Example sentences of "be [to-vb] [pers pn] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What fun it would be to send it to that silly old Boldwood ! ’ laughed Liddy . |
| 2 | The patterns of public accountability in the British constitutional set-up are extremely complex , and all I have been able to do here is to alert you to some key issues of relevance to the subject matter of this book . |
| 3 | Most pupils ' experience of drama must be confined to ‘ drama lessons ’ and the easiest way to conduct such a short lesson is to devote it to improvised drama and movement , with its focus on individual objectives . |
| 4 | Another way to tell a joke without directing it against your subject is to refer it to other people . |
| 5 | He also gives sanctuary to Tom Gradgrind , and arranges for Childers to see him safely aboard the ship that is to take him to foreign parts . |
| 6 | The intention was to reduce it to that rate which would constrain aggregate demand to grow at a rate which could be met by increases in real output . |