Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for being free — to be in thrall to a ruling obsession is hardly to exist in a state of freedom . |
| 2 | THE search is about to start for a new Ulster Branch secretary . |
| 3 | THE most frequent query on a travel editor 's desk is how to travel on a cargo ship . |
| 4 | WORK is soon to start on a £5.2m scheme which will prevent raw sewage being pumped on to a Merseyside beach . |
| 5 | SCARBOROUGH : Extensive work is underway to prepare for a big launch of a scheme to convert the former Odeon cinema into a theatre . |
| 6 | Work is about to start on a new building that will link two factory units , presently separated by a gap . |
| 7 | The power to direct that the prohibition is not to apply to a refused application enables an applicant , whose application has been refused on grounds which are remediable or because of circumstances which are liable to change , tore-apply within a shorter period . |
| 8 | As the future shape of local government and the issue of water privatisation threaten to bring big political problems for Lang in the months ahead , he can at least breath a sigh of relief that the long-running saga of the poll tax is about to draw to a close . |
| 9 | The contact procedure is usually to begin with a number of preliminary questions to ensure that the people contacted do fulfil the quota requirements . |
| 10 | The point of mentioning this development is not to launch on a digression about professional education , important though that is . |
| 11 | So I really , my , my , my advice is not to aim for a hundred percent efficiency but always to programme five percent optimistically . |
| 12 | He will see that a number of general practitioner practices have become fundholders , that a local NHS trust has already reduced waiting lists by 1,200 in the last year , and that a district authority is about to merge with a neighbour to give itself more clout . |
| 13 | This is to acknowledge that the court 's role is merely to act as a long-stop . |
| 14 | LOUISE BORDUAS and dancing partner Bob Massé proved rock , n , roll is here to stay with a flippin' marvellous performance . |
| 15 | ANOTHER MAJOR P&O Properties International project is about to move into a new phase . |
| 16 | His chief function is not to teach as a schoolmaster teaches , but to keep abreast of thought and development in his subject — by reading , by research into new aspects , by meeting and corresponding with other specialists , by attending conferences , by travel and often by solving real-life problems affecting people outside the college . |
| 17 | Thus , for example , if people believe that the stock market is about to go through a period of ‘ boom ’ with share prices going up rapidly , they will switch some of their wealth into stocks and shares . |