Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would at least have allowed the dollar banana firms , such as Chiquita , to import as much as they want , and it is not clear how the dollar banana quota is to cope with a possible increase in demand . |
| 2 | The plan is to go into a neighbouring country … in this case Salisbury Plain … and evacuate civilians using soldiers to protect them . |
| 3 | from escaping through the top and if you 're i if it 's a fa you know , there 's some light or disturbance you and want to sleep and the best thing to do is to go into a light doze cos , you know , you ca n't do much else that 's cover your face . |
| 4 | Documents we have obtained show that one contract for the extension to the London Underground Jubilee Line is to go to a German firm , even though a British company is desperate for the work . |
| 5 | A STOCKTON woman 's bid to turn an empty shop into a taxi office is to go to a public appeal . |
| 6 | A relatively safe way of doing this is to go through a local agency or someone who has passed the test to become a member of the Magic Circle . |
| 7 | Well according to , these blokes said , the only safe way of getting er money on overdraft is to go through a German bank . |
| 8 | One aim of experiments is to search for a compact spelling which can show sound and meaning as directly as possible , meet the needs of all who learn and use it , and is still close to existing spelling which has , so to speak , been ‘ cleaned up ’ . |
| 9 | Of course , the ideal is to invest in a spinning reel , where a swivel in the line connection to the kite is all that is needed to remove any unwanted twist or torque . |
| 10 | Far from seeking to gain political advantage , all that my Group have tried to do is to continue with a long-held policy on disability . |
| 11 | TO ENTER Romania is to sink into a bad dream . |
| 12 | The latest of the GSP 's Regional Geochemistry series , Regional geochemistry of the East Grampians area , is to appear in a new format , in which the regional geochemistry of about 30 elements is displayed in colourful and striking digital imagery . |
| 13 | Mr Nofomela is to appear in a Natal magistrate 's court to be charged with the murder of the Durban civil rights lawyer , Griffiths Mxenge . |
| 14 | We said it would be difficult , erm and that discussion has proved how difficult it is to come to a firm conclusion . |
| 15 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to preserve the integrity of Croatia is to work for a permanent settlement after a lasting ceasefire , and that recognition is just one of the issues that has to be sorted out before there can be a successful conclusion ? |
| 16 | Increasingly , the tendency is to work for a large number of companies in rapid succession . |
| 17 | Erm next I propose as a , er , resolution four which is a special resolution and s set out in the notice of the meeting and is to modify to a limited extent , the obligations relating to the allotment of shares for cash contained in section eighty nine of the Companies Act . |
| 18 | Reading the most imaginative stories and ideas is to participate in a mental adventure and to be lifted by the unchainable spirit of man . |
| 19 | To know something is to participate in a communicable truth . |
| 20 | One answer is to open with a reverse punch to the mid-section . |
| 21 | Catholic morality approves of the view that to repel an aggressor is to engage in a just war . |
| 22 | To ignore this and focus on the false antithesis of punctuation versus gradualism , with no mechanism to explain either , is to engage in a scholastic war of words largely devoid of scientific content . |
| 23 | At the very least the NAIRU hypothesis stands in need of radical modification if it is to serve as a useful guide to the conduct of anti-inflation policy . |
| 24 | The best way to avoid this problem is to embark on a low-carbohydrate diet to reduce the numbers of Candida before starting the drug — if you have followed Steps 1–4 described above , then you should not experience this problem . |
| 25 | ( 2 ) Where there is such a material alteration , the proper procedure is to apply for a fresh grant . |
| 26 | But it 's to help it 's cos she 's a student , and it 's to help towards a special diet . |
| 27 | The advise from Trading Standards is to buy from a reputable dealer . |
| 28 | A simpler way , and often very effective , is to fish with a conventional indicator system , then allow the bream tot take line against an unchecked reel , i.e. with the reel handle revolving backwards . |
| 29 | On reflection , it may be the only possible solution if the city is to function on a human scale . |
| 30 | If an organisation is to function as a cooperative system of individuals , some people must have authority or power over others . |