Example sentences of "be [to-vb] it to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The man who ushered in a golden age of middle-distance running , Brendan Foster , was at the peak of his powers and the two men who were to carry it to the greatest heights , Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe , were just beginning to emerge . |
2 | The second way of considering the tending of the fire is to compare it to the feminine ability to create and sustain atmosphere . |
3 | There are two ways to make an application protocol-independent : the first is to re-write it , incorporating MPTN , the second is to connect it to a separate gateway that will do the conversion . |
4 | The way I approach anything is to do it to the best of my ability , whatever . |
5 | In those circumstances the only option open to a government , determined to return Rover to the private sector , was to sell it to a British company which was not involved in the car industry . |