Example sentences of "[be] [prep] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite what the Vertical and Horizontal line facilities are for is a mystery , they appear completely redundant . |
| 2 | What she had been after was a specified date and time . |
| 3 | I 've got it here in , in , in black and white , Mao said what we are after is the abolition of feudal ties , to get rid of feudalism . |
| 4 | Here all the valued qualities are of being a ‘ real ’ man , a ‘ hard ’ man . |
| 5 | If the roundabout suggests that the road you 're on is a fairly wide road and the road you 're exiting on is a fairly narrow road it will normally indicate you 're going from probably a duel carriageway , which you know you 're on if you 're already on it , but the road you 're entering might not be . |
| 6 | A new little contraption we want to try out , so you 're to be a guinea pig . |
| 7 | And they know they 'll have to unite behind the new one if they 're to be a force at the next General Election . |
| 8 | The recreational vehicles — Vauxhall is sensitive about calling them off-roaders — are familiar ; in Japan and in the US they 're the short-wheelbase Isuzu Amigo and the long-wheelbase five-door Rodeo , but in the UK they 're to be the Vauxhall Frontera Sport and Frontera respectively . |
| 9 | It would be like being a student . |
| 10 | ‘ Being president of Newcastle United , ’ he observed to top table neighbour Stan Seymour , ‘ must be like being a Christian Scientist with appendicitis . ’ |
| 11 | What I 'm against is the inference that we do n't put any other matters erm that comes up on the subject if it arose prior to the to June . |
| 12 | ‘ Then I 'm to be a spectator , ’ she said . |
| 13 | How wonderful it must be to be a great artist like Mr Beaumont or a musician like Mr Fergus or even a teacher like half the church . |
| 14 | Comparing the work I have done here to that produced in other areas of England and Wales this seems to be to be a perceptive observation , which is verified by Laura Knight : ‘ But whatever the month , and whatever the time of day , the beauty of the landscape for the painter in the West Midlands would be hard to beat . |
| 15 | So my mother said , Oh well yes if that 's what you want me to be to be a servant . |
| 16 | Oh how wonderful it must be to be an indie musician ! |
| 17 | The aim of the business leader must be to be the best , for only the best command their own destiny and achieve the sort of rewards that are sought for themselves and their people . |
| 18 | Therefore , much as I may myself enjoy theatre-going and much as I may cheer when I see a full theatre , I must contain my own enthusiasm if I am to be a cool observer . |
| 19 | ’ — And if I am to be a great Kha-Khan , I ought to be able to recognise when I am being told the truth . ’ |
| 20 | I am to be the new Archdeacon here . ’ |
| 21 | My one ambition had been to be a pro , and I got to ten handicap . |
| 22 | Left with this huge deficit the museum has resorted to trenchant measures : the coming centenary exhibition of Piet Mondrian in 1994 has been postponed ; vacancies at the museum have been frozen and there are to be no new acquisitions . |
| 23 | There are to be no statutory ombudsmen or ombudswomen to represent the consumer , despite the Government 's admission in their document entitled ’ Citizens Charter Implications for the Regulators of Privatised Utilities ’ : ’ The principal advantage of introducing ombudsmen for each of the utilities is that they are seen by the public to be impartial and independent of all parties . ’ |
| 24 | There are to be no improvements in consumer representation , simply because — I quote the same document : ’ It would be more difficult to secure the support of other Departments to a major change so soon after privatisation ’ . |
| 25 | There are to be no changes in the price formula , despite widespread dissatisfaction with the pricing policies of our utilities and representations from many consumer bodies . |
| 26 | There are to be no speeches and no sermons . |
| 27 | There are to be no further scenes on the stage , no deviations from the rehearsals . |
| 28 | And there are to be no special exemptions for disabled drivers . |
| 29 | You must make your own if you are to be a Lapp . |
| 30 | I think it is essential to feel that if you are to be a successful athlete . |