Example sentences of "i [be] [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eyes sparkling , Vicky told me : ‘ Laurence and I are to spend the whole day together . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am to give the first reading . |
| 3 | I 'm to play a dumb show hostess ( what d' you mean , ‘ play ’ ? ) , a ‘ surprise ’ Christmas present for Jim . |
| 4 | ‘ And now I 'm to have a new mama , and I do n't really like her one bit . ’ |
| 5 | I 've always got on well with adults , but it 's only now that I 'm starting to get on with my own generation , and I realise that I have to do that if I 'm to become a whole person . |
| 6 | I wish we were having a picnic , and that it was hot , and I do indeed wish that we were all together ; though even if I were to hold the whole world against my chest , it would probably save us from very little . |
| 7 | Erm and , and very enjoyable days they were , but erm I think if I were to plan a big party , or an anniversary or something like that , and I 'd hope those would be jolly enjoyable days too . |
| 8 | He explained the set-up ; Duncan and I were to pull an Aspel-laden rickshaw through the busy streets of Charing Cross — ignoring the irate rush-hour traffic , which was being held up by an army of floor assistants — to the steps of Charing Cross underground station . |
| 9 | ‘ It is n't very high on my list of priorities but I guess I 'd change my mind soon enough if I were to meet the right person . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ First , may I say how glad I was to see the honourable gentleman in the Government lobby last night , ’ Lang said . |
| 11 | But if I was to ask the same question throughout industry today the answer would be very different . |
| 12 | He himself would put the fear of God into the professors of Königsberg and Breslau ; I was to do the same thing in Danzig . |
| 13 | At the end of the patrol I was to submit a comprehensive report of our findings . |
| 14 | It was the perfect moment to arrive in the city where I was to spend the next year . |
| 15 | There I was to have a long conversation with young Middleton , to whom I took a great shine , and was very impressed with him as a person and indeed his crew . |
| 16 | I love a piece of orange , I I would n't eat a whole orange but I do like er little pieces of oranges now I might get away with that but if I was to have a whole orange |
| 17 | Perhaps not the most beautiful bride in the world , but O.K. I would have been quite happy with something new from a shop , but no , I was to have a Proper Wedding Dress ( even if it was n't white ) and a Proper Wedding , with all the trimmings . |