Example sentences of "be [adv] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elsewhere , the boards are easy neither to find nor follow , but that seems to heighten the anticipation and drama of it all . |
| 2 | There is a long way to go as only 350 tonnes were collected during 1990 — but plans are already underway to gear up collection across the country . |
| 3 | They are not much to look at but they may contain oil , which is why the Philippines keeps a garrison there . |
| 4 | as if we 're here only to flesh out its game — to give it form . |
| 5 | Er in fact I would probably think that erm having looked at some of the results recently I would think that that 's going to be somewhere close to average now . |
| 6 | In this multi-channelled world , Mr Myhrvold argues , the challenge will be not just to supply information but to make it easy for the user to pick out the specific bits he wants . |
| 7 | ‘ And we must be very near to Planet Zog by now . |
| 8 | We are closer now to war than to peace . ’ |
| 9 | Lamb is another minor casualty ; he is all right to bat , but he can only throw in underarm at the moment because of a niggle , which at first was thought to be a reaction to an inoculation , but is now believed to be a minor ligament problem . |
| 10 | What is not readily to hand is a valid general assessment of the damage which the disposals may be doing . |
| 11 | But it is not enough to single out this or that Minister , or even the officials responsible . |
| 12 | The development , with its brick-built courtyard design , is already home to language school ELS . |
| 13 | Probably the most delicate organ of the fish 's anatomy and yet one that is open directly to water and all the potential pollutants , pathogens and hazards that water can contain . |
| 14 | The Nuclear Free Zone Treaty is open only to South Pacific Forum States , but its objectives can not be fully achieved without some commitments from third parties . |
| 15 | The centre , billed as Britain 's highest tourist attraction , is open only to youth groups and schools during the Winter . |
| 16 | The centre , billed as Britain 's highest tourist attraction , is open only to youth groups and schools during the winter . |
| 17 | Pauline Mitchell , director of housing , said workmen would visit Claire 's home today to unblock the chimney . |
| 18 | The comic admits the heady days of starring with Bo Derek are a thing of the past … though he says there 's still more to life than supermarket commercials . |
| 19 | But in fact of course it 's also there to fragmentation because either perhaps individual departments have exercised that freedom of choice to build systems |
| 20 | But there 's far more to garlic than its wonderful taste . |
| 21 | The above indicates that there is far more to negotiating than sitting down opposite the other party and trying to bargain . |
| 22 | The Cobra on the other hand is almost timeless , not just because of its uncluttered and stunningly beautiful looks , but also because there really is n't enough to date — just minimum trim , two leather-covered bucket seats , soft door pockets and a dashboard full of instruments . |
| 23 | For example , in primates the projection from LGd is almost exclusively to area V1 while in cats it projects to peristriate cortex as well . |
| 24 | However , I would suggest that this is due more to luck than judgement , having noticed that the nut has been heavily shimmed in order to raise it , compensating for string slots which are cut much too deeply . |
| 25 | And if the meat was not quite to perfection he used to grumble at my grandmother … |
| 26 | The House of Lords held that the effect of the clause was not merely to bar proceedings but to extinguish the carrier 's liability if it was not complied with . |
| 27 | Tufnell was still there to wheel away , but after his earlier successes , he was enduring something of a lean spell . |
| 28 | She was also there to hand out honorary doctorates … notably to the novellist P.D . |
| 29 | This alone was surely enough to doom the venture from the outset . |
| 30 | Clyde was not popular with some sections of the legal profession and of the press , which suggested that his appointment to high office was due more to birth and political influence than to legal talent . |