Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if we tried , Professor Burney is bound to point out the connection , in his report to the coroner . |
| 2 | Corbett was determined to seek out the truth . |
| 3 | Jonathan Crowther is trying to sort out the OALDCE launch video for the AMs ' visit in July . |
| 4 | Novotna had looked well in control , always seeming to guess correctly whether Seles was going to hit down the line or cross-court . |
| 5 | After completing the restructuring of British Steel , Finniston was asked to draw up the group 's first corporate plan . |
| 6 | Since the imperial poet Da Ponte had fallen out of favour at the Viennese court , and had left in disgrace , his temporary successor Caterino Mazzolà was asked to freshen up the old warhorse for a new setting , while Guardasoni rushed to Italy to find suitable singers . |
| 7 | The two local favourites , Claire Waddell , who currently leads the Grand Prix , and Julie Nicol are expected to make up the semi-final line-up . |
| 8 | ‘ As things stand Mr Patten is minded to turn down the application , but there will be a 21-day stay of execution for appeals . ’ |
| 9 | It was about six o'clock and Carrie was helping to wash up the tea things when she heard Mr Evans 's bellow of rage . |
| 10 | SeaDocs was intended to bring about the telecommunicated negotiation of bills of lading issued in connection with oil shipments . |
| 11 | WIMBLEDON are set to roll out the red carpet and bring back their original Crazy Gang member Alan Cork . |
| 12 | Negotiations were started to purchase the site , and the London architects Spalding and Spalding were commissioned to draw up the plans . |
| 13 | Like Franco , Arrese was trying to hold back the march of history . |
| 14 | X/Open is attempting to spice up the UK 's independent software vendor community with a ‘ software supplier of the year ’ award : the winner will be announced during ICL 's Software Open exhibition at Birmingham 's Metropole Hotel this week — finalists are Firefox Communications , IXI Ltd , Micro Focus , Software AG , Unify Corp and UniSoft Ltd . |
| 15 | She was terrified that Brian was going to bring up the word all the baby manuals kept using and which she had come to hate : bonding . |
| 16 | Mr Campbell was inspired to set up the fair by the publication last year of an Arts Council pamphlet which gave names and addresses of those producing books in Britain at the present and his fair is concentrating on British work . |
| 17 | Nobody in Manchester is going to put up the rates for a power station in Corby . ’ |
| 18 | In 1938 Cranmer was asked to take over the captaincy from Bob Wyatt . |
| 19 | In one shot , Daine could be seen in the background while Rhonda was trying to scratch out the eyes of a competitor for his attentions , Arlene Dahl . |
| 20 | After the Lord 's Test , further cures were tried , even a light weight metal sleeve over the elbow , but nothing worked and the unlucky Griffin was condemned to play out the remainder of the tour as an occasional batsman . |
| 21 | And Mr Major was determined to keep up the morale . |
| 22 | Carolyn Warrender , well-known decorator and author of Carolyn Warrender 's Book of Stencilling is bound to bring out the interior designer in you . |
| 23 | Carl was destined to take over the duties and responsibilities of his father from an early age . |
| 24 | While Sarah was trying to sort out the mess — they eventually married in May 1980 at St Mary 's church near Althorp — Diana was having fun . |
| 25 | Now a builder at Eastington near Stonehouse in Gloucestershire is trying to slow down the decline of valuable trees . |
| 26 | Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents . |
| 27 | During that half-hour coffee break Jeff had told her all about Silvia and about how Guido was trying to break up the romance . |
| 28 | For a moment Merrill thought that Luke was going to turn down the idea , but Sam persisted , ‘ After all , there 's no harm in combining business with sightseeing , is there ? ’ |
| 29 | Mr Thomas Russell was asked to board up the back part of he building to keep out the rain . |