Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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1 | There are increasing demands that the central institutions of the EEC should be reduced to a minimal role , that Member States should be allowed to integrate only so far as they wish , and that it should be possible for a country to remain within a European free-trade zone , but outside a politically united federation — as Norway , Iceland and the other Efta states have done since the establishment of the EEA . |
2 | It is important that the Royal Ulster Constabulary should be seen to be in the forefront of the fight against terrorism with the support and confidence of the whole community . |
3 | They sat together in the darkness , in front of the log fire which was welcome on a summer night suddenly grown cool , and Molly wondered why S. Kettering should be referred to in the past tense . |
4 | Lord Salisbury , who had a poor opinion of Clarke 's abilities ( as had Halsbury ) , wrote in much perplexity to the Lord Chancellor but saying that the Rolls should be offered to Clarke ‘ on party grounds ’ because he would do less harm as a judge than as Attorney-General . |
5 | Henry and he made a treaty of alliance , agreeing that Richard should be betrothed to one of the Count 's daughters and that , when married , they should be granted the duchy of Aquitaine . |
6 | Travis might be going to pieces because he thought Rosemary had finished with him , but , all too clearly , he did n't deep down believe that they were through . |
7 | I try not to think what Andy might be doing to them . |
8 | The Iraqis moved armour into positions south of Basrah to block the more obvious of these steps and the Iranians evidently decided that Kuwait could be attended to some other time . |
9 | Eleanor could be presented to his mother , even if Karen and Caroline and all the others could n't . |
10 | There needs , however , to be a significant movement of political will before , in the first instance , OSF could be re-admitted to the fold . |
11 | He seated himself in a chair and Emily paused for a moment , she could hardly ask the maid to bring the girl into the drawing-room where Spencer would be listening to every word . |
12 | It was officially announced on May 19 that the CPCz would be subjected to legal proceedings for defrauding the state between 1971 and 1989 by borrowing or leasing property under agreements of uncertain legality . |
13 | He felt he knew Branson well enough to surmise that it would not evolve into an equal partnership , because Branson would be bound to ‘ over-interfere ’ . |
14 | Frankie would be set to work at the big sink , and before he washed each plate and roasting-pan he would scrape it clean with his fingers and eat every last scrap of chicken , sage and onion stuffing , corned beef , sliced Spam and cheese . |
15 | Mr Corbett will be cremated to the sounds of You 'll Never Walk Alone at Springwood Crematorium next Monday . |
16 | If he fails a fitness test on his knee , Stuart McCall will be switched to right-back , with Smith left to decide between Trevor Steven , Alexei Mikailichenko and Dale Gordon . |
17 | She and her husband Dennis will be going to Newcastle where they have relatives . |
18 | It will also sell its 70% stake in its Taiwanese factory , in exchange for cancellation of about $150m in debt , and 51% of its sales unit in Taiwan will be sold to local partners — Wang will continue to receive 49% of the Taiwan operations profits , but its sales will no longer be included in Wang 's consolidated figures . |
19 | If everything goes according to plan Constantin will be brought to the NorthEast by Convoy Aid Romania in July . |
20 | Frosterley Star quest : Relatives and friends of Sara Anne Hawkins will be glued to their television sets next month as the young singer takes part in Esther Rantzen 's Search for a Star . |
21 | Two floors at Wallrafplatz will be devoted to some twenty-two constructions and twelve collages by the American evocateur of nineteenth-century Romanticism . |
22 | The Hampden will be transferred to the RAF Museum 's storage and restoration facility at Cardington , Beds , as soon as space has been arranged for it . |
23 | However , in his Budget speech , the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that with effect from 6 April , 1994 , the tax relief allowed on the MCA will be restricted to the lower rate of 20 per cent — meaning that the maximum by which tax bills can be reduced will be £344 — irrespective of the taxpayer 's marginal rate of income tax . |
24 | ‘ Fasting can be resorted to only against a lover , not to extort rights but to reform him , is when a son fasts for a father who drinks … |
25 | Unir , which is pressing the time-to-market argument , says that Calico can be applied to pen-based computing , object-oriented database servers , real-time object-based systems and special-purpose telecommunications systems that are either open or proprietary . |
26 | Unir , which is pressing the time-to-market argument , says Calico can be applied to pen-based computing , object-oriented database servers , real-time object-based systems and special-purpose telecomms systems that are either open or proprietary . |
27 | The XPC can be added to existing 2200s without any modification to existing application programs and will come in three implementations . |
28 | DFDs can be converted to computer procedures . |
29 | Kenner 's fantasy is being discussed in terms of the view — with which Kenner can be expected to be very familiar — that the goals of a biographically-minded criticism are in some measure fantastic . |
30 | An SPR may be Closed if the problem or suggestion it reports has been dealt with , and an SPR may be Replied to if the work is still outstanding . |