Example sentences of "be [verb] to [pron] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The phenomena it explains are given to us in experience ; they are not produced by us , their causes are not directly knowable , and we can only hypothesize , in the terms of our theoretical framework , about what they are . |
| 2 | Entries are limited to one per person . |
| 3 | Entries are limited to one per person . |
| 4 | Entries are limited to one per person . |
| 5 | Applications are limited to one per department and must be submitted through the head of that department . |
| 6 | been given to him at baptism ( Luke 3:22 ) ; |
| 7 | The fundamental rationale underlying the law of confidence is that it can prevent a person divulging information which has been given to him in confidence , on an express or implicit understanding that the information should not be disclosed to others or otherwise used by the recipient of the information . |
| 8 | It had been given to her in case an emergency arose , but it seemed to Mrs Blakey that the atmosphere which had developed in the house could n't be called an emergency . |
| 9 | Lady Elizabeth Campbell , sixteen , gentle , interested in poetry , cuddly , was discussing the matter of her marriage , which had just been broken to her at dinner by her father , Archibald Campbell , Earl of Argyll , King James the Fourth 's Lieutenant of the Isles , chief of Clan Diarmaid ; and her teeth , which were indeed passable , were much in evidence . |
| 10 | Whether this actually demonstrates anything is debatable — we all have antibodies to Candida because we are exposed to it from birth , and a positive response to an intradermal test is seen in some healthy individuals . |
| 11 | Gloucester seems already to have had control of the forest , and granted a fee from two closes there in 1473 , which suggests that it may have been assigned to him as warden of the west march , although this is nowhere explicitly stated . |
| 12 | Gloucester seems already to have had control of the forest , and granted a fee from two closes there in 1473 , which suggests that it may have been assigned to him as warden of the west march , although this is nowhere explicitly stated . |
| 13 | " See you , " said Alice , and turned away from the girl and went in , feeling that the 556 — at least — young couples with their spotty , frustrated infants had been presented to her by Fate , as her responsibility . |
| 14 | It is with regret that we are writing to you in order to register our continuing concern about the decision taken at F&S ; on Tuesday . |
| 15 | I represent the 17th Waltham Forest Company of the Boys Brigade and am writing to you for help . |
| 16 | I am writing to you for information about the kind of courses I read about in the article on the Features Page of last week 's Daily Telegraph which gave the address of your organization . |
| 17 | Once again I am writing to you on behalf of Pat McDonald , who is in Riyadh . |
| 18 | Erika felt goose-pimples on her arms and the thought crossed her mind that , despite all that had been said to her about courage , perhaps she was n't really cut out for stardom , after all . |
| 19 | There simply are such ‘ indicative ’ signs , and they are presented to us in sense-experience ; on their basis we can reason to the hidden things which they ‘ indicate ’ . |
| 20 | The council are aware that various complaints have been made to them concerning land opposite ours where tipping has taken place , including the disposal of asbestos . |
| 21 | Steps should be taken to ensure that Allied PW held in Russian Area are transferred to us in exchange at the same time . |
| 22 | This authorization made provision for the removal of one large , identifiable group of surrendered personnel from 5 Corps responsibility , although at the same time Robertson instructed that " steps should be taken to ensure that Allied PW held in Russian area are transferred to us in exchange " . |
| 23 | and it 's a case of er if you 're talking to somebody about pension requirement it would be a case of Mr Prospect let's just have a look , let's imagine today is the last day that you 'll be working as a carpenter . |
| 24 | ‘ People are coming to us with horror stories of simple debts that have mushroomed into thousands of pounds . |
| 25 | In a case where the driver 's option is to be explained to him under section 8(2) , the driver should be told that if he exercises the right to have a replacement specimen taken under section 7(4) , it will be for the constable to decide whether that specimen is to be of blood or urine and , if the constable intends to require a specimen of blood to be taken by a medical practitioner , the driver should be told that his only right to object to giving blood and to give urine instead will be for medical reasons to be determined by the medical practitioner . |
| 26 | The Secretary of State may receive representations in the light of which he may decide to require a particular application to be referred to him for decision . |
| 27 | He thought that precisely because it was impossible for the human mind to construct an idea of God from its inherent mental resources , such an idea could only be given to it by revelation — in other words directly implanted by God Himself . |
| 28 | ( Help can be given to anyone in trouble ) . |
| 29 | In the event of over-funding occurring , whether from a free-standing or company AVC , the surplus will simply be refunded to you in cash , minus the tax relief involved . |
| 30 | Stanley was also an able stuccoist , but , as with his sculptural works , little can as yet be assigned to him with certainty until the 1740s . |