Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] be [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has a Legislative Committee , one of the chief functions of which is to negotiate parliamentary endorsement for such measures . |
| 2 | The grant is awarded to pay toward the costs of a series of three workshops , the purpose of which is to disseminate 16-19 Initiative findings . |
| 3 | In other animals there is behaviour which benefits another individual , and moreover there is behaviour the end of which is to benefit another individual , in a sense of ‘ end ’ which requires a lot of work to make clear , but which is uncontentiously illustrated by behaviour the end of which is that the animal should take in food . |
| 4 | As de Groot ( 1983 ) reports , 90 per cent of the lad area was declared a national park in 1959 and the Charles Darwin Research Station was established in 1960 on Santa Cruz Island , the aim of which was to undertake scientific research and to begin a programme of goat eradication . |
| 5 | This type of inspection chamber may also be fitted with a ventilator with a hinged mica flap — the idea of which was to let fresh air into the drains but not let foul air out . |
| 6 | The LCAC advice was produced in April , the effect of which was to reject any extension for rights of audience for the CPS and other employed lawyers and the Advisory Committee concluded that the Law Society 's application was inadequate in certain respects . |
| 7 | There were four nurses ' rooms each of which was to contain one bedstead , a flock bed , pillow and bolster and two blankets , two pairs of sheets and two pillow-cases ; the porter 's room was similarly furnished . |
| 8 | The present pattern of Business Studies degrees , in many respects , reflects the state of thinking of commerce degrees of the late 30s , most of which had disappeared by or soon after 1950 , in favour of a more discipline-oriented approach in which there were substantial new elements , with the appearance of sociology and politics , both of which were to acquire greater prominence . |
| 9 | Commissioned by Chapman & Hall , not as a novel but as the letterpress for a series of comic designs by Robert Seymour , 4 of which were to appear each month , about a club of sporting characters ; at that date novels were not published in monthly parts , a form commonly used for illustrated works . |
| 10 | All I ask of you is to make one phone call to firm up a social event , and you ca n't even get that together ! ’ |
| 11 | The satellite picture gives us a good indication of what 's to come this weekend . |
| 12 | In what was to become typical behaviour for mining companies in Ireland , the company did not ask local landowners for permission to enter their lands to prospect . |
| 13 | Fitted with a 100hp Sunbeam engine and averaging a speed of 90 mph , he out paced all the other competitors and won the race in what was to become true Alcock style ! |
| 14 | The determination whether objectives can be ‘ better ’ achieved by the Community obviously involves a comparative judgment , and the question arises as to who is to make that judgment and whether it is justiciable . |