Example sentences of "[vb base] to be [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did the one-second pulses appear to be closer to each other , but the humps and dips of each of those pulses — they too were closer to each other . |
| 2 | I expect to be there for 2 years . |
| 3 | We expect to be there from 12–12.30 assuming the chippy is not to much of a detour first . |
| 4 | ‘ I hope to be home in two weeks or so . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I seem to be all in one piece , Nurse — sorry , Sister . |
| 6 | I must apologise for this stupid oversight which is doubtless my fault — a symptom of the pressure we seem to be constantly under these days . |
| 7 | These are learned and inherited forms of individual and social behaviour which , assuming no major upheaval in the environment takes place , tend to be best for reproductive success . |
| 8 | Given the dire state of the rouble , computer sales in Russia now tend to be mostly to those pockets of the economy still generating hard currency . |
| 9 | Bank managers tend to be far from impetuous in putting their own money at risk and Mr Cowdrill was suitably cautious before investing his cash . |
| 10 | Erm and some people that we we send out sort of tend to be there for either half an hour and others sort of . |
| 11 | These are , of course , the official recognitions of quality — we aim to be ahead of these standards in everything we do . |
| 12 | Not all women consider themselves to be beautiful , or indeed wish to be so in conventional terms . |
| 13 | ‘ You have to be either on one side or the other , like an army . |
| 14 | The only trouble here is time — you have to be ahead with new samples , because sometimes the same people attend more than one party ; also of course you have to keep up with your orders . |
| 15 | He 'll say , my mum says I have to be home for seven . |
| 16 | There 's no bell saying you all have to be there at such a time . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I have to be there by nine o'clock , so I wo n't be able to help with the morning surgery . ’ |
| 18 | So we need to be home by half past four then ? |
| 19 | we need to be there by half past six |
| 20 | I think , yeah , I think you need to be sometimes like that are awful . |
| 21 | We plan to be there in six to nine months . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But I 'll just have to collect my bag , so you run home and I promise to be there in ten minutes . ’ |