Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That would kind of be kept a bit quiet was it ? |
| 2 | Er , we 're looking at , to whether the branch and the manager , sort of be take a more active role including the the branch sector . |
| 3 | Erm there is publication that , these are be asked for be sent a copy to every mem member with it 's er in a way a milestone initiative in in the middle of work . |
| 4 | This is emphasised by the fact that the parent claimed to be asserting a ‘ right not to be dictated to ’ — at the expense of his/her child 's right to education . |
| 5 | Now you seem to be laying a great deal of stress on the introduction of minimum standards , what , what 's the point behind that and what does it mean ? |
| 6 | You 're not going to be gone a fortnight , I hope . |
| 7 | Toby seemed to be gone a long time , but I was n't measuring time very accurately . |
| 8 | Yet if children are to be taught a love of literature and language , they surely need to be inspired by those whose love of literature and language is apparent and infectious . |
| 9 | The very young inmates at Bohorok had to be taught a surprising number of basic skills , such as how to climb and walk upright on a branch , things they would normally have learned from their mothers . |
| 10 | He was to bring Patrick back , any way he could , but the girl — if she was in Dublin — was to be taught a serious and possibly fatal lesson . |
| 11 | Since the characters that helped the individual to succeed in the battle were the traditional Protestant virtues of enterprise , initiative and thrift , Spencer could project his philosophy as a new foundation for traditional morality , despite its tendency to encourage indifference to the suffering of those who still needed to be taught a lesson by a wise but harsh Nature . |
| 12 | They need to be taught a lesson ! |
| 13 | ‘ Oh yes , ’ said Boris ‘ You had to come to be taught a lesson . ’ |
| 14 | And they like to be taught a new board game |
| 15 | This hope had been inspired by events in France , where the financier John Law , exiled after a fatal duel , was perceived to be achieving a spectacular unloading of the public debt . |
| 16 | I 'm supposed to be meeting a feller for the pictures at eight o'clock . ’ |
| 17 | Not surprisingly , therefore , they appear to be reaching a higher level of competence . |
| 18 | Since the new forms of treatment set up have not reduced the demand for state hospital admissions and the alternatives so far devised have not guaranteed more cost-effective services , the move into the community can be seen to be reaching a critical stage of development . |
| 19 | The falsificationist now appears to be reaching a tentative solution to his problem , although he does not consider himself to have proved by experiment how bats avoid collisions while flying . |
| 20 | Pascoe chose another moment on the tape and the waltz seemed to be reaching a finale : all brass and basses . |
| 21 | To be considered ‘ disabled ’ for this purpose you will normally need to be receiving a benefit such as Attendance Allowance , Mobility Allowance , Invalidity Benefit or be registered blind . |
| 22 | However , it is possible that such " cutting " was intentional , in order to create the effect of a movement away from the spectator ( who is seen to be receiving a privileged view ) . |
| 23 | ‘ We did say we 'd limit him to thirty mares as he 's been so busy competing , but somehow we managed to allow our arms to be twisted a few times . |
| 24 | The green light surrounding them now seemed to be imparting a sick lifeless pallor . |
| 25 | He was supposed to be germinating a television programme for her , on her own topic , about the conscience of an escaped East Berliner . |
| 26 | I had hoped to be writing a birth report about how wonderful it is to use a large pool of warm water in labour . |
| 27 | These duties had to be fulfilled alongside those of his conventional publishing business , and he was also supposed to be writing a scene for inclusion in what was to be a filmed version of Murder in the Cathedral . |
| 28 | I 'm supposed to be writing a feature , not a book . ’ |
| 29 | If large numbers of animals are to be killed a euthanasia chamber can be used consisting of a container linked to a cylinder of carbon dioxide . |
| 30 | Méléra survived Verdun and the rest of the war , to be killed a fortnight before the Armistice . |