Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] be [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought we were to have a private discussion … about Aschmann , ’ he said insolently . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , the USA announces it is to explode a nuclear weapon in outer space during the tests in the Pacific next month . |
| 3 | Even before Antonia had admitted meeting the Minister for Fun , Antonia told a close friend she knew he was to play an important part in her life . |
| 4 | The Jockey Club has announced it 's to hold a full-scale inquiry into exactly what went wrong at last Saturday 's Grand National in an effort to prevent it happening again . |
| 5 | Earlier this week Rover also announced it is to introduce a new sports coupe model in 1992 — the first sports car to be built by the company since production of the TR7 ended in 1981 . |
| 6 | Yachts with crews of mixed nationalities are now very common , though a more usual way of showing it is to fly an appropriate string of miniature courtesy ensigns . |
| 7 | ‘ Many women want power , and one way to get it is to have a powerful husband . |
| 8 | To import them is to take a huge risk . |
| 9 | The role of the artist as I see it is to present a personal vision of the world , a vision which is the product of a search for self-knowledge . |