Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | To assess cytokine production in tissues , it is necessary to localise both protein and mRNA . |
| 32 | We have approached this task by focusing on the question of linguistic norms , and it is relevant to recall here Principle 2 ( chapter 1 ) . |
| 33 | Because it 's silly to throw away money on two flats when one would do . ’ |
| 34 | Surkov was due to perform tomorrow night , to a sell-out audience . |
| 35 | There was little to do all day but climb in the old beeches and look out over the forest to see where the smoke plumes were . |
| 36 | He said : ‘ I was prepared to set aside time at a future meeting for full discussion , but the clubs felt they did n't want to even talk about the issue any further . |
| 37 | The Welshman dropped four shots in the first four holes , and was relieved to finish only three-over-par . |
| 38 | He himself was able to bequeath only plate and household goods , and to request in his will to be buried under a ‘ plain black stone ’ with a simple inscription recording his Christian belief . |
| 39 | At that time I was more interested in making fireworks than in ghosts , and again through my father 's good offices , I was able to obtain both gunpowder , and materials for making Roman candle balls — dried more or less successfully at the back of the kitchen range . |
| 40 | Given the straits to which the British economy was reduced in 1947 , when it was necessary to ration even bread and potatoes , an outflow of capital equal to about 8 per cent of national income and nearly equal to total net domestic capital formation ( including stock-building ) is a very extraordinary event . |