Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [be] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another food , and inexpensive way to cramp together large carcasses or frameworks is to buy cramp heads . |
| 2 | Thus , if the trustees of an interest in possession trust were actually to pay monies it will generally be the trustees who will be treated for the purpose of income tax as having made the payment and not the beneficiary ; if bare trustees , nominees or agents were to pay monies the beneficial owners or principals will generally be treated as having made the payments . |
| 3 | Innocent decreed in 1200 in the decretal " Vergentis " that heretics were to receive punishment from the lay authorities . |
| 4 | Male behaviour is so normative that we ordinarily think of celibacy as meaning that men are to leave women alone , rather than seeing it as a positive step women take to make a non sexually-active community together . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , Mr Major 's margin of 11 points over his Labour rival is considerable and Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters are more likely to prefer Mr Major to their own leader as Prime Minister than Tories are to prefer Mr Kinnock or Mr Ashdown . |
| 6 | Many other matters and activities were to fill Aunt Tossie 's day , all directed towards the success of the evening . |
| 7 | These new initiatives take time , energy and effort — in a period when all three are in short supply — but if heads are to manage LMS successfully , correct relationships based on openness , honesty and mutual respect must be established at the earliest possible moment . |
| 8 | But though this may quell doubts about the benefits of the existence of large-scale enterprise , it does not bear on the point that where competition is attenuated a policy of profit maximisation may not be wealth maximising : society might be better served if companies were to lower price and increase output , even though this would be less profitable from the company 's point of view . |
| 9 | But even if judges were to exercise leniency on these infrequent occasions , it is surely far-fetched to consider that this could lead to all rape cases being treated less seriously . |
| 10 | ‘ Safe , nuisance-free burning is essential if farmers are to win consideration for the difficulties after 1992 , ’ the notes explain . |
| 11 | PUPILS , parents and teachers are to meet Labour 's education spokeswoman Hilary Armstrong today when she tours a Darlington school . |
| 12 | The task of parents and teachers was to supply books and information , to provide sympathy and encouragement , sometimes to sum up and enlarge on particular questions . |
| 13 | This Report has already pointed out that something more than singing and playing may lie needed if boys and girls are to remain part of a choir or music group . |
| 14 | A feature of modern management of both wet gravel pits and reservoirs is to encourage leisure activities of various sorts , and landscaping ( which too often involves removing most of the marginal vegetation for tidiness ) . |
| 15 | All doors and windows are to have roller shutters or metal grilles painted in cheerful colours and high level lighting will be provided by glass blocks . |
| 16 | However ( and this is particularly pertinent in the educational context ) , if citizens are to learn respect for democracy , they must understand its nature . |
| 17 | The summary document will need to be short , clear and concise if employers and others are to make use of it . |
| 18 | Although the surprise which seemed to greet these changes now seems misplaced , they represented significant alterations in the way heads and others were to manage education . |
| 19 | When the claimant was a relative or friend , the first reaction after the hugs and kisses was to take hold of the label round the child 's neck , tear it off and throw it to the ground . |
| 20 | If residents are to make choices , these will include going shopping , out to a centre of worship , staying up late , or getting up late . |
| 21 | An alternative to spending money on goods and services is to purchase securities ( e.g. government bonds , company shares ) . |
| 22 | A pay rise was promised for 1991 to bring Reichsbahn salaries up to half those earned by the Bundesbahn , and talks were to take place on redundancies and compensation . |
| 23 | It is only recently that feminists have come to realise how many other changes are needed if women are to share power with men and have recognised that the gender order must change , with men undertaking ‘ women 's work ’ as much as women entering the men 's public domain . |
| 24 | At the centre of Jansen sumptuous tent city was a sort of Big Top , where receptions and dinners were to take place . |
| 25 | Our automatic reaction as teachers is to correct language errors when we hear them . |
| 26 | OUR goal as socialists is to equalise interests and opportunities across Europe . |