Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [pron] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other meaning uses plastered in the type of structure which we have introduced in the present section ; notice that it allows addition of to be ( and that it is parallel in its overall structure to ( 42 ) where there is a non-finite clause complete with subject , verb and object ) : ( 41 ) Clara wants the façade to be plastered ( 42 ) she wants the builders to plaster the façade Let us also take note of a subtle and rather interesting ambiguity , found in : ( 43 ) Oliver imagined her red-haired This may mean that Oliver is allowing himself to speculate on the effect of , let us say , adding a wig to a blonde lady of his acquaintance ( and this may therefore be called the " cosmetic " version ) ; or he may be trying to build a mental picture of someone he has never met ( the " unacquainted " version ) , in which case imagined could be replaced by supposed with very little alteration in the meaning of the whole . |
| 2 | The first five minutes is to enable you to reflect on the candidate who has left and to jot down any opinions and comments which are fresh in your mind . |
| 3 | Now , finally , Taylor is urging someone to climb above the heap . |
| 4 | It is arguable that the reader may actually be confused rather than helped by the deviation from convention , precisely because she or he is expecting you to conform to the rules of punctuation . |
| 5 | That is why we have designated this Sunday as a Pledge Day and asked our people to pledge what they believe God is calling them to give towards the Project over the next few years . |
| 6 | And it 's asking you to put in the bar lines . |
| 7 | With all these elements in mind the best thing that a designer can do is tell you to cast off the stitches and leave the method to you . |
| 8 | That 's how long it 's taking you to do on the paper . |
| 9 | He is playing in the Second Division at the moment , but my priority is to get him to come to the club . ’ |
| 10 | But the motive for praying for the saints is to equip them to minister in the world . |