca n't , you ca n't , you ca n't have one rule for the forward and one rule for the backward , it 's got to be the same rules for all , so you restrict the input for the forward function . |
| 28 | But it 's got to be the same problem . |
| 29 | It 's got to be the same , or related so if it 's something new , then it will be a whole new claim . |
| 30 | He 's got to be the biggest social climber of all time . |