Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] be [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Caucasian peoples — Georgians , Armenians and Azerbaijanis are also very different in their history , religion , language and culture than the Slavic majority , and they have historically been no less conscious of those differences than the Baltic peoples ( there were mass riots in the Georgian capital Tbilisi in 1978 , for instance , when it appeared that Georgian was about to be dropped as one of the republic 's official languages ) . |
| 2 | In 1970 , the Equal Pay Act made it unlawful to pay women less than men for doing the same or similar work ( although this was not to be implemented until 1975 ) . |
| 3 | This was how the visual comedy of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em was conceived , although this was not to be the opening episode of the series ; Michael Mills felt the couple needed to be introduced in another story , which saw Frank go for a job as a door-to-door salesman — one of many jobs — and bungle the practice session in his own inimitable way . |
| 4 | But before they start on their game , they signal that this is not to be a serious quarrel by walking in a stilted exaggerated fashion . |
| 5 | I consider that this is properly to be regarded a case of extortion colore officii . |
| 6 | So , when to her great surprise she is asked to the Spring Ball , by one of the most desirable men in this school , she feels that this is just to be another of the many jokes played on Carrie . |
| 7 | We have had a lot of delay getting suitable material from John Ranford and Chris Roles regarding Will Aid but I gather that this is now to be ready by the end of the month and hopefully Euan will be starting at the beginning of July if we can plan accordingly . |
| 8 | In previous years the British Independent Programme Producers Association had taken a stand and we were initially distressed to find that this was not to be the case in 1990 — a decision based on the exorbitant cost ( they will retain a stand at MIP-TV ) . |
| 9 | That this was not to be was good news indeed . |
| 10 | From the Aix-la-Chapelle peace of 1748 onwards every major international agreement involving the states of western and central Europe was in French ; and from the peace settlement of 1763 the hitherto frequent provision that this was not to be taken as a precedent was dropped . |
| 11 | He felt fanatically encouraged that this was n't to be his horse . |
| 12 | ‘ Mr Ward said that this was only to be given to his wife in the event of his death , ’ the solicitor said . |
| 13 | Not only does it ignore the sense in which suffering can be unwitting but it also begs the question in favour of saying , when specific symptoms like struggling or urination occur in animals , that these are properly to be seen as , emotional responses ' ( which covertly elicits our sympathy for the conscious distress of the stricken human parent rather than the symptoms of it observed in the struggling , yet unaware , athlete ) . |
| 14 | Occasionally sacks can be obtained with a ‘ zip-off ’ front pocket which can be converted to a day sack , although these are mostly to be found on convertible sacks used as travel luggage . |
| 15 | ‘ And that is not to be tolerated . ’ |
| 16 | The figure of Christ is that of a male figure , and that is not to be evaded . |
| 17 | We 'll kee got to keep on getting it in proportion that ninety nine percent of them have been done right and that 's as to the seven hundred tests in out of four point five billion , is very small numbers indeed so the vast majority of women can be reassured . |
| 18 | And that 's down to me . |
| 19 | Pegasus did n't win their first short corner of the game until the 28th minute , and that was down to Nadine Long , who at times was the only forward prepared to take on the Portadown defence . |
| 20 | th th the building went ahead and people every year or two sometimes twice in a year get flooded and they get sewages the the sewer with the volume of rain water they ca n't otherwise get away , but it brings to light what happens i i i in the ditches and , and the waterways that are spread across the direction of Airport and then out into the river when the tide is low because the switches close when the tide comes in and basically er and this is up to date information the information that I have is that the channels are the responsibility of the er you know responsibilities are either kept cleared or not clogged up and in connection with the , with the incident I , I did hear it said that in , in a place where once said it usually counts that possibly and more than the that the first flood was due because the drains and the ditches could n't take the volume of water after they were cleared and things have been pretty reasonable erm since that time , so it would seem to confirm what , what I have to say about keeping clear erm but it may be that authorities that were n't responsible had the job of cleaning them , I do n't know . |
| 21 | Apart from the voltage of the battery , the re-charge time is an important feature of the cordless tool and this is down to the chargers . |
| 22 | This is a task that is better done by the human eye , together with — and this is more to the point — the 10-giganeurone computer inside the skull . |
| 23 | And this was not to be until eight years later — when I was 22 years of age . |
| 24 | Something ( like the weather ) will have to go badly wrong if this is not to be another extremely profitable season for the Test and County Cricket Board . |
| 25 | A resolution of this issue , which is not a pressing matter , would need also to take account of the fact that speakers do , in practice , use sentences which could be taken as instances of a third possible equational type ( if this is not to be regarded as merely some kind of linguistic jeu d'esprit ) : ( 37 ) cautiously is the way we should proceed In both of these two cases , the question is whether a property concept can fill a position which would otherwise be reserved for an entity . |
| 26 | This would include the opportunity of subsidised housing and , if this were not to be made available immediately , then additional general welfare or family benefits would be made available to pay for accommodation as necessary . |
| 27 | Where matrimonial proceedings are raised in England against a spouse resident in Scotland and these are not to be defended and the only questions arising relate to aliment , custody and access , which can be disposed of with a minimum of meetings and correspondence , the Central Committee will allow modest charges under the Scheme for that purpose . |
| 28 | Where matrimonial proceedings are raised in a country other than England ( eg , Canada , Australia or USA ) against a spouse resident in Scotland and these are not to be defended and the only questions arising relate to aliment , custody and access , which can be disposed of with a minimum of meetings and correspondence , the Central Committee will allow modest charges under the Scheme for that purpose . |
| 29 | Wittgenstein 's account of the source of the illusion that thinking is a stream which must be flowing under the surface of the auxiliary activities of making trials and comparisons , if these are not to be mere mechanical procedures ( 107 ) , is particularly interesting . |
| 30 | Both objectives 3 and 5 were therefore to some extent achieved through the committee structure . |