Example sentences of "[vb base] to be [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the conclusions appear to be that migration into the county needs to be modified , and secondly , that government policy was then and still is to pursue policies leading to the regeneration of urban areas e around North Yorkshire particularly West Yorkshire er and Cleveland . |
| 2 | There appear to be few limits to the human capacity to learn . |
| 3 | And I still want to be that person ; I want to be happy ; I want to look good ; I want to command the situation I 'm in . |
| 4 | ‘ It was n't because I saw some guy and said , ‘ Hey , he gets a lot of girls , ’ or I saw some guy and said , ‘ Man , I want to be that guy , ’ because there 's no-one on earth I want to be . |
| 5 | I want to be that guy up there . |
| 6 | As a result , agents of the owner , who happen to be former principals of Sotheby 's , arranged for the procurement of another set of licenses from the Lebanon ’ . |
| 7 | Of the best , who happen to be all men . |
| 8 | Similarly there seem to be many cultures in tropical countries where the women get on with the necessary work while the men sit around discussing matters . |
| 9 | Equally there seem to be many people who stay for a short period , and then just move on . |
| 10 | The conclusions seem to be that printing in general is fatal , draft standard conditions sent for negotiation are very often caught , but there is not a problem with the unique situation , or one where there is genuine negotiation — even if the starting point is a set of standard terms and conditions . |
| 11 | Moreover , there seem to be all manner of missed opportunities to communicate and discuss proposals with teachers and headmasters . |
| 12 | There seem to be several reasons for its emergence : a backlog of untrained practitioners ; a desire to certificate practice , for a variety of reasons , including status ; labour shortages which require quick solutions ; and a growth of theory or technology in the field itself , requiring more systematic training than has hitherto been necessary . |
| 13 | He did n't say , ‘ I have a few ideas ; there seem to be some problems out there . |
| 14 | But w what about er er further increases the there seem to be some suggestions that we may find the three thousand four hundred million going even higher . |
| 15 | There seem to be more people with the same idea , as the number of bowyers listed in the appropriate journals is increasing each year . |
| 16 | ‘ There seem to be more messages than usual , ’ she remarked . |
| 17 | " There seem to be more fires than ever on the hill tonight , " said Louise brightly , hoping to divert Miriam from any further discussion of the Collector 's natural functions . |
| 18 | He told a Common select committee : ‘ It is not possible to be certain the recession is over , but there seem to be enough indications to say in all probability it is . ’ |
| 19 | It adds that trademark directories seem to be this year 's most popular scam . |
| 20 | The Farm seem to be this year 's Band You Love To Hate , but their version of ‘ Do n't You Want Me ? ’ is by no means the throwaway novelty it has been presented as being . |
| 21 | All that , and more , including why I seem to be this month 's centre-fold in Police Gazette . ’ |
| 22 | While it is difficult to give definitive answers to questions about control , the prevailing pattern does seem to be loose and informal : there seem to be few cases of actual censorship . |
| 23 | Computer products are relatively much cheaper in the US than in the UK , and Americans tend to be more computer literate . |
| 24 | But many others , which tend to be more niche , specialised and smaller businesses , have done very well in world markets . ’ |
| 25 | What Mr seems to be directing is that the settlement should be directed to those areas which are at present have pleasant tree cover and things , which theoretically can assimilate a new settlement which in the context of the Vale of York , tend to be those areas which are th are of the better landscape quality . |
| 26 | Males compete for females and thereby come to exclude one another from their ranges and , since male ranges are larger than those of females , there tend to be fewer males than females in any local community . |
| 27 | Furthermore , on the coast there tend to be some expert sailors around and your confidence in your own ability does not benefit from comparison with them . |
| 28 | I mean to be that man . ’ |
| 29 | Halfway through a session she invites husband and wife to change chairs and pretend to be each other . |
| 30 | These days we try to be more communautaire than thou . |