Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Poles ' sole contribution to history has been to indulge in foolish pranks , at once valiant and provocative . |
| 2 | There is , then , no shortage of social science research which is claimed to be necessary if we are to cope with environmental change . |
| 3 | His relationship with his disciples prior to the crucifixion provides a model for the fellowship that believers are to enjoy in subsequent centuries . |
| 4 | It 's been announced that seventy jobs are to go at two research establishments — A-E-A Technology is laying off forty maintenance staff at Harwell , and thirty engineers at nearby Culham . |
| 5 | A total of three thousand jobs are to go at British Aerospace in Hertfordshire and the North West . |
| 6 | Thirty more jobs are to go at another plant at Cinderford in the Forest of Dean . |
| 7 | ‘ If you are to go into this business in a big way , you want to think of buying in ready-made uppers for men 's boots , that would cut down the work a lot , mind . ’ |
| 8 | Another 1,300 are to go from Royal Ordnance factories . |
| 9 | At stages where there is some overlap in requirements for different mixtures it is better to use the higher oxygen mixture if cultures are to continue beyond 24 h . |
| 10 | And actually have been to support on many occasions in her constituency . |
| 11 | I think it extremely likely that the plaintiff would have followed the inevitable recommendation from its officers which would have been to proceed with this action in order to avoid paying compensation . |
| 12 | Though any help is better than none , it is only when the enhancement is one extra teacher or more that schools really acquire the flexibility in staffing that they need if they are to carry through major reforms in curriculum and classroom practice . |
| 13 | ‘ Say , ’ he said , ‘ you 'd better tell me more precisely about what I am to wear to this ball . |
| 14 | A non-competitive literacy test ( in Sesotho ) is recommended to be taken at the end of the first cycle or any time thereafter prior to the final examination since mastery of literacy skills is seen as the first priority in primary school education in Lesotho — ‘ if learners are to profit from further opportunities for education in or out of school . ’ |
| 15 | I have to tell you that you must also fulfil the other obligations you have to your people if you are to remain in this kingdom . |
| 16 | I am to go in that old brown coat and skirt I brought from Bewick — ’ |
| 17 | If you are to suffer from amphibian poisoning , it is you who must do the biting . |
| 18 | On the other hand , if two components are to relate in some way to provide a desired function , it must take place in an intersection zone ( which includes touching areas — zones of zero depth or wholly inserted spaces ) . |
| 19 | She had n't been to work for two nights . |
| 20 | HUNDREDS of Ulster people are to benefit from new laser equipment used to remove disfiguring birthmarks . |
| 21 | Although the philosophical climate in the United Kingdom is right for such a development and the epidemiological background is well established , much more laboratory work is needed on the molecular genetics , enzyme function , gene transfer to human liver cells , and relevant liver cell biology if patients in the United Kingdom are to benefit from any advances which may occur . |
| 22 | To summarise , then , concentration is a skill you must develop if you are to work at high efficiency . |
| 23 | Such skills as are implicated in those two lists are essentially relationship skills and are arguably as relevant to individual professional/client relationships as they are to work with self-advocacy groups . |
| 24 | This is a copy of Countryd Top copy sent to OBITS Country Diary for Saturday December 9th Machynlleth : For me a frequent delight in many years of hill-walking in Wales has been to come upon that lively , eye-catching bird the wheatear which so loves to play hide and seek among the rocks . |
| 25 | A Country Diary : MACHYNLLETH : For me a frequent delight in many years of hill-walking in Wales has been to come upon that lively , eye-catching bird the wheatear which so loves to play hide and seek among the rocks . |
| 26 | One answer to such a detailed approach has been to revitalize the notion of large-scale geomorphology for example ( Gardner and Scoging , 1983 ) but another has been to concentrate upon human activity as providing a focus centred around the central system ( p. 156 ) . |
| 27 | All the people of Israel then are to know for sure that this Jesus , whom you crucified , is the one that , that God has made Lord and Messiah . |
| 28 | Their response has been to aim for legislative repeal or reform . |
| 29 | I now say : that to talk about perceived-as appearances , and to talk about what , on looking at things , listening to them , and so on , we would believe about them if we had no reason to think otherwise , are to talk about one and the same thing . |
| 30 | ‘ We must ensure that the support materials we prepare for teachers are as closely tied in with the demands of the curriculum as possible , especially with the new 5 – 14 guidelines , and my first priority has been to talk to Educational Advisers throughout Scotland . |