Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the people who work in the institutions who are most exposed to our dislike . |
| 2 | Both volumes are highly recommended to anyone interest in small branch lines . |
| 3 | The most generally accepted mechanism of evolutionary change is the modern version of Darwinian natural selection , based on the simple propositions that ( a ) like begets like , though with minor , essentially chance , variations ; ( b ) all organisms are capable of producing more offspring than actually can survive to maturity and reproduce in their turn ; ( c ) those offspring that do survive to reproduce must in some way be variants that are better adapted to their environment than those that fail ; and ( d ) those favoured variants are likely to reproduce the favourable variation in their own offspring . |
| 4 | To achieve this end , it proposes to provide students with experiences which are functionally related to their course work . |
| 5 | Your stylist can tell you which products are best suited to your hair type and lifestyle . |
| 6 | The truth is I am not speaking to your father . ’ |
| 7 | I am not wed to your son by church law . |
| 8 | ‘ I am not coming to your room ! ’ |
| 9 | Secondly it requires that all transactions made on our behalf shall be reported promptly , I , I would emphasise that this is already the practice the investment tr , er , transactions are already reported to our Finance Department and trustees of course , must sign the necessary transfer forms . |
| 10 | If you are able to prevent the things you have been doing , then you are already half–Nay to your goal . |
| 11 | The low number of trainers , who are already stretched to their limit , gives rise for concern . |
| 12 | One hundred and twenty-two researchers have published papers which are not related to their PhD theses . |
| 13 | Inertia has kept the sites occupied , but functionally many of them are not related to their countryside surroundings . |
| 14 | One hundred and twenty-two researchers have published papers which are not related to their Ph D theses . |
| 15 | It means devastation and despair if you are not invited to her party ! |
| 16 | To do so , they would have to threaten defection , toppling the government , if concessions are not made to their programme . |
| 17 | Variations which are not suited to their niche tend not to survive to reproduce , and the characters of those that are successful are transmitted genetically to their offspring . |
| 18 | The pragmatics of all these statements — the ways they are used to produce certain effects on the people to whom they are addressed — are thus tied to their propaganda value for particular campaigns or positions , or to their instrumental value in furthering the personal or political objectives of particular individuals or groups . |
| 19 | Develop good habits like keeping records : cheque book stubs , credit card dockets , receipts , and a proper filing system so that you can see your outgoings at a glance — and take corrective action early by spending less if you find you 're not sticking to your budget . |
| 20 | You 're not going to your wedding . |
| 21 | And it can get awkward when people take things too Literally — you say , ‘ Hello , how are you ? ’ and twenty minutes later you 're still listening to their philosophy of life . |
| 22 | ‘ You 're late returning to your course , ’ Edouard said pleasantly . |
| 23 | The economic differences are that taxes are not related to the services which taxpayers might receive from the authority ; whereas rents paid by individuals are directly related to their occupancy of council houses . |
| 24 | Had Mathilda been deliberately sent to my room ? |
| 25 | ‘ I am deeply committed to my work but tired of being asked to accept ‘ job satisfaction ’ in lieu of proper pay . |
| 26 | His name is Dick and although our conversations are strictly limited to what day the binmen are coming and blimey , was n't the post late today , I do think he would make the most fascinating subject . |
| 27 | On the other hand , wallmounted fittings do n't take up table space , have no trailing flex and can be properly directed to your reading material . |
| 28 | Since you will be constantly referring to your picture for colour reference I would recommend keeping it under glass and just taping the sides very firmly to stop the flowers being damaged . |
| 29 | Service of this can only be made by a solicitor or Sheriff Officer who will either post it in a special court recorded delivery envelope , arrange for it to be personally handed to your debtor , or put through the front door of his house . |
| 30 | I 'm not speaking to my sister-in-law no more . |