Example sentences of "they [verb] to be [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For other people at work they seemed to be such joyous occasions . |
| 2 | They seemed to be all sizes . |
| 3 | They walked on , and after what they reckoned to be another mile they paused again and looked back at Dynmouth . |
| 4 | yeah more than that , what have they got to be these words they got ta be words which really what , which really make you feel what ? |
| 5 | If they really believe that the merger was the best way forward , they must now be be supporting something that they know to be less than best and and this is now rendered all the bad feeling and all the destruction of the past two years , a complete waste of time . |
| 6 | Nevertheless there is a problem about the status of many of his theories and propositions if , and when , they claim to be more than speculation . |
| 7 | They looked to be all one way traffic as Abingdon 's mid-field dominated the game , setting up chances for the front runners , but the final touch was always missing . |
| 8 | Not only are they perceived to be such , but they are . |
| 9 | Started at that 's right , yes and er I did and er they put me in the machine shop filing keyhole and Those times they had to be all cast over the rim locks and all that , now they 've made for us and all that . |
| 10 | They had to be more than willing , and as ready as he to part without hard feelings afterwards . |
| 11 | Some people carry on and live it 24 hours a day because they have to be that person all the time and at that time , it was n't like you played a gig , finished the gig and then had a very private life until the next gig . |
| 12 | I 'm not saying they have to be any particular shape , not conventionally beautiful in any sense . |
| 13 | They 've become acutely aware that to succeed they need to be more than just well-informed , they need to be well-read in the widest sense . |