Example sentences of "[pron] be [to-vb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a director of Routledge , he took an interest in what I was writing , and in 1946 he commissioned the first book I was to produce on philosophy , The Approach to Metaphysics . |
| 2 | The authorities also gave themselves the most important voice on the gentry committees which were to decide on land boundaries and the size of the peasants ' payments . |
| 3 | If she were to insist on veal goulash , for example , all would be lost . |
| 4 | We , KPMG Peat Marwick ( ‘ KPMG ’ ) write to confirm the arrangements whereby we are to make on behalf of [ Acquiring Client ] ( ‘ Client ’ ) an offer ( the ‘ Offer ’ ) for the issued share capital of Target plc ( ‘ Target ’ ) . |
| 5 | We were to go on foot so as not to disturb the tranquillity . |
| 6 | That will depend on their view of the liquidity of both debt and equity markets : the more liquid they think these are , the less likely they are to sit on cash or to refrain from borrowing , and the more likely they are to pay large dividends . |
| 7 | They are to depend on dhamma only , revere dhamma , esteem dhamma , with dhamma as their banner , with dhamma as their guard and protection , with mastery in dhamma . |
| 8 | They were to go on trial on January 5 charged with lying to Congress about the controversy . |
| 9 | Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp says the Freedom 1000 and 3000 3D graphics accelerators that it is to sell on Sun Microsystems Inc platforms ( UX No 407 ) , have been designed as processor-independent units which could well end up on other CPU architectures in future , though none were mentioned specifically . |
| 10 | The regrading of every qualified nurse in post has of course proved to be a colossal and traumatic exercise for both management ( acting under Department of Health directives ) and the nursing unions whose job it is to mediate on behalf of members . |
| 11 | It 's always easier to talk about warts and carbuncles than it is to focus on beauty spots , but I hope to get the balance right this morning . |
| 12 | We only want the best teams on a project , if it is to stay on schedule . |
| 13 | And the other way of doing it was to go on hire purchase . |