Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sara knew that she had not been intended to understand this remark , and was hurt by it ; but she was determined to show no embarrassment or anger and told herself that Dom João was probably as nervous as herself . |
| 2 | The material which has been gathered supports this contention and it also raises a number of issues concerning the needs of staff , as well as students , at a time when the total quality of the teaching/learning experience is assuming a certain prominence throughout the HE sector . |
| 3 | Similarly , it has backtracked on its statement that services are to go live this autumn : the official line is that it is too early to say when they will be available . |
| 4 | Fortunately , some well-known figures in the sports and pop world are helping to do this . |
| 5 | TODAY Ian will be walking from Devonport to Kingsbridge — a total of 23.2 miles — and still looks well on course to win his bet with Corals , the bookmakers who are helping sponsor this trip . |
| 6 | Two fields that came on stream in 1992 are helping maintain this level of output : Miller ( BP : 40% ) now produces xx barrels of oil a day ( b/d ) and yy million cubic feet of gas a day ( cf/d ) , while Donan ( BP : 100% ) produces yy b/d . |
| 7 | Kneeling can also be used to help the patient get up from the floor ; most patients are taught to do this once they can walk , in case they have a fall . |
| 8 | The Haar Sana range of treatments has been developed to deal this and other scalp problems . |
| 9 | What different approaches have been developed to teach this important skill ? |
| 10 | A computer algorithm , AGECAT , has now been developed to undertake this task ( Copeland et al . |
| 11 | Nestling among the site 's historic remains , a unique hydro-electric scheme has been developed to harness this great natural resource . |
| 12 | Brewers from all over the world have been gathering to examine this year 's crop of hops . |
| 13 | Nelson has been struggling to implement this grand vision ever since but , in the course of his work , he established the hypertext model as a means of getting around a huge database . |
| 14 | An editorial committee has been formed to continue this project , and it has appointed Dr Malcolm editor of the next volumes in the series : an edition of Leviathan in both its original texts ( English and Latin ) , and what will be the first collected edition of Hobbes ' correspondence . |
| 15 | However , in this instance you do the company a disservice , since the harmoniser patches you refer to are intended to work this way . |
| 16 | But ca n't you see how foolish you are to try to handle this by yourself ? ’ |
| 17 | It is this is a totally disgraceful situation , and I 've also explained that to my brother and I am endeavouring to put this situation right , erm but it is a conflict of interests and I do n't really know what else I can say . |
| 18 | The company name signifies high quality , style and good taste and advertisements are designed to emphasise this |
| 19 | Operating rules are designed to overcome this inherent instability ; but that night , in a hurry , the operators broke them . |
| 20 | Local bus or VL buses are designed to overcome this problem by running at the same speed as the processor . |
| 21 | A particular concern is back-siphonage — the contamination of the mains supply with dirty water or water from a storage cistern being drawn back into it — and many of the bye-laws are designed to prevent this . |
| 22 | Neither existing or potential finance departments ( Fig. 3.4 ) are designed to handle this funding structure . |
| 23 | Formal observation techniques and equipment are designed to reduce this discrepancy to a minimum but the nursing process depends on much more than can be obtained by this means ; therefore it is important for the teacher to have some understanding of the factors that affect the formation of percepts so that she can help the nurse to make accurate judgements where these are possible and to be sufficiently receptive and mentally flexible to consider more than one possible judgement as basis for action . |
| 24 | The point to make here is that the logic of adversary adjudication is that the decision of the court should be based on the case put to it by the parties in dispute and not on material or information supplied by third parties ; and rules of evidence are designed to achieve this result . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , if I do , I 've chosen a pretty safe place to do it in , I think , ’ she responded tenderly , exploring the commanding contours of his face with fingers that had been aching to do this for months . |
| 26 | The same number are expected to arrive this year . |
| 27 | The Clintons are expected to turn this into a rose garden . |
| 28 | Oil exports are expected to increase this year , but will soon fall back ; domestic consumption is soaring ( because the stuff is so cheap ) , and few new wells are being drilled in the forests . |
| 29 | The Server 60 and Server 80 are expected to ship this summer , when UK pricing will be announced . |
| 30 | Once again , whether they are permitted to perform this valuable function will depend on the degree of commitment of public officials , social planners , social service agency administrators , social workers , and other professionals to genuine client and community participation and empowerment . |