Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 An exercise that is always valuable , is to rewrite a few articles that you have read .
2 all I want out of this life is to meet a few men with something more between their ears than the latest Donna Summer hit .
3 Next years competition brief is to design an energy-efficient ceramics factory producing heavy-duty decorative tiles for buildings .
4 LISBURN Borough Council is to hire a public relations firm to help launch ‘ Lisburn 's Lagan ’ in November .
5 Probably the most important rule is to use a small faeces sample .
6 With plywood and hardboard , it 's no so easy to hide the joins , and the best you can do is to use a thick textures paper such as woodchip or a heavy blown vinyl .
7 Before going ahead and mixing a perfume as directed in the ‘ Aromatic Concoctions ’ section , the easiest and perhaps the most economical way to experiment is to put a few drops on a damp cotton wool stick .
8 The usual method of taking the Bach Remedies is to put a few drops in a cup of springwater which is then sipped at intervals .
9 The simplest decoration is to put a few drops of vegetable dye into the water when you boil and egg .
10 Quite simply the test is to run a rival GUI ( Graphical User Interface ) , Digital Research 's GEM , from a DOS window in Microsoft 's Windows 3.1 .
11 One of the worst things you can do is to invite a few friends round who then chat in the background so that there is a continuous hubbub .
12 The main reason why people act in this manner is to save a few seconds — a high price to pay .
13 The idea of the ballet is to sketch a few facets of a man 's life as seen by him ( hence Unisoculous — one eye ) .
14 One good idea is to analyse a few stories by your favourite authors before you begin , not to begin , not to copy their style , but to find out how much plot you need for 5000 words or less .
15 Just four days after completing a 30-hour journey from Edinburgh to Darwin they were expected to overcome a nine-hour time difference and temperatures in the 90 's to beat a Northern Territories Invitation XV .
16 But first priority for the pool fraternity is to elect a new men 's team manager to replace Trevor Harte who has stepped up to Association chairman .
17 The easiest way is to employ a local customs agent or go to the airport with the airway bill number and reclaim the parcel from the Iberian cargo office , located west of the main passenger terminal .
18 The procedure is to spend a few hours ( as much as you feel you need ) studying the NZ Visual Flight Guide ( an officially-produced , loose-leaf sort of Flyer VFR Organiser or Pooley 's Guide equivalent ) and getting to know the various local vagaries of VFR , as well as learning to read an interpret the New Zealand half-million charts .
19 The idea is to spend a few days at a hotel and all you have to pay for are the meals and any extras , such as wine .
20 Earlier this week Rover also announced it is to introduce a new sports coupe model in 1992 — the first sports car to be built by the company since production of the TR7 ended in 1981 .
21 The lower floor is to become a Regional Railways office and train crew depot , while the upper floor will be taken over by the Welsh Tourist Board .
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