Example sentences of "be [verb] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After half a century , the Hashemite adventure in Palestine seems to be drawing to its close . |
| 2 | The day that would soon be drawing to its close had been one of the most wonderful he had experienced : the theft , the murder , the link between the theft and the murder — yes , all now known . |
| 3 | I have stressed the view that Dicey 's importance can be traced to his role both in codifying certain ideas and in adapting the analytical method to public law . |
| 4 | If you 're still not satisfied , write to your County Council asking for the matter to be referred to its Fire Services Committee . |
| 5 | be required to undertake further work on the project and be referred to his project tutor or mentor for counselling |
| 6 | Undoubtedly , if two persons enter into an arrangement for the sale of any particular property , and try to settle the terms , but can not agree , and after dispute and discussion respecting the price , they say , " We will refer this question of price to AB , he shall settle it " , and thereupon they agree that the matter shall be referred to his arbitration , that would appear to be an " arbitration " , in the proper sense of the term … ; but if they agree to a price to be fixed by another , that does not appear to me to be an arbitration . |
| 7 | We emphasise that the service is managed by Motor Engineers and Assessors independent of the Insurance Company and no reports of these Safety Checks will be referred to your Insurance Company , so please do not refrain from availing of the service because of unfounded fears in this regard . |
| 8 | Like Browne , he knew that the real locus of power in the tribe was the informal councils of elders , and he proposed that government sanction be given to their authority . |
| 9 | Similarly , when individuals or organisations offer us extensive personal collections or archives , some thought must be given to their research potential and their contribution to the national heritage profile of the collections , in relation to the Library 's capacity to store , preserve , catalogue and make available the material in question . |
| 10 | Considerable time must be given to its study . |
| 11 | A spokesman said yesterday this was the earliest that details could be given to its workforce . |
| 12 | It follows that this quest for reassurance will cause her to seek out situations in which some sort of official sanction will be given to her change . |
| 13 | The privacy made it perfect for the reception of forbidden lovers which made Roshanara Begum all the more jealous that such facilities should be given to her sister Jahanara while being refused to her . |
| 14 | Erm the managing director in front of Mr erm said to me , It wo n't affect your wages but what we will ask is that you give the company car back until a period of time that your wife passes a test in which case it can be given to your wife as indeed managerial status Mr . |
| 15 | The driving force behind the transactional approach with which we undertake a study of the fans is , of course , Howard Becker , and although this is not the place to enter into a long discussion of his contribution to a more radical sociology , some brief attention must be given to his work ( Becker , 1963 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Mr Ward said that this was only to be given to his wife in the event of his death , ’ the solicitor said . |
| 17 | ‘ I wish one hundred to be given to my freedman Pamphilus , in addition to what I have left him in codicils . |
| 18 | The knowledge thus imputed to Ferguson & Forster must be imputed to their client , the pursuer , also . |
| 19 | Rae 's knowledge that he had no authority to offer the farm for sale is to be imputed to his firm of Macfie and Alexander and to Forster his co-partner in that firm ; |
| 20 | The most telling point against Janette Richardson 's methodical interpretation may well be that no commercial benefits to the merchant can be imputed to his generosity and hospitality towards the monk ; the monk is invited to his house simply " " to pleye … in alle wise " " , " to have fun in every way " ( 59 – 61 ) , and is able to borrow a hundred francs from the merchant even at a time when cash in hand would be particularly useful to him in his business ( 255 – 92 ) : this , significantly , is the immediate context of the merchant 's reflection : Derek Pearsall nicely describes the poignant ambivalence of a single action that is motivated simultaneously by instinctive self-interest and by the " " inner springs " " of human virtue in the Shipman 's merchant 's desire both to be and to be recognized as generous . |
| 21 | DISCUSSIONS have been taking place in Birkenhead over the future of St Laurence 's parish , and one proposal is that it should be joined to Our Lady 's Parish . |
| 22 | ‘ A healthy situation should be the first object that ought to fix the attention of the Society — because there is no person but is very well convinced that a marshy and low Ground exhales very unwholesome and putrid vapours which affect the bodies of individuals that may be exposed to their action either through the pores or attracted by the breath , or otherways by the Food and Drink — if these particles will affect healthy bodies , their effect must be much more pernicious on diseased animals , therefore the Veterinary Infirmary should not be established in an atmosphere continually charged with particles destructive to health . |
| 23 | Each symbol represents the analysis of an individual object ; samples of unknown origin can be assigned to their source by their position on such a diagram . |
| 24 | Furthermore , commodity production is being increasingly subdivided into fragments which can be assigned to whichever part of the world can provide the most profitable combination of capital and labour . |
| 25 | and you may find that they 've been done and they 'll be posted to your branch so they will be there when you get back on Monday . |
| 26 | These will be developed to whatever form is appropriate to the Student Disks described in Part 2 of this Schedule . |
| 27 | All such offers will have been carefully checked before acceptance and the information provided will be limited to your name and address only . |
| 28 | The woman was never offensive in Stephen 's presence , but Tamar knew that should she retaliate , as she was often tempted to , her conduct would immediately be reported to her husband . |
| 29 | In the unlikely event that matters can not be resolved to your satisfaction in the resort , the Representative will ask you to record details of any problems on a Holiday Report Form , of which you will be given a copy , and you must then follow up your report by writing to the Customer Relations Department at our Birmingham Head Office ( quoting the numbers of your Holiday Reference and Holiday Report forms ) within 42 days of returning from resort . |
| 30 | If the matter can not be resolved to your satisfaction by the branch staff , you should ask to see the branch manager . |