Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] be [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I urge my hon. Friend to keep in close touch to make sure that response times are up to the charter . |
| 2 | But that S P G is about to be replaced by R P G is n't it ? |
| 3 | Mrs Van Butchell was not to be gawped at . |
| 4 | By section 5 of the Act , liability for contempt under the strict liability rule is not to be incurred if the risk of prejudice to the proceedings is merely incidental to such discussion . |
| 5 | James Joyce and Virginia Woolf were dead , Charles Maurras was a member of the Petain government and would soon be imprisoned for treason , Ezra Pound was about to be indicted on similar charges ( although Eliot refused to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigation in their inquiries about him ) . |
| 6 | The nationalisation programme was soon to be regarded as failing to tackle many of the country 's more fundamental economic problems , such as the still heavy reliance of the old industrial areas upon a narrow range of traditional industries — a reliance , if anything , re-emphasised by the needs of war — and the chronic problems of poor management , the commercial application of new technology , and industrial relations . |
| 7 | It was an unwritten rule in the department that teaching sessions were not to be interrupted by phone calls , especially not private ones . |
| 8 | The inquest into the Greenwich defeat was not to be a debate about the future direction of socialism in multi-cultural inner-city areas ; it was to be an appeal to homophobia . |
| 9 | Constable McLennan conveyed through the secretary the fact that a Neighbourhood Watch was about to be established covering Foulis Crescent and Woodhall Avenue and a preliminary meeting would be held in the Village Hall on Monday 25th January . |
| 10 | Constable McLennan conveyed through the secretary the fact that a Neighbourhood Watch was about to be established covering Foulis Crescent and Woodhall Avenue and a preliminary meeting would be held in the Village Hall on Monday 25th January . |
| 11 | 1989:Ch. 8 ) , but their commitment to equal opportunities policies was undoubtedly to the credit of the New Left local authorities . |
| 12 | Children , too , were rather expected to play , and to play quietly , behind the house no balls or tin trumpets were ever to be left on the gravel sweep . |
| 13 | On the continent , however , mixtures are used , though how effective this is compared with single remedy prescriptions is still to be evaluated . |
| 14 | Guidelines methods are also to be found at later decision-making stages of the process , governing , for example , emergency release , temporary release and parole practice ( Gottfredson 1987 ) . |
| 15 | At CCETSW this may be a problem as the four-year funded post of HIV/AIDS programme co-ordinator is not to be renewed . |
| 16 | So , if you 're 7 years old , or have a fondness for giant cuddly toys which speak very loudly indeed , Sesame Street is not to be missed . |
| 17 | So Saturday evening was back to the papers and then back home , usually about seven , mostly walking because you could n't afford the penny for the tram , no ha'penny fares , just a penny , w . |
| 18 | The officers stated that ‘ the Club could not be continued ’ and the entrance fee was again to be waived until membership reached 200 men and 100 ladies . |
| 19 | Sometimes within just a few minutes of the arrival of leaf-eating creatures , the tannin content is up to levels which make not only the leaves under attack , but all the other leaves of the tree toxic or at least unpalatable . |
| 20 | Section 14(1) provides that , subject to a dispensation granted by the Secretary of State for Transport , a fishing vessel is only to be eligible to be registered in the new register if : |
| 21 | Professor Kathleen Tillotson is also to be applauded on her C.B.E . |
| 22 | Benefits of the new system are that orders are processed quicker , improving cashflow ; company stock figures are up to date and correct , instead of being hypothetical ; surplus stock is being used up ; a system has been created where there was no system , and the scheme has boosted customer satisfaction . |
| 23 | Section 22 reaffirms the notion that a partnership share is ordinarily to be seen as a proportion of the net distributable assets of the firm available for distribution at the end of the winding-up process and not as comprising a severable share in each of the partnership assets — though , as mentioned in Chapter 10 , the Revenue may take a different line . |
| 24 | I know what I think Miss Green 's up to but I 'd like to be sure . ’ |
| 25 | Suppose , when they got back , he asked her what Miss Green was up to ? |
| 26 | Suppose , when they got back , he asked her what Miss Green was up to ? |
| 27 | — Middlesbrough singer Lawrie Bennett is off to Cromer next week to star in the Pavilion Theatre summer show . |
| 28 | By 1955 export prices were down to world levels , a development which must have accelerated the scrapping of old plant . |
| 29 | ‘ The dicta of three successive Lord Chief Justices are not to be lightly rejected . |
| 30 | A huge contribution to Britain 's export drive is about to be crated up and shipped to America . |