Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv prt] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make sure that the wire retainer clips are pressed down firmly to hold the towel in place . |
| 2 | Despite the fact that homoeopathy has now been around for close on two hundred years , very little research has been carried out either to attempt to understand how it works , or to prove that it does work . |
| 3 | Of some of the other developments outlined in the Treaty of Rome , a European Investment Bank , based in Luxembourg , had been set up immediately to provide capital for the future balanced development of the Community . |
| 4 | The centre 's been set up specially to help people like Anita . |
| 5 | This unit had been set up originally to refine the art of specific writing for Television ; either by seeking out works of literature suitable for adaption , or by commissioning new material and applying it to the ‘ TV-writing art form ’ . |
| 6 | In July 1984 the Princess had agreed to become patron of a small medical research charity called Birthright , which had been set up initially to try and minimize the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth . |
| 7 | For the untrained , keeping tabs on this type of equipment , both technically and administratively , can be difficult , but Powersafe has been set up specifically to manage the inspection and testing of electrical installations and equipment used in industry , commerce and public utilities . |
| 8 | Within the year Thomas had moved into a new company , Macdonald Raintree , which was partly owned by BPC and by Raintree in the US and which had been set up mainly to sell rights and coeditions in Raintree output in Europe . |
| 9 | Beyond the houses the lane became a rough track crossing a bridge towards the forestry development , climbing up through the young trees of the forestry and out on to open country towards the summit of Shunner Fell , where , after much bog-trotting and splashing about , we hit the line of ash palings that had been laid down here to stop further erosion of the Pennine Way but which had very largely sunk into the bog . |
| 10 | His papers show that contributors even included Thomas Trollope who lived in Rome , was Anthony 's elder brother and who , like him , had been brought up thoroughly to dislike Dissenters . |
| 11 | He knew that he had been brought down specially to hear that , but it seemed to have nothing to do with him . |
| 12 | Modern gliders usually have spring-loaded caps which are pulled down firmly to prevent air leaking into or out of the wing . |
| 13 | Marginal land had to be given up either to waste or to sheep and cattle , since it was no longer profitable to plough it . |
| 14 | Indeed , the excavation should be at least 15 cm ( 6 in ) larger than the finished pool to allow for a generous layer of concrete , and the soil should be rammed down tightly to prevent any subsidence and ensure a firm base ( Fig. 3a ) . |
| 15 | LEFT ( 1 ) Grooming needs to be carried out regularly to prevent your dog 's coat from becoming matted . |
| 16 | If necessary rescheduling should be carried out either to give a new completion date or to increase resources ( or reduce time allocated ) in order to get back on schedule . |
| 17 | These are available in various dosages , but may have to be made up specially to deliver the required dose . |
| 18 | I should 've tidied up a bit — that would 've made Mr Jackson think I 'm grown up enough to look after myself , but it 's too late now . |
| 19 | I 'm grown up enough to look after Satan . |
| 20 | As you equip such men and women , Lord , we pray that the Holy Spirit may be channelled through then to equip the whole church in the service of Christ ; that those who confess your name may be united in your truth , live together in your love and reveal your glory in the world . |
| 21 | Bear in mind that background material expands infinitely , and needs to be closed off somewhere to prevent you becoming submerged in an endless and unfinishable project . |
| 22 | This can be rasped down effectively to give no further problems . |
| 23 | The contamination level had to be brought down dramatically to achieve full capacity sales . |
| 24 | A new international laboratory might be set up elsewhere to pursue related physics with different machines . |
| 25 | A Cabinet committee , expected to be chaired by the Prime Minister , will be set up soon to look at the broadest possible scope of environmental policy , taking in road traffic , housing , agriculture , the rural economy , energy , and industrial development , as well as the obvious ‘ green ’ areas of policy such as planning , waste disposal and pollution . |
| 26 | Application clusters can be set up permanently to meet individual needs . |
| 27 | In late winter they should be cut back hard to leave a few cm ( in ) of stem , otherwise they can become rather straggly . |
| 28 | The photosetter churned out the columns of type as a film , which had to be pasted up manually to form a complete page for the printing plate cameras . |
| 29 | It is hoped that this will not be later than approximately 8 April by which time they are wanted back here to get on with parachute training . |
| 30 | Wetland marshes were filled in systematically to make land more ‘ productive ’ or simply to discourage the hordes of mosquitoes that rule the eastern shore in the summer . |