Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham Hunsley , defending , said he was now off hard drugs , had been to see his doctor about the problem and was hoping to undergo treatment at an addiction centre . |
| 2 | Will the Prime Minister now tell us whether he accepts that , in addition to the massive number of homes repossessed last year , a further 80,000 families are to lose their homes in the current year ? |
| 3 | Two hundred and ninety people are to lose their jobs with the closure of one of the country 's leading leather manufacturers . |
| 4 | My answer to this criticism was that teachers of English are virtually unanimous in their enthusiasm for literature , but need persuasion if they are to accept our recommendations for the teaching of grammar , Standard English and knowledge about language . |
| 5 | The trend towards milder winters is beginning to concern horticulturists. many trees need lengthy cold spells if they are to open their buds at the right time in spring , and research on the Continent confirms that apple trees will be confused by the changing climate . |
| 6 | It was the image which counted — if we 're to hold our position as the largest security organization on the Continent . |
| 7 | He says we predict that a reservoir of this size will be essential if we 're to supply our customers with the water the need . |
| 8 | Therefore , he said , you 're to show your trust in the messenger , you never seal the envelope . |
| 9 | Above all , if we are to retain our position in the world league , all internal taxes must be designed so as not to adversely affect the price of our goods abroad . |
| 10 | And Cardiff coaching organiser Alex Evans knows his side must win if they are to justify their claims to the All-Whites ' throne . |
| 11 | Was a polite Behaviour joined to that honest Sincerity and social Disposition which is remarkable in the English Sailors , I think they would not only be the most useful Men in the Island , but by much the most agreeable Companions : For this Reason , I would recommend it to Parents who are to breed their Sons to the Sea , to give them an early Taste of Letters , especially the European Tongue , which will be of great Service to their Business as well as polish their Manners " . |
| 12 | The value of the project will be to increase our understanding of the conditions for social and political stability and instability in the contemporary world . |
| 13 | His top priority this season will be to regain his place on the Ulster senior squad , and banish last year 's unhappy memories . |
| 14 | I suggest that one solution for biologists will be to apply their expertise to the new science of socioecology , and the environment of the office . |
| 15 | The immediate affect on the clubs will be to forfeit their places in the Castlemaine XXXX competition , while Cumbernauld will also have to forego their Dunbartonshire Cup matches and cancel an Easter weekend visit from the French club , Lyon . |
| 16 | The immediate affect on the clubs will be to forfeit their places in the Castlemaine XXXX competition , while Cumbernauld will also have to forego their Dunbartonshire Cup matches and cancel an Easter weekend visit from the French club , Lyon . |
| 17 | Er our intention would be to direct our advertising towards the natural fresh qualities of the product and the powerful lobby of the Greens . |
| 18 | It could be argued that the best way of dealing with attempted suicide would be to prevent its occurrence in the first place ; but this is not an easy task , and one that often extends beyond the reach of the clinician . |
| 19 | To backpedal and tell any part of the truth would be to admit his complicity with the Ashdown girl , which was something that he did n't want to be drawn into ever again . |
| 20 | Newry Town are to withdraw their team from the Irish Youth League . |
| 21 | Abingdon Town struggled to record a two one win against hosts Bracknell Town here today , and will certainly need to improve their finishing if they are to maintain their challenge at the top of the Vauxhall League , division two south . |
| 22 | In 1338 the northern clergy were to instruct their parishioners about the crucial need for , and inescapable burdens of , defence against the Scots , so that the ‘ pious exhortations ’ of the priests might induce support for a united struggle against the enemies of the realm . |
| 23 | As it was , some 50,000 soldiers were to lose their lives during the next few months in fruitless attacks on Chunuk Bair . |
| 24 | I was too young to remember him , but later at intervals a number of remarkable men , among them Arnold Hodson , Hugh Dodds and Arthur Bentinck , served on my father 's staff and were to remain our friends over the years . |
| 25 | We all met at a pre-luncheon reception and then adjourned to the dining hall to sample the culinary delights which were to space our classes for the next five days ; four classes with dancing after dinner was the order of the day , all meticulously time-tabled . |
| 26 | If the bonnie banks of Scotland were to open their accounts to the world , there would be a run on the pound and some of the country 's most famous clubs would collapse with embarrassment . |
| 27 | Members of the Darlington Association on Disability expressed concern about how members were to reach their headquarters at the Friends ' Meeting House in Skinnergate . |
| 28 | In the minds of those who gave positive thought to it , the Commonwealth was to be an organization to which no one who was unwilling need apply , and in which those who had joined were to reach their decisions on the basis of consensus : the goal to be pursued was an uncoerced acknowledgement of Britain as the senior partner in a world-wide enterprise ; the position to be sought was the supremely equivocal but potentially supreme satisfying one of primus inter pares . |
| 29 | The only words they exchanged during the engagements were to discuss which side of the car they were going to step out of . |
| 30 | If only Mr Brooke were to stick his head above the parapet he would soon realise that fact . |