Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we 've in fact transferred to oil , those coal heaps in many cases have actually been cleaned up and build on , so as oil runs out it perhaps will not be possible to reconvert back to coal use in some factories simply because the space for storage wo n't exist . |
| 2 | ‘ Looks like we 'll be eleven sitting down to dinner . ’ |
| 3 | Shivering , he splashed cold water on his face and washed his hands and then hurried back to his own room , trying to decide whether it would be better to go back to bed , or to get up , get breakfast and do a little study before Senga was up and about . |
| 4 | But what I was thinking , maybe I 'd be better going back to work and seeing how |
| 5 | Captain Faulknor was still concerned about the ship 's speed and said to Jenking , ‘ that it would be better to stand out to sea for the night . ’ |
| 6 | After these general guidelines , it may be helpful to go on to review some of the most popular cuisines and eating places . |
| 7 | If all goes well , you may be able to go back to school when the new year starts in the autumn . |
| 8 | He would then unaccountably find that the world was no longer about to end and would be able to go back to work . |
| 9 | Do they think you 'll be able to go back to work ? |
| 10 | This aspect of the writing of reports has been exaggerated to impress on you that every report , even the least important , must be able to stand up to expert cross-examination . |
| 11 | Jack Ashley MP says the deaf and hard-of-hearing will now be able to keep up to date with the news . |
| 12 | He had a busy day ahead of him , and although he did not yet know it , he would not be able to get back to bed until nearly twenty-four hours later . |
| 13 | Stolid , neat and terrifically inoffensive , these were the sort of highlights you 'd be happy to take home to mother . |
| 14 | As Lorenz wrote , ‘ one of them may be inclined to go on to mouth-pulling a few seconds before the other one . |
| 15 | It may be necessary to report back to management any concerns of mismanagement or potential abuse . |