Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Digital data occupy a central position in this applications field and a number of examples are given to illustrate the extent to which their development has been hampered or facilitated in various countries by the policies of the organizations with responsibility for digital data provision . |
| 2 | It had originally been intended to limit the survey to two areas , but additional funding to enlarge the sample has been made available by the DTI , with whom the results will be discussed in detail . |
| 3 | ‘ He spends all day in his room and has n't been heard to say a word to anyone . |
| 4 | Such are the changes infiltrating society that now long-serving criminals are helping supply the soundtrack to the big throwdown . |
| 5 | A new dance company has been formed to give a boost to the performing arts outside London . |
| 6 | Jesus 's words are intended to put a stop to liberal divorce practices , and an all-too-easy acceptance of failure when more can be done . |
| 7 | The relevant DES guidance has been revised to improve the advice to LEAs about how to secure effective parental involvement in the assessment process ( see DES Circular 22/89 ) . |
| 8 | They involve an agreement that the job will last for a specified period of time , although often provisions are included to enable the contract to be renewed if so desired . |
| 9 | They involve an agreement that the job will last for a specified period of time , although often provisions are included to enable the contract to be renewed if so desired . |
| 10 | All sixty-five , despite wildly divergent styles ( Minimalism to Neo-Romanticism ) , and mostly diabolical qualities , are claimed to have a hot-line to the Sacred . |
| 11 | The findings are expected to make a contribution to the practical evaluation of the Act , and to wider debates concerning the relationship between law , discretion and working practices in the criminal justice process . |
| 12 | The three groups competing for the right to develop the technology for high definition television are expected to sign an accord to pool resources to develop the standard , the Los Angeles Times reported : it said signing of the pact , which could accelerate introduction of HDTV , was imminent ; the groups involve General Instrument Corp and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Zenith Electronics Corp and AT&T Co , and Philips Electronics NV , Thomson SA , Compression Labs Inc and the National Broadcasting Co arm of General Electric Co . |
| 13 | Undoubtedly in many 11–18 schools , sixth formers are seen to give the lead to younger pupils and to play very active and key roles throughout the school . |
| 14 | After careful consideration of the options it has been decided to move the studio to the Bar Council 's Warwick Court annex and transfer responsibility for managing and marketing the facilities to the Secretariat . |
| 15 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the sympathy that he has expressed , and I share his sense of encouragement , brought about by the action taken by individual members of the community and groups which are seeking to call an end to the terrible experiences that we have all had . |
| 16 | ‘ We are looking to get the ball to Alan |
| 17 | Various improvements and realignments to the river had been made to aid the flow to the mill , but by the mid-1880s , steam power was also in use . |
| 18 | During the crisis which preceded the Civil War , an attempt had been made to tie the Crown to regular Parliaments with the Triennial Act of 1641 , but this Act had been repealed in 1664 and it was not until 1694 that an Act guaranteeing triennial Parliaments was passed . |
| 19 | Good intentions , of course , are said to pave the way to hell , but one must , like Edward Teller , be optimistic , so I turned to it ( 9 February ) to watch the rubbing together of two creative intellects , those of John Berger and Susan Sontag who were to discuss/argue/disagree about storytelling . |
| 20 | I can announce today that we 're going to put an end to the unco-ordinated and inefficient activities of public utilities digging up our roads . |
| 21 | You 're going to get an invitation to Jadey 's party . |
| 22 | Cos they 're got to divert the money to a project . |
| 23 | Whether it 's boots or shoes , slip-ons or sandals , you 're bound to take a shine to the latest in leather . |
| 24 | It 's hardly a policy to say that they 're stating we 're intending to return the Trust to N H S when it 's never left the N H S in the first place . |
| 25 | Go ahead , beaver away , and while you 're negotiating give a thought to my business that will crumble if I don ’ get out of here and do some negotiating of my own . ’ |
| 26 | The other thing to remember , you 're trying to persuade the court to your views , or the view that you 're putting forward for your client , you 're not telling the court what they must think . |
| 27 | If you can clearly state what your objective is what you 're trying to persuade the audience to then everything you say supports that and you stand a better chance of being persuasive . |
| 28 | The one we'v we 're trying to put an age to . |
| 29 | If you 're planning to leave the lot to one person , or do n't have a lot to leave , buy a DIY will-pack from WH Smith or the Consumers ' Association . |
| 30 | You are requested to give a talk to the members of your group on a topic of your choice . |