Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [to-vb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are to finish any piece of woodwork you must learn to live with faults and find ways to disguise them . |
| 2 | The commissioners ' Instructions to the Watch in 1817 were similar : ‘ You are to apprehend all night-walkers , rogues , vagabonds , and other disorderly persons , disturbing the public … you must be very circumspect … and not wantonly or inconsiderately apprehend persons of a different description . ’ |
| 3 | And then ri , down a bit further in verse eleven , pass through the midst of the camp and command the people say , preva , prepare provisions for yourself , for within three days you are to cross this Jordan to go in and possess the land which the Lord , your God , is giving you to possess it . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If we are to take this speech as accurate reportage within the conventions of deathbed narratives , is there not something a little remarkable in Leapor 's assuring her friend and patron that she has always loved her father , though never so much as now , when she is dying ? |
| 7 | ‘ Please get stationery ready , Matron has been told we are to take another batch of severely wounded soldiers . |
| 8 | Clearly , if we are to explain such interpretation we will need more than our list of cohesive devices . |
| 9 | Clearly , if we are to explain such interpretation we will need more than our list of cohesive devices . |
| 10 | If we are to combat any attempt of the Right to exploit issues involving sexuality in order to hang onto power , we can not afford to neglect the virtue of solidarity — which involves a certain restraint concerning our feelings bout what other people do in bed . |
| 11 | An understanding of the processes involved in ‘ choice ’ and participation is essential if we are to include more girls , and members of other disadvantaged groups , and alienate fewer . |
| 12 | We are to christen this child Pilade , being the name of Ferdinando 's maternal grandfather whom he wishes to honour . |
| 13 | If we are to control all variables , we have to set up a totally artificial situation . |
| 14 | Science as it is presented in schools , he argues , seems irrelevant to most 13–16-year-olds , and if we are to recruit more pupils into scientific careers , then science should be shown to have some relationship to the issues that concern them . |
| 15 | If we are to overcome this sort of problem in future we must put even greater resources into British Rail to safeguard trains , crews and passengers . |
| 16 | If we are to confront these matters , they need to be worked out at the levels of the individual student experience , the curriculum and the institution as a whole . |
| 17 | Here we are to have some fun . |
| 18 | However , I believe that it is unavoidable if we are to have any hope of defending what is ours . |
| 19 | ‘ All League matches are vital , but we simply have to win this one if we are to have any chance of taking the title , ’ said Evans . |
| 20 | Chrysanthemum cuttings need to be taken if we are to have any flowers next season . |
| 21 | Resisting them is essential if we are to make any advance with our own life-respecting alternatives . |
| 22 | We must have partnership between government and non-government if we are to achieve any degree of success in our aid efforts . |
| 23 | Terms like ‘ expressionistic approach ’ and ‘ figurative equivalence ’ signal the critic 's preoccupation with the issue of likeness for , it would be assumed , if we are to accept these works as portraits there must be some point at which the notion of the subject-sitter intrudes upon the paint-as-surface which is such a prominent aspect of the experience of looking at Auerbach 's work . |
| 24 | CPRW believes such an investigation is desperately needed if we are to stem this slide into anarchy and social dissension . |
| 25 | All the authorities must work properly and openly if we are to avoid such abuse in future . |
| 26 | If we are to avoid this foundationalist conclusion we shall have to show that the regress argument is fallacious . |
| 27 | ‘ If we are to maintain this type of lead , we need realistic support similar to our competitors ’ , he says . |
| 28 | This means that they should be clear about what they are to look for in the performance and how they are to judge these points . |
| 29 | There is nothing odd in this ; the academic freedoms that the academic community enjoys generate their own academic ethic which members of the academic community should fulfil if they are to warrant those privileges ( Shils 1984 ) . |
| 30 | There is a growing body of professional opinion that senior managers in secondary schools face and increasing need to work in close collaboration if they are to meet this challenge effectively . |