Example sentences of "to [be] [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't it has to be said win the pools last year as I always put Leeds for a win and Scum for a loss . |
| 2 | ‘ I think , Dr Markham , ’ she said firmly , ‘ if we are to improve the atmosphere around here and have a reasonable working relationship , there are one or two things that need to be said to clear the air . ’ |
| 3 | The Government seems to be trying to destroy the education and health services in Britain and to set up an alternative system in which wealth rules . |
| 4 | Now they appear to be trying to take the people of Norris Green down the same road and we refuse to go . |
| 5 | In each case these writers can be shown to be trying to place the other outside the sphere of mastery rather than in a relation of negation or of reduplication of the self . |
| 6 | The editor of Argumenty i Fakty , Vladislav Starkov , under strong criticism following the publication in early October 1989 of a readers ' poll of the most unpopular Congress deputies [ see p. 36980 ] , continued to defend himself vigorously in the media and his staff threatened to resign if he was dismissed ; in late October , however , the paper appeared to be trying to appease the party central committee by publishing both an interview with Yegor Ligachev , a leading conservative CPSU politburo member and central committee Secretary responsible for Agriculture , and also an opinion poll favourable to Gorbachev . |
| 7 | It does neither any harm to be seen to be trying to influence the other . |
| 8 | The horse has to be taught to answer the aids correctly by intelligent use of the aids and instant reward of obedience . |
| 9 | These and other matters governing the contents of the scheme document are summarised in Chapter 11. ( 2 ) It is usual for one scheme document to be prepared incorporating the scheme , the explanatory statement , the notice of the court-ordered meeting , the notice of any required EGM of the target and the information required by the City Code and the Yellow Book , if applicable . |
| 10 | Other tactics being considered to deal with the goats include shooting only females , to cause unnatural social stresses in the population , and the use of dogs to hunt them — though these would have to be neutered to avoid the danger of establishing a new feral colony . |
| 11 | The government 's circular ( 8/87 ) which lays down the guidelines to be observed stresses the importance of a spirit of confidence between parents , governors and teachers in the approach to this question . |
| 12 | Virgin offered to improve the deal still further to a 75–25 split , but Miles Copeland , Sting 's manager , flatly refused , ostensibly because Virgin were asking for the length of the contract to be extended to include the publishing rights to more albums . |
| 13 | It also boasts an hydraulic system which enables a 20-foot pod to be extended to increase the display area and allows the whole vehicle to lower itself down to a floor height of just 18 inches above the ground . |
| 14 | In 1874 the widow of the latter , carrying out her husband 's wishes , left £1650 , the annual interest of which to be applied to augment the minister 's stipend . |
| 15 | Although all sets and costumes were designed in colour , a lot of ingenuity needed to be applied to make the sets visually more interesting to the viewers ; compensating them for only seeing everything in monochrome and through a slightly muzzy 405 line picture . |
| 16 | Of course , the top opening of the bowl will have to be turned to suit the lid . |
| 17 | Unless and until the killing of animals for food becomes illegal then farmers will rear and select those creatures that need to be killed to meet the demand . |
| 18 | The prerogatives attached to shareholding at present would have to be broken to permit the development of social planning and enterprise democracy . |
| 19 | Sir , — There is a small but growing voice to be heard expressing the desire for the introduction of the Australian system of making it compulsory for people to vote in political elections . |
| 20 | Remember the order of training and try not to be tempted to have the horse ‘ on the bit ’ until the first stages are consolidated and the horse has become supple and balanced . |
| 21 | The philosophy was to ‘ purchase for profit ’ , as few people as possible to be authorised to spend the company 's money whether raw materials , machinery and stationery and never tell anyone how the Company performed . |
| 22 | The demand must be dated and signed by the creditor himself or by a person stating himself to be authorised to make the demand on the creditor 's behalf . |
| 23 | Graham ( aged 12 ) seemed to be sniffing to relieve the tension he felt because his parents ' marriage was breaking up . |
| 24 | Service planners have rarely acknowledged the need for emotional support , yet services need to be organized to foster the well-being of existing relationships and to help people develop new ones . |
| 25 | The addition of the care plan will enable service agreements to be tailored to meet the needs of the individual user . |
| 26 | If the terms are to be tailored to fit the client , the client must be " measured " for the terms . |
| 27 | So long as an apparatchik continued to be invited to join the Ceauşescus at play , even the ceaseless rotation of offices could not disguise his continuing status as one of the leaders . |
| 28 | joined in too and that they they really ought to be invited to put the s in the frame as well . |
| 29 | So do n't expect any preferential treatment or to be invited to meet the stars at their Christmas party . |
| 30 | IF YOU ARE sufficiently distinguished you may well be lucky enough to be invited to address the prestige conference Advances in Fermentation ‘ 83 to be held in September . |