Example sentences of "[det] [is] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The obvious way to do this is to shine light on the particle . |
| 2 | This is to take account of the new SVQs now available in sport and recreation . |
| 3 | This is to keep sight of the positives for so often professionals working with very vulnerable elderly people focus on the pathology and forget what the client may have going for her/him . |
| 4 | The reason they do this is to divert attention from the real problem — the crisis of capitalism manifested in economic failure and unrest ( see , for example , Hall et al. , 1978 , on mugging ) . |
| 5 | The answer today to the question whether objects which were originally chattels have become fixtures , that is to say part of the freehold , depends upon the application of two tests : ( 1 ) the method and degree of annexation ; ( 2 ) the object and purpose of the annexation . |