Example sentences of "be [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By way of example , Figure 7 shows a system that I have been helping to develop for some ten years now ( Smith and Rothman , 1980 ) . |
| 2 | The sisters are taught to think of those impulses that impede the spirit as sins with the strength of predatory beasts ravening in the wilderness of the interior landscape of the fallen world . |
| 3 | The walks have been arranged to cater for all age groups , with a few designed for those with limited walking ability , and some have been planned to link with bus routes . |
| 4 | Statistical tests , known as unit root tests , have been developed to discriminate between these two cases . |
| 5 | You may then find yourself faced with a real battle if your dog has not been taught to co-operate in this fashion . |
| 6 | This contention is supported by Bird and Morgan-Jones ( 1981 , p. 92 ) , who state that ‘ as far as possible all SSAPs , excluding of course those not relevant , are intended to apply to all enterprises , including charities and other nonprofit organizations ’ and Hepworth and Vass ( 1984 , p. 43 ) , who believe in ‘ a common approach where there are common elements ’ . |
| 7 | In this new world , all architecture , furnishing , clothing and behaviour are intended to relate to each other in a visibly coherent fashion . |
| 8 | The purpose of our work has been to try to look at all aspects of sign language which might help those who make choices . |
| 9 | An understanding of how we are designed to move in this world is essential if we are to correct our detrimental habits , the source of much pain and discomfort . |
| 10 | Overheating degrades battery electrolyte , and rechargeable types are designed to cope with this to a large extent , but dry cells are not . |
| 11 | Luminescence chambers are designed to cope with this and are tested up to specified voltages with metal targets as samples . |
| 12 | Two of the five vessels being built for Olsen are designed to comply with this legislation , and this , says Parker , will give it a proven ability to fit in with the new requirements . |
| 13 | The meals themselves are designed to cater for all tastes . |
| 14 | Beginning this autumn , courses are designed to cater for all tastes and interests . |
| 15 | If that does not work , then the internal complaints procedure comes into its own and the dissatisfied client should be referred to another member of the firm ( possibly the senior partner ) or , though this perhaps will rarely be encountered , someone outside the firm who has been nominated to deal with such matters . |
| 16 | It 's the first occasion in fact on which I 've been permitted to speak at any meeting dealing with this application . |
| 17 | Most patients are expected to respond to some of these dummy challenges , but they should respond to significantly more of the real ones . |
| 18 | Court staff are expected to deal with such transfers quickly . |
| 19 | Nationalized industries are expected to comply with all SSAPs . |
| 20 | ’ . Under Para 10 , the Royal Botanic Gardens are specifically mentioned , so it is clear that we are expected to comply with this Directive . |
| 21 | Schools , therefore , are expected to compensate for these supposed deficits . |
| 22 | The patrols are expected to react to these , and an umpire accompanies them to see that there is fair play . |
| 23 | Past changes in both relative equity and gilt prices have a negative influence on future expectations although interest differentials ( RATE ) are expected to persist for some time . |
| 24 | However , they are permitted to deviate from this if special geographic considerations ( for example , the size , shape , and accessibility of a constituency ) appear to render such a deviation desirable . |
| 25 | When I try to give up who I am erm none of who I am has to do with this external er additional tool . |
| 26 | Mr Warburton replied that since Newton had had single-lead aspects in the past , it had not been considered to fall within any of the interpretations of the embargo . |
| 27 | Captain Mark Phillips had been expected to remain for some time in his cottage on the estate , where he has lived since the marriage broke up three years ago . |
| 28 | In general , the baby 's wishes had tended in the past to be suspect , and the mother had been expected to look for some non-permissible motive behind them , in the form either of dangerous ( probably erotic ) impulses or of a rebellious determination to dominate the mother-in either case , constant control of the child was called for , and only the baby who had submitted himself completely to the mother 's control could be called a good baby . |
| 29 | Each input or interaction upsets homeostasis , but the parts which make up the system are programmed to respond in such a way as to ensure a return to normality . |
| 30 | Every species has a slightly different solution to the problem of getting about , and the amount of work required to go at a particular speed depends in part on how well an animal has been designed to move at that speed . |