Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fires are lit once again to subdue and intimidate the elephants . |
| 2 | In July 1984 the Princess had agreed to become patron of a small medical research charity called Birthright , which had been set up initially to try and minimize the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth . |
| 3 | Marginal land had to be given up either to waste or to sheep and cattle , since it was no longer profitable to plough it . |
| 4 | The literature on the distribution of earnings is massive and no attempt will be made here either to summarise or evaluate it . |
| 5 | Mr Arrastía 's inspiration for FARCO grew our of his dissatisfaction with Argentina 's national networks and his increasing conviction that radio can be used very effectively to unite and strengthen marginalised communities . |
| 6 | Should he be forced not only to retire but to leave behind a multi-party state , the example will be widely noted in Africa . |
| 7 | The structure of OS/400 and the hardware are being remodelled not only to look and behave more like Unix , but actually be more like Unix ; with commitment to support the four basic level Posix standards , 1003.1 to 1003.4 , IBM says Posix will be central to the re-design of OS/400 , built into the licensed internal code beneath the machine interface level . |
| 8 | The important feature of both initiatives was that people who normally work independently from each other and who shared a common vision and interest , were brought together also to share and benefit from each other 's expertise . |
| 9 | This new radar is designed not only to detect and track aircraft and sea-skimming missiles , but it also — ’ |
| 10 | Rather than overcrowding the wallspace with closely packed displays which can result in visual muddle , it is more striking to have fewer , more defined displays that are changed quite frequently to stimulate and maintain interest . |
| 11 | In an undercover police operation in London a shop was set up purportedly to buy and sell jewellery commercially ; it was staffed solely by undercover officers purporting to be shady jewellers willing to buy stolen property . |