Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall take up residence in autumn , not later , for I am to have another child close to Christmas , I believe . |
| 2 | Your new orders will also confirm that I am to assume overall charge of the investigation . |
| 3 | ‘ But if I am to achieve such merit as wins fame , then my life has not been so unworthy an exchange for hers as I always feared ! ’ |
| 4 | I know , but I 'm to buy two birthday presents I just do n't have thirty . |
| 5 | If I were to take this gun and shoot … who ? |
| 6 | If I were to choose any country in the world to live as a family in it would have to be somewhere different , perhaps exotic . |
| 7 | And I were to guess that learning together is also a model of rich and diverse possibilities . |
| 8 | DENNING J. stated the facts and continued : If I were to consider this matter without regard to recent developments in the law , there is no doubt that , had the plaintiffs claimed it , they would have been entitled to recover ground rent at the rate of £2,500 a year from the beginning of the term , since the lease under which it was payable was a lease under seal which , according to the old common law , could not be varied by an agreement by parol ( whether in writing or not ) , but only by deed . |
| 9 | If I were to rewrite this book in ten years ' time , in the light of further research and experience , my own views might well have changed somewhat . |
| 10 | If I were to seek one word to describe the quality of these works of art many by famous names , many by local artists to whom the purchase brought rare encouragement — I should say that they are alive . |
| 11 | Said I was to take extra care to keep your ears warm , specially with this wind . |
| 12 | Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious . |
| 13 | Later I was to see this body investigating a syllabus elsewhere . |
| 14 | The Monday evening they phone me up and said that I was to attend another meeting on Tuesday which I believe were the twenty second to which they said , We 've thought about it and we 've decided not to continue your employment . |
| 15 | I was to have one visit from the district nurse and , of course , check-ups from my GP and surgeon . |
| 16 | I got to know Rosemary before Basil ; she was my Art Adviser in my earliest days of teaching and how fortunate I was to have such encouragement , support and stimulation . |
| 17 | Soon after my operation , I was to have another experience of this ignorance . |
| 18 | If I was to have any chance of being posted to Calvi , I would have to come in the top five in basic training . |
| 19 | Later I was to find this sort of coincidence recurring . |
| 20 | But I was to discover another facet of Soviet hospital life when , after the last meal of the day at six o'clock , I became aware of a plaintive female voice outside my window . |
| 21 | When I realised that Barny was untrainable , I knew I would have to find a hand-reared owl if I was to stand any chance of training one successfully . |
| 22 | If yu were to eat brown bread . |
| 23 | If you are to finish any piece of woodwork you must learn to live with faults and find ways to disguise them . |
| 24 | I believe that an element of local knowledge is essential if you are to acquire maximum enjoyment from this volume . |
| 25 | It is a must if you are to play good golf , and I suggest you learn it . |
| 26 | If you are to have one set of valuable notes , do n't lend them even to friends ! |
| 27 | The more overweight you are the more likely you are to get high blood pressure and diabetes . |
| 28 | However , it must be stressed that you must still practise the manoeuvre if you are to stand any chance of success in an emergency situation . |
| 29 | While there are good ideas tumbling from your head , you 'll need to slow them down if you are to make any use of them . |
| 30 | If you 're to do any service to Harry , you must not appear in this . |