Example sentences of "[vb base] to be [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Accepted procedural rules appear to be that the person selected must have the support of a majority in the House of Commons ( if need be , after a new general election ) , and that the Monarch must ‘ secure the strongest Government in the minimum time ’ while still observing the need for public impartiality . |
2 | We lack a vision of what kind of company we want to be and a strategy . |
3 | The lessons of such experiences as NADP/GMTS and MESOL seem to be that the issues are as much about targeting and fully funding as about elitism . |
4 | HOWEVER confident we pretend to be that the Conservatives will be returned with a majority of at least 25 , we must accept the possibility that this gesticulating Welsh oaf will hold centre-stage until such time as the economy , public order and constitution collapse about his ears . |
5 | Even if the consultants William Mercer Fraser are as good at business as they claim to be and the answer to everyone 's communications problems , the style is a guaranteed turn-off . |
6 | The only difference is that , the fewer roses you have space for , the more certain you have to be that the varieties you grow give the greatest possible pleasure , for the longest possible period and with the most resistance against pest and disease . |
7 | They have to be or the bairns would knock a rise oot o'them . |