Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Examinations are designed very largely to secure ease of marking since skilled markers are limited , and to ensure that , as far as possible , justice is seen to be one and that instances ( and accusations ) of nepotism or corruption are kept to a minimum . |
| 2 | So the stick may have been used both audibly to establish speed , and visibly during the course of a piece . |
| 3 | Smells are employed most widely to find food , but they also help many animals and plants to avoid being eaten . |
| 4 | The irons can be used to mark any number of horses — ideal for a large yard or riding school — and can also be used very effectively to mark show jumps and even trailers and carriages . |
| 5 | Likewise , the analytical techniques and human skills needed both to build and to apply risk management scorecards can be adapted quite easily to build marketing scorecards , ie models which measure the likelihood of each customer , at any time , being in need of any credit facility . |
| 6 | My reading of Article 5 of the treaty is that nuclear weapons are defined broadly enough to cover missile warheads , bombs , depth charges , torpedoes or mines , in whatever form , whether armed or not . |
| 7 | Not for the first time he concluded that the Empire was inclined too quickly to dismiss mutant and alien societies and to confuse technological advancement with civilisation . |