Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Incensed by such treatment , the hare scratched the Moon 's face with his claws and the two of them are disfigured to this day .
2 Bingley possesses an enormous fortune and both of them are committed to each other and love one another very deeply .
3 Erm I am trying to local plan , places much emphasis on the use of recycled materials to reduce the rate of gravel extraction in the county and the associated environmental damage .
4 ‘ Say , ’ he said , ‘ you 'd better tell me more precisely about what I am to wear to this ball .
5 I am committed to this enterprise : To climb the mountain , to cut down the cedar , and leave behind me an enduring name . ’
6 I 'm listening to some music .
7 No we 're not , I 'm listening to some music
8 ‘ Listen , Arty , I 'm writing to this Dagg fellow .
9 I 'm referring to oral tradition .
10 I 'm tied to another organisation for guest speaking anyway , so IMG get nothing of that ’ .
11 Also er saw er Nick last week and he 's agreed that we can offer a similar sort of training scheme around the force people apply just for er a one day course so what I 'm saying to any community affairs staff
12 I 'm working to new income and expenditure rules from next year .
13 I 'm used to hard work , ’ Tess insisted .
14 I 'm going , for work experience I 'm going to Saxted Ministry up there hopefully to see what it 's like looking after children you know , like a nursery and everything .
15 " I 'm going to that thing on Saturday , " he said , leaning against our coal bunker .
16 I 'm going to that sale , because I want that land .
17 I 'm going to one match .
18 I 'm going to this year . .
19 I said oh if I 'm in Beck and I 've got a free couple of hours I 'll come round but I do n't think I 'm going to this week .
20 I 'm ready when you want I 'm going to this time daddy .
21 Well if I 'm going to this meeting .
22 and I reckon he broke them but he says he 's no broken but I I I felt the tooth in two side of my mouth so I just stopped the treatment there and I 'm going to another dentist some time but my wife , I do n't want to go there now cos money 's tight , I was on the D H S S , I was due to pay the first forty nine pound .
23 Anyway I were , I were talking to that lady and er she were on about you , and she says about putting your name
24 The worst thing that happened to me was that I was moved to another hut on the Waaf site and found myself amongst a very superior set of girls who worked in Radar .
25 I was moved to another hostel which was worse .
26 I was compensated to some extent by the magnificent scenery .
27 I was listening to weird stuff like Iron Butterfly when I was , like , still learning my alphabet !
28 So I was probably enjoying British progressive rock at the same time I was listening to American jazz . ’
29 It was really funny I was listening to this story , it was about a toyboy
30 I was listening to this island disc this morning and erm
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