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

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1 Edward IV 's solution had been to build up Herbert power until the family and their allies dominated most of Wales on the crown 's behalf .
2 Edward IV 's solution had been to build up Herbert power until the family and their allies dominated most of Wales on the crown 's behalf .
3 A new brochure from John Guest shows how pleasant it can be to carry out plumbing work using JG Speedfit Fittings .
4 The other thing might be to ring up Borough Council cos they 've got offices in Caernarvon .
5 A further portion of the $1,300 million pool was to be provided by the 200 former Drexel employees who were to give up $300 million-worth of partnership interests in return for immunity against future legal action .
6 Aim is to set up epilepsy branch
7 A major objective of the project is to explore how media education can benefit those training to be church ministers .
8 Your best bet is to seek out specialist footwear which will prove safe and comfortable in use , although not overspecified for the walking you have in mind — in other words , do n't buy a pair of heavy duty mountain boots if you only intend going for walks on country lanes !
9 Newly floated Compuware Corp , Farmington Hills , Michigan is to take over Technalysis Corp in a share exchange valuing the Minneapolis company at $39.3m .
10 The majority of courses provided students with insufficient help to understand clearly the place of English , or language , within the whole primary curriculum , that is to say how language ability should be developed in the context of the various elements of the curriculum and how in turn these can be more effectively learned by appropriate language activities .
11 A key objective of the projects is to show how carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by an increased use of bus transport .
12 The main function of these committees was to carry out JAC policy , but this involved detailed work in organizing both the industrial and the welfare aspects of the developing service , and dovetailing much of the administration with that of education authorities .
13 for a time , the only way I could communicate was to spell out words letter by letter by raising my eyebrows when someone pointed to the right letter on a spelling card .
14 The Chancellor of the Exchequer 's intention was to cut back consumer spending .
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