Example sentences of "[adv] [noun prp] be [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only John is invariably to be found on the stern , looking at where we 're headed . |
| 2 | All too soon Emily was off to school , and Pippa had flown home again . |
| 3 | Up to this point as I said Leeds had been on top — this included a period when Hodge was off the field after colliding with a Crewe player and injuring his wrist , thus Leeds were down to ten men . |
| 4 | Yugoslavia and possibly Albania were also to be invited to the meeting , although neither was a COMECON member . |
| 5 | Wickrithe was only two hours away by car , and every so often they drove down to spend an afternoon with Gran ; but usually Adam was nowhere to be seen . |
| 6 | By now McRae was down to seventh , four minutes adrift and close to tears . |
| 7 | ‘ And now Charles is off to New York , ’ said Esther , crossing the room to perch on a low stool by Alix 's knee . |
| 8 | Even Woolstaton was up to the |
| 9 | And that woman where we got Angela 's dress from , if er Karen 's peach dress does fit her , well at least Karen 's there to be able to go where we got Angela 's dress from . |
| 10 | By then Cambridge were down to ten men after skipper Danny O'Shea had been sent off in the 70th minute for a second bookable offence . |
| 11 | And right at the death , when Bangor were down to 14 men with scrum half Stephen Matchett receiving treatment , McMaster finished off a fine move sparked by McCall 's half break . |
| 12 | After seven holes , Sheehan was ahead , still 14 under where Coe-Jones was back to 13 under after dropping a shot at the short and watery fifth . |
| 13 | I could imagine why Ilsa was not to be encouraged . |