Example sentences of "[be] a [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nature of the court 's work There had been a tendency largely to disregard applications as being incidental to the main task of deciding appeals and as not significant in themselves . |
| 2 | It had been a mistake ever to force herself upon them . |
| 3 | Last time I had been a fool enough to close French doors and knew they were there only frantic moments later , when I saw blood spatter my wrists and hands , like a fly buzzing , like a bird beating against the see-through reality . |
| 4 | In recent years , there has been a desire both to move into the countryside and , for many young professional people , to move into areas fairly close to city centres . |
| 5 | And so there needs to be a way forward to break this argument . |
| 6 | Newton did n't have to be a scientist either to realise what his two goals had done for a Chelsea side which played with impressive self belief considering its young personnel . |
| 7 | If the pharmacy goes people are not gon na go to that doctor because there wo n't be a pharmacy nearby to get a prescription . |
| 8 | There may be a tendency either to overlook plant charges or to delay the issue of the costing documentation . |
| 9 | It 's going to be based on a three-channel system , each channel having a completely different voicing , so hopefully there 'll be a sound there to suit everyone . |
| 10 | Frankly it 'll be a pleasure just to get the hell away from you for a while . ’ |
| 11 | You could try of course , but after a colossal , tiring ridge-walk you would be a dingbat even to think of it . |
| 12 | ‘ It would be a shame now to let it die . |
| 13 | It seems there might be a move afoot to align the internal interfaces of Mach and Chorus and bring some compatibility to the microkernels . |
| 14 | They give you the immediate impression of being a band here to stay : one that 'll potentially outlast changes in the musical landscape , without turning into listed institutions like Simple Minds . |
| 15 | It 's a surprise then to find the Powerhaus pretty much packed to the gills . |
| 16 | It 's a surprise then to find the Powerhaus pretty much packed to the gills . |
| 17 | It 's a bit far to take her to near Berwick . |
| 18 | He says it 's a bit far to come but he thinks they pay expenses , so it 's nice . |
| 19 | ‘ There 's a tendency just to put the manuals on-line , ’ says Barford . |
| 20 | erm I do n't think our culture is the worst that 's ever been and I think there 's a tendency sometimes to try to sort of overstate that . |
| 21 | I do n't want to spend too long — there 's a lot else to do in London and I 'd rather have the autopsy before I ask too many questions . |
| 22 | Anyway there 's a lot more to say on this subject , but I 'm going to leave it until I 'm having another period of poor fishing . |
| 23 | There 's a lot more to do , yet . ’ |
| 24 | There 's a lot more to smooth transitions between programmes than you might realise and as long as the team here stays on the ball , you 'll probably continue not to notice they 're there . |
| 25 | However , there 's a lot more to consider than just the number of columns . |
| 26 | While happy enough with the performance , Chalmers reckons there 's a lot more to come from this Scottish team . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , there 's a lot still to do . |
| 28 | It 's a shame just to waste it is n't it ? |
| 29 | It 's a shame though to let them die because th they 're I like to have a , a different I do n't want it all the same . |
| 30 | It seems a great idea and it 's a shame only to have one of them . |