Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [to-vb] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the worst things you can do is to invite a few friends round who then chat in the background so that there is a continuous hubbub . |
| 2 | Brewing up was easy — all that had to be done was to shift a few boulders to reach a hot spot lower down , and pop a billy-can of snow into the hole . |
| 3 | With the Charter and the political precepts of the paper firmly in place , all that was needed was to drag a few journalists out of the pubs and set them to work . |
| 4 | All we have to do is to propose a few initial targets , and guidelines , to get it launched . |
| 5 | So your ideal system would have been to have a few strategic Cabinet committees beneath the Cabinet that would have done all the most controversial business ? |
| 6 | Before going ahead and mixing a perfume as directed in the ‘ Aromatic Concoctions ’ section , the easiest and perhaps the most economical way to experiment is to put a few drops on a damp cotton wool stick . |
| 7 | ‘ All that remained was to kill a few hours in town , so I went to visit an old friend . |