Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The key seems to be shaping it to the particular client . |
| 2 | We are immensely proud to be bringing it to the UK for the first time . |
| 3 | All you would have to do would be to lead them to the smugglers ' rendezvous and supervise the action . ’ |
| 4 | There are 10 very lucky readers who could be treating themselves to a hot , refreshing shower every morning . |
| 5 | Makes a change to be giving it to a real postman . |
| 6 | If she accepted this crazy proposal of his then she 'd be committing herself to a course of action that could be supremely dangerous to her . |
| 7 | Molesworth claimed that the House would not be committing itself to the larger scheme , nevertheless it was not in a mood for what George Bankes called an ‘ extensive scheme to enable Cabinet Ministers to entertain foreign visitors and their friends ’ . |
| 8 | Putting this point on a more theoretical level , the musical field and the class structure at any given moment , though clearly not unconnected , comprise different ‘ maps ’ of social/cultural space , and they can not be reduced one to the other ( see Williams 1981 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ Six months ago , we never thought she would ever achieve her ambition but , fingers crossed , I 'll soon be taking her to the school gates and she can sit in class with the other youngsters , just like she always wanted . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Will you be taking them to the maximum security wing , sir ? ’ |
| 11 | This is partly because , for reasons to be discussed later , we shall be confining ourselves to a certain class of creative person , viz authors : it would therefore be presumptuous of us to extrapolate from our conclusions to other forms of originality . |