Example sentences of "is [to-vb] [pron] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " All I want is to see her in a place where she 'll be cared for . |
| 2 | The salesperson 's task is to provide it in a manner which does not antagonise the buyer and , yet , is convincing . |
| 3 | My hon. Friend knows that our policy on interest rates is to set them in a way that is compatible with our commitment to the pound 's band within the exchange rate mechanism and to bear down on inflation . |
| 4 | The easiest method of growing this species is to grow it in a flower-pot immersed in a shallow tank and bring it up to a reasonable size . |
| 5 | If you buy green bananas a handy tip for speeding up their ripening is to put them in a bag together with some apples or kiwi fruit . |
| 6 | We 're , we 're sort of just about , you know there 's the last minute things to put in , but , barring that , what we 've done is to put it in a lot of small bags rather than big cases |
| 7 | The quickest way to absorb a distant culture is to bury yourself in a novel . |
| 8 | My own preference when using these elite units is to mass them in a body to provide the heaviest punch possible and then unleash them against one section of the enemy line with the hope that the breakthrough will start a general rout of the enemy force . |