Example sentences of "they [be] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is a dilemma that they will have to address if they are to take advantage of the clearer remit introduced by the reforms . |
| 2 | Indeed , if performance criteria are to be national , if they are to have currency throughout the system , and if they are to be as detailed and specific as the proponents of criterion-referenced testing insist , then this reform presages central intervention in the school curriculum of a most emphatic kind . |
| 3 | But in response to public demand they 're to continue production at the same rate beyond March next year . |
| 4 | As far as could be foreseen , they were to retain responsibility for the nuclear deterrent after ballistic missiles had taken over from manned bombers . |
| 5 | Another month passed while they continued the old routines before company orders revealed that they were to march south to the Marne and prepare for a counter-attack against General von Ludendorff . |
| 6 | They were to have school in the afternoons and would n't be starting until Friday . |
| 7 | The only solution for them is to seek information from the manufacturer or retailer . |