Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] [to-vb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | The persistently high inflation experienced in the United Kingdom in the 1970s highlighted the need for company accounts to be adjusted to reflect this factor . |
| 2 | Such an approach to language presentation of course means that contexts have to be contrived to motivate this lexical modification and to guide the learner in the discriminating and differential use of grammatical analysis . |
| 3 | erm How does one in any case fine a motorist who is n't standing by his car or sitting in it ? erm I would , if the question is shall we try it , if that is implied , I would say it 's worth trying in a very moderate way , it may require the police and the police representatives so to speak , the wardens if they 're going to be empowered to do this kind of thing , I think it 's going to force them to become very , very diplomatic and civilized in the way they handle it , but we of course too will have to learn to respond in a civilized manner . |
| 4 | It is for the humanities to speak up for the value of retrospective conversion , and for some national planning to be undertaken to achieve this , as they , and to some extent the social sciences have most to gain from such an investment . |
| 5 | It was also he who told me of the Great Ones , ’ he went on with a faraway look , ‘ and how they had chosen us to be saved to do this . ’ |
| 6 | I want to suggest that joint problem-solving consultancy approaches — developed to maximise existing expertise — can and need to be geared to prevent this from happening , and to consolidate and further such developments in aid of meeting the special educational needs of all children . |
| 7 | The acoustics in the hall are not good and it was agreed that something ought to be done to improve this . |
| 8 | The acoustics in the hall are not good and it was agreed that something ought to be done to improve this . |
| 9 | Much remains to be done to translate this statement into reality . |
| 10 | Something had to be done to tame this circuit , and it was … the " Ring " was brought down to size . |
| 11 | Something has to be done to bring this mess to an end . |
| 12 | There was little to be done to prevent this inexorable build up of pressure from the roots . |
| 13 | Worship — to be asked to lead this . |
| 14 | New and innovative sources of financing will have to be developed to meet this challenge — and this great investment opportunity . ’ |
| 15 | The family needs to be motivated to make this work . |
| 16 | There is another test that I want to refer to , that we ca n't actually do , because you have to be qualified to do this test , and it 's very , very complicated , and all the rest of it . |
| 17 | The important factors that need to be identified to achieve this relate not only to the genetic components that promote nitrogen fixation in Rhizobium spp. but also the nature of the host-bacterium interaction . |
| 18 | It is a very great privilege to be chosen to represent this ward for the next three years . |
| 19 | To be expected to relinquish this power , and give up some of the spoils to the likes of SARU , who had been at the forefront in demanding the non-participation of the Springboks in international competition since it was ‘ impossible to play normal sport in an abnormal society ’ , must , understandably , be a difficult to swallow . |
| 20 | ‘ I would have thought a photographer came prepared with much film , ’ Felipe grated , not all pleased to be spoken to like this . |
| 21 | Great care had to be taken to hide this tell-tale clay , since its detection by aircraft would have betrayed the mines ' position and depth . |
| 22 | The steps to be taken to complete this process are as follows : |
| 23 | The steps to be taken to complete this process are as follows : |
| 24 | The steps to be taken to complete this process are as follows : |
| 25 | The steps to be taken to complete this process are as follows : |
| 26 | It is not a work or method study exercise , but a way of establishing and monitoring agreed measures of performance , as a basis for determining whether action needs to be taken to bring this performance within desired parameters . |
| 27 | By agreement , these staff had been provisionally allocated to six grades and the job evaluation scheme was to be used to finalise this allocation . |
| 28 | Now I felt that I wanted nothing else in the world but to be allowed to read this dismal grammar all winter . |
| 29 | Answer guide : Once again this is new so the students need to be encouraged to discuss this . |
| 30 | As far as the goods returned are concerned once again this is new so the students need to be encouraged to discuss this . |