Example sentences of "and [noun] be [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no signposts and maps were not to be trusted , but the greatest hazard he encountered was a swarm of locusts which had taken possession of five miles of the road . |
| 2 | One can of course see Colonel Airey 's point , although the fact remains that his Commando was unemployed at the time and Stirling was about to be required to undertake an important series of raids . |
| 3 | This year 's Climb for the World weekend in early June dawned misty and rainy but thousands of walkers and climbers were not to be put off . |
| 4 | Christmas trees decorated by lights and ornaments are also to be found in many homes . |
| 5 | Their energies and enthusiasm are greatly to be admired . |
| 6 | A diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables is obviously to be recommended as it encourages digestion and elimination . |
| 7 | By 1845 the Pennines between Manchester and Sheffield were about to be conquered , and a terminus in Sheffield was opened at Bridgehouses on July 14th of that year . |
| 8 | The day was cold and snow was down to 1500′ . |
| 9 | In discussing Holy Communion , Hooker turned gladly from theories of transubstantiation to remind his readers of the fundamental truth that ‘ The real presence of Christ 's most blessed body and blood is not to be sought for in the Sacrament but in the worthy receiving of the Sacrament . |
| 10 | Both Jenny and Kathleen were up to various things and I 'd been having a go myself , but although my name was appearing on more and more waiting lists , nothing substantial seemed to be happening . |
| 11 | Porter and Paisley were frequently to be found leading such marches and various Ministers for Home Affairs found themselves being denounced by loyalists at Orange rallies . |
| 12 | Most long-firm fraudsters manage quite successfully in prison , although its entertainments and amenities are hardly to their taste … |
| 13 | The publicists , popularisers and ideologists were now to be found throughout the western world and wherever there was a local elite attracted by ‘ modernisation ’ . |
| 14 | Details of the arrangement between the government and insurers are still to be finalised . |
| 15 | But if this is a mistake and animals are properly to be understood as primitive beings , at least as different from us as they are similar , then their modest entitlement to humane treatment , accorded them by common sense and enshrined in the law , might well be vindicated . |
| 16 | Jessica had said , as they had dressed for dinner with her parents , that he would probably be mentioned , and Karen was not to corpse . |
| 17 | If production and exchange were henceforth to be determined by those who produce and consume , what functions would their former controllers then perform ? |
| 18 | Physics , still seen as experimental rather than mathematical , geology and mineralogy were also to be included ; and questions requiring confirmation , or more attention , were to be noted . |
| 19 | Attitudinal justifications and criticisms are not to be seen as epiphenomena , tacked onto some more basic psychological predisposition , but are integral to attitudes qua attitudes . |
| 20 | But family life and obligations were not to her liking , and she left home whenever she could afford to do so . |
| 21 | Juries were to deal with serious criminal cases , elected justices of the peace were to hear minor criminal and civil cases , and trials were henceforth to be held in public . |
| 22 | Changes to other designs and associations are thus to be restricted and controlled by an upwards reporting and authorization procedure . |
| 23 | And each work area needs careful thought to ensure that all necessary equipment and ingredients are conveniently to hand . |
| 24 | Dictionaries and encyclopedias are usually to be found in this section . |
| 25 | My right hon. Friend 's agreement to such a review and initiative is greatly to be welcomed . |
| 26 | The cartoons were hilarious , Guttersnipe was at the height of his form , Hind and Mosco were up to their mischievous tricks . |
| 27 | Linnaeus devised a kind of Latin suitable for concise descriptions : animals and plants were not to be written up in flowery language , but in sentences containing many adjectives and few verbs . |
| 28 | The objective of the operation was to arrest Mr with the proviso that it was to be done with the safety of the public to be paramount and that the safety of the police officers and Mr was also to be considered . |
| 29 | The reader who returns frequently to the poem , and ( in the way of obsessive readers ) delights in noticing meanings potentially nestling within meanings , will begin to be persuaded , by and by , that these hints of battle and brutality are not to be ignored ; yet they remain no more than hints , shadows of meaning cast by a powerful text . |
| 30 | Any impression of calm and harmony is down to the fact that everyone close to the band has obviously passed the Krypton Factor -sponsored How To Tolerate Courtney test . |