Example sentences of "this be [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The obvious way to do this is to shine light on the particle . |
| 2 | This is to take account of the new SVQs now available in sport and recreation . |
| 3 | This is to keep sight of the positives for so often professionals working with very vulnerable elderly people focus on the pathology and forget what the client may have going for her/him . |
| 4 | The reason they do this is to divert attention from the real problem — the crisis of capitalism manifested in economic failure and unrest ( see , for example , Hall et al. , 1978 , on mugging ) . |
| 5 | The chase which followed was captured on a takeway restuarant 's security video , this was to form part of the prosecution evidence . |
| 6 | This was to take place in the headquarters ship , HMS Calliope in the dockyard . |
| 7 | The reason for this was to avoid concurrence with the Jewish Passover . |