Example sentences of "be [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , as a Member of Parliament , I have been to see archaeological sites — Clickimmin Broch is one of the most remarkable in Britain — to talk to multinational oil companies at Sullom Voe , and to campaign against the Scotland and Wales Bills of 1978–79 , successfully , as it turned out . |
| 2 | To his surprise she named a reputable dealer in fine art that he had been to see that afternoon . |
| 3 | Neville had been to see Private Eye , and its staff had been courteous , but faintly aloof . |
| 4 | I 've only been to see one game so far this season , so it 's difficult for me to judge , but maybe some of you who 've been more often could speculate ? |
| 5 | So you still have n't been to see this house in are you ? |
| 6 | The response of appellant patentee lawyers has been to claim exclusive rights to ‘ plants ’ which will , in fact , include all varieties of plants containing the gene in question . |
| 7 | The traditional role of mother and baby units in psychiatry has been to treat acute postpartum mental illness without separating the mother from the infant . |
| 8 | An understanding of the processes involved in ‘ choice ’ and participation is essential if we are to include more girls , and members of other disadvantaged groups , and alienate fewer . |
| 9 | POLICE in Hampshire are to issue on-the-spot fines to motorists who carry bikes fixed to their car boots and obscure the number plate of the vehicle . |
| 10 | The two basic strategies for reducing smoking related disease are to support existing smokers in giving up and to dissuade young people from starting . |
| 11 | These should be about 23 cm ( 9 in ) deep and of similar width if they are to accommodate aquatic planting baskets properly . |
| 12 | Ms Patti White , of the Health Education Authority , said : ‘ If we are to promote better health in the whole population , not merely the most fortunate , we must radically rethink our current health initiatives . |
| 13 | It is to be hoped that schools in the independent sector will recognise how vital these principles are if we are to promote true peace and co-operation in British society . |
| 14 | The identification of the cause of discomfort is critical if nurses are to promote patient ease and comfort . |
| 15 | She had been so deeply involved with her own emotions that she had lost the imaginative sense that is necessary if you are to see other people as independent entities , locked in their private worlds . |
| 16 | If we are to see evolutionary processes in action in plant communities and the proximal events determining their character we must focus our attention away from an anthropomorphic scale of acres or square metres and onto a scale appropriate to the organisms with which we are concerned . |
| 17 | The company intends to cut about 4,500 jobs by the end of 1995 , leaving it with some 20,000 full-time employees , compared with 24,651 at the end of 1992 ; 3,500 jobs are to go this year . |
| 18 | The company intends to cut about 4,500 jobs by the end of 1995 , leaving it with some 20,000 full-time employees , compared with 24,651 at the end of 1992 ; 3,500 jobs are to go this year . |
| 19 | If we are to combat any attempt of the Right to exploit issues involving sexuality in order to hang onto power , we can not afford to neglect the virtue of solidarity — which involves a certain restraint concerning our feelings bout what other people do in bed . |
| 20 | ‘ The overall effect has been to sustain apparent sales volumes and reduce work in progress . |
| 21 | Traditionally the records of these transactions have tended to be stored on parchment , vellum or paper and the job of the archive has been to preserve these information storage media . |
| 22 | Delegations from Derbyshire , Norfolk and Bournemouth are to attend next month 's London meeting and it is hoped as many others as possible will turn up to add weight to the issue . |
| 23 | I believe that an element of local knowledge is essential if you are to acquire maximum enjoyment from this volume . |
| 24 | One has been to include cognitive processes in the list of functions that they are trying to relate to particular brain regions or systems . |
| 25 | As for the Pilkington Cup , to ensure the senior clubs are protected , including the relegated ones , the counties are to lose 10 places in the competition from season 1993–94 . |
| 26 | We must expand the breadth of political argument if we are to claim political integrity as a distinct ideal on its own . |
| 27 | Clearly , profit-related pay is extremely important if we are to stimulate higher-quality jobs , greater commitment to employment and more jobs . |
| 28 | But the national clearinghouses , if they are to remain national services , need much more substantial funding . |
| 29 | The Government response has been to accept these recommendations in principle ‘ subject to further consideration being given to timing and the availability of resources ’ ( Government Response to Benson , 1983 ) . |
| 30 | And I think it is , we would all agree , that it is essential that an agreement which is acceptable to all sides is reached , and I 'm sure that it 's going to be because let us not forget that we 're not in business to remain in perpetual opposition if we are to achieve proper rights for employees , which have been so reduced by the Conservatives if we are to save the welfare state , which is now so under threat if we are to obtain decent health and education services , which are also under threat if we are to create a strong economy and a strong recovery which provides the jobs which we so desperately need then we must win power ! |