Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eyes sparkling , Vicky told me : ‘ Laurence and I are to spend the whole day together . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am to give the first reading . |
| 3 | I 'm to play a dumb show hostess ( what d' you mean , ‘ play ’ ? ) , a ‘ surprise ’ Christmas present for Jim . |
| 4 | ‘ And now I 'm to have a new mama , and I do n't really like her one bit . ’ |
| 5 | I 've always got on well with adults , but it 's only now that I 'm starting to get on with my own generation , and I realise that I have to do that if I 'm to become a whole person . |
| 6 | I wish we were having a picnic , and that it was hot , and I do indeed wish that we were all together ; though even if I were to hold the whole world against my chest , it would probably save us from very little . |
| 7 | Erm and , and very enjoyable days they were , but erm I think if I were to plan a big party , or an anniversary or something like that , and I 'd hope those would be jolly enjoyable days too . |
| 8 | He explained the set-up ; Duncan and I were to pull an Aspel-laden rickshaw through the busy streets of Charing Cross — ignoring the irate rush-hour traffic , which was being held up by an army of floor assistants — to the steps of Charing Cross underground station . |
| 9 | ‘ It is n't very high on my list of priorities but I guess I 'd change my mind soon enough if I were to meet the right person . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ First , may I say how glad I was to see the honourable gentleman in the Government lobby last night , ’ Lang said . |
| 11 | But if I was to ask the same question throughout industry today the answer would be very different . |
| 12 | He himself would put the fear of God into the professors of Königsberg and Breslau ; I was to do the same thing in Danzig . |
| 13 | At the end of the patrol I was to submit a comprehensive report of our findings . |
| 14 | It was the perfect moment to arrive in the city where I was to spend the next year . |
| 15 | When I got home , a week later , wobbling about on crutches , I was to confront the grinding realities of being involved in a car crash . |
| 16 | There I was to have a long conversation with young Middleton , to whom I took a great shine , and was very impressed with him as a person and indeed his crew . |
| 17 | I love a piece of orange , I I would n't eat a whole orange but I do like er little pieces of oranges now I might get away with that but if I was to have a whole orange |
| 18 | Perhaps not the most beautiful bride in the world , but O.K. I would have been quite happy with something new from a shop , but no , I was to have a Proper Wedding Dress ( even if it was n't white ) and a Proper Wedding , with all the trimmings . |
| 19 | I was to travel the seventeen kilometres to Parma every day in a tram which was hauled by a steam engine . |
| 20 | You have to know where you 're going if you are to plan the best way of getting there ! |
| 21 | You need a very powerful microscope if you are to see the fundamental crystal structure of our environment . |
| 22 | ‘ I can only say , Miss … ? that if you are to defend every maltreated woman in London 's East End you will spend all your days in such labour , to no purpose . |
| 23 | The more efficient you become the more likely you are to retain the rabbiting rights for the future . |
| 24 | If you are to attend the monthly progress review meeting , think carefully about the end-result you wish to achieve by attending . |
| 25 | The more these systems are developed in concert and in a logical sequence , the more likely you are to have a successful implementation , and therefore reap the considerable benefits possible . |
| 26 | It is essential if you are to have a clear mind about each particular job and interview that you keep your applications and all the information relevant to them methodically filed and easily accessible . |
| 27 | Yes I I I would accept that as a general point yes that that that that that that the greater number of years , the more likely you are to get a long term trend . |
| 28 | If you are to get the maximum enjoyment from growing roses , just as much care is needed in choosing one as a hundred , and it is to selecting what to grow — and where to buy — that we now turn . |
| 29 | This is important if you are to gain a proper understanding of how to obtain the best results from your new machine , and it also contains some cautionary notes to help you avoid accidentally damaging it through misuse . |
| 30 | Hip mobility is essential if you are to make the maximum use of effective kicking techniques |