Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There is , then , no shortage of social science research which is claimed to be necessary if we are to cope with environmental change .
2 It 's been announced that seventy jobs are to go at two research establishments — A-E-A Technology is laying off forty maintenance staff at Harwell , and thirty engineers at nearby Culham .
3 A total of three thousand jobs are to go at British Aerospace in Hertfordshire and the North West .
4 Thirty more jobs are to go at another plant at Cinderford in the Forest of Dean .
5 ‘ If you are to go into this business in a big way , you want to think of buying in ready-made uppers for men 's boots , that would cut down the work a lot , mind . ’
6 Another 1,300 are to go from Royal Ordnance factories .
7 I think it extremely likely that the plaintiff would have followed the inevitable recommendation from its officers which would have been to proceed with this action in order to avoid paying compensation .
8 ‘ Say , ’ he said , ‘ you 'd better tell me more precisely about what I am to wear to this ball .
9 I have to tell you that you must also fulfil the other obligations you have to your people if you are to remain in this kingdom .
10 If you are to suffer from amphibian poisoning , it is you who must do the biting .
11 On the other hand , if two components are to relate in some way to provide a desired function , it must take place in an intersection zone ( which includes touching areas — zones of zero depth or wholly inserted spaces ) .
12 HUNDREDS of Ulster people are to benefit from new laser equipment used to remove disfiguring birthmarks .
13 To summarise , then , concentration is a skill you must develop if you are to work at high efficiency .
14 One answer to such a detailed approach has been to revitalize the notion of large-scale geomorphology for example ( Gardner and Scoging , 1983 ) but another has been to concentrate upon human activity as providing a focus centred around the central system ( p. 156 ) .
15 Their response has been to aim for legislative repeal or reform .
16 Junior doctors across the region are to ballot on industrial action in protest at working up to a hundred hours a week .
17 The last dying patient I 'd been to visit in this hospital had been the caretaker of our Health Centre , in much pain from a carcinoma of the pancreas .
18 And despite the valid excuses , Rangers still must find an extra dimension if they are to prosper in this competition .
19 Some garden produce , however , is deliberately grown for storage , and crops can be preserved for use during the winter months must be fully ripened if they are to last without rapid deterioration .
20 No er allegations of erm concerning the correct , his driving er , are made by the pro prosecution er as a result of the incident but er , as a result of the officer 's enquiries er , it came to light that Mr was er , in breach of some of the er , other regulations regarding road uses and so the summonses which are to deal with this morning have er have been issued against him .
21 No er allegations of erm concerning the correctness of his driving er are made by the pr prosecution er as a result of the incident but er as a result of the officer 's enquiries er it came to light that Mr was er in breach of some of the er other regulations regarding road users and er so the summonses which you are to deal with this morning have er have been issued against him .
22 Two or three people have been having problems with the listserv software here this week , and it 's been to do with personal mail addresses , as shown in the From : field of the header of every message each of us sends .
23 And then you had twenty people , well , over twenty people sat in the window , and they all had bar meals , and they 'd all been to do with this run , you know , there 's a big run through Twickenham on a Sunday morning ,
24 The main thrust of the council 's efforts had been to lobby for new housing , improve neighbourhood services and strengthen neighbourhood rapport .
25 The British position had been to press for intergovernmental co-operation on foreign , security and judicial matters ( outside the European Community as such ) and to emphasise the deepening of the democracy of the national parliaments of the Member States rather than of the European Parliament itself .
26 Their main response has been to campaign for fairer representation of women among psychologists .
27 Now if Hereford are to build on last week 's success they need to get at least a draw at Gigg lane .
28 And you can not stop there , because I find it impossible to interpret the Act as meaning that the three years are to run from that date .
29 But for the butcher , baker , DIY shop , holiday company or plumber , the remedy seems to be to go to another trader next time , and write this disappointment or disaster down to experience , unless it is bad enough to take to a lawyer or the Small Claims Court .
30 ‘ Where will all the people be to go on 18-30 holiday packages ?
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