Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been iced to resemble the cover of the guide . |
| 2 | But not all are sorry to see the squadron go . |
| 3 | I also believe that the manner of Senor di Meana 's intervention demonstrated to the full that the Government are right to stress the principle of subsidiarity which holds that the Commission should not become involved in matters that can more effectively be dealt with by member states . |
| 4 | They are right to impose a timetable at the start of the Committee stage to ensure that all parts of the Bill are properly dealt with . |
| 5 | You are right to rebuke the Master when he forgets himself so . ’ |
| 6 | But I am due to take a trip to the Indian Ocean shortly where I hope to go swimming in a warmer sea ! |
| 7 | The arguments that Freud advanced are unnecessary to establish the conceptualization of the death instincts , and their eternal struggle with the sexual instincts , in the unconscious life of humanity . |
| 8 | Examination papers should be approved four months before students are due to sit the examination and centres should allow three months for the moderation process ( to allow for any resubmission ) . |
| 9 | Lawyers acting for the 14 nuns are due to see a judge in chambers today to ask for a judicial review which would effectively prevent ministry officials carrying out the slaughter at Our Lady of the Passion Monastery near Daventry . |
| 10 | The leading crews are due to reach the end of their voyage at Southampton on Sunday . |
| 11 | England are due to spend a fortnight in Sri Lanka next March , playing a Test and two one-day internationals . |
| 12 | We are due to review the morning service pattern at the church meeting on December 9th , although it is difficult to imagine how we could ever revert to a single service since already we have about 500 adults and children attending the two services ! |
| 13 | The matter could conceivably be overlooked : either if ( instead of from your last employer ) , you are due to get a pension from an earlier employer ; or if you will only be receiving a State pension — and not a company pension in addition . |
| 14 | The unrest has claimed more than 200 lives across the country so far , and yesterday saw a riot by 10,000 in Bombay where Graham Gooch 's men are due to play a Test in the New Year . |
| 15 | England are due to play a friendly in Dublin on March 28 and even before the draw Lansdowne Road was assured of a sell-out . |
| 16 | They are due to face the court again on Wednesday , 3 March . |
| 17 | Take whatever steps are possible to cool the body below 102°F ( 38.9°C ) as quickly as possible whilst awaiting expert help . |
| 18 | Li Shai Tung had been right to sign the boy 's death warrant . |
| 19 | The story , which mentioned Puddephat by name , should have appeared in his file , but she had been right to doubt the efficiency of the Herald 's library staff . |
| 20 | We are grateful to escape the alternative . |
| 21 | Wordsworth probably never knew how his walks with Dorothy and Coleridge had been misrepresented by the garrulous old man , and would have been sorry to discover the truth . |
| 22 | This was a sensible and useful method of reference ; one which would have been invaluable to the gatherers of simples , who must have been grateful to find the information in a reasonably priced book . |
| 23 | The Russian 's group arrived in Iraq about the same time as a team of 13 inspectors , which had been due to leave the country yesterday , announced it was staying on . |
| 24 | Tania 's mother , Jackie May , said her daughter had been due to attend a court hearing in Gloucester the day after her disappearance last Wednesday . |
| 25 | The controversial Chesterfield MP had been due to give a lecture at Queen 's University this evening on the future of British politics . |
| 26 | The Government had been due to confirm the route on Wednesday but postponed the details until next week . |
| 27 | Denzil Kobbekaduwa , who had been due to assume the post was killed in August after being ambushed by LTTE forces off the Jaffna Peninsula [ see p. 39053 ] . |
| 28 | Boban also took control of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union ( HDZ ) in the republic , ousting the moderate Stjepan Kljujic who had been due to become the republic 's next president . |
| 29 | I am grateful to have the opportunity to raise the subject of the Maidenhead , Windsor and Eton flood alleviation scheme . |
| 30 | I am grateful to have the opportunity to do so . |