Example sentences of "[be] to get a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be to get a criminal or terrorist prisoners released , ’ he explained patiently . |
| 2 | Dig over flowerbeds — the longer lumps of soil are exposed to frost , the easier it 'll be to get a fine tilth in spring . |
| 3 | The way I would start forming a band would be to get a bass player and drummer first ; get a core of people who are on my wavelength , especially on the bass , and a drummer who 's got a really good right hand , almost like a jazz player , who can play light and not just hard . |
| 4 | BENTWORTH Aided School are to get a new play area which will also double up as an occasional overflow car park for the village hall . |
| 5 | After almost two years of complaints of illness , discolouration and bugs , worms and other nasties in the drinking water supply along the town 's Donaghadee Road and surrounding area , residents there are to get a new pipe system . |
| 6 | GREEDY banks are to get a roasting from the Treasury for failing to pass on interest cuts fast enough to customers . |
| 7 | Yes I I I would accept that as a general point yes that that that that that that the greater number of years , the more likely you are to get a long term trend . |
| 8 | The whole point of the legal process is to get a decisive determination which will end the dispute in question . |
| 9 | THE most famous observatory in the world is to get a major relaunch next month . |
| 10 | The interviewer is trying to be objective and scientific , yet has to establish and maintain ‘ rapport ’ if he is to get a good interview . |
| 11 | The secret against sprinting predators , such as the big cats , is to get a good start on them . |
| 12 | The heavier your pack , the more important it is to get a good fit . |
| 13 | His namesake , Martin , who made his debut in 1979 ( the local joke is that he should acquire a dog-collar like secretary Rev. Mike Vockins , as Sunday is now his normal working day ) , is to get a joint benefit with Damian D'Oliveira next year . |
| 14 | He adds : ‘ The important thing is to get a Labour government elected . ’ |
| 15 | And , as I stressed earlier , the props for such beliefs come from within the black community : black kids tell each other stories about how difficult it is to get a decent job if you are black and , in a self-fulfilling way , it does becomes difficult . |
| 16 | PARIS — The French Army , fatigued by khaki , is to get a new ‘ modular ’ uniform designed by Pierre Balmain and made up in a grey-blue colour known as Terre de France . |
| 17 | The JRC is to get a new Council of Administration to keep the formulation and management of research programmes at arm 's length from the politicians . |
| 18 | BRAVE transplant tot Laura Davies is to get a new baby brother or sister , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 19 | His ambition now is to get a new pair of work boots and some trainers so he can play his favourite sports football and squash . |
| 20 | ARMAGH Appointment THE newly opened Navan Fort Visitors Centre is to get a new director . |
| 21 | THE Mazda range , much changed in recent years , is to get a new flagship model . |
| 22 | ST COLUMBA 'S Parish Church , Derryvolgie , Lisburn is to get a new rector . |
| 23 | Mr Rodriguez 's plan is to get a high-school diploma , then win a pilot 's licence . |
| 24 | The national pop station that once boasted it was ‘ One-derful ’ is to get a long-awaited shake-up . |
| 25 | Mrs Gojkovic said later : ‘ What I now want is to get a middle-of-the-range hotel to cater for the tourist trade in London … this is going to enable me to do this . ’ |
| 26 | She heard the impatience in his tone and went on even more firmly , ‘ It would simply be that it fits in with my long-term plan , which is to get a wide range of experience before going on an extended working holiday overseas . ’ |
| 27 | The ultimate test for a barrier , of course , is to get a local cyclist to try it out . |
| 28 | According to Jamie , the object of the game is to get a soggy fag-end from wherever it is in the channel along to and down the coverless hole , breaking it up as much as possible en –ute . |
| 29 | I suppose the general aim is to get a huge Hollywood star , a singer , and perhaps a home-grown character , but it rarely works out like that and sometimes the most unlikely combination can really work . |
| 30 | The first is to get a clear mandate from the board , which must include the ability to downsize further as necessary , including layoffs , and change the corporate culture , getting rid of the current organisational structure . |