Example sentences of "be [adv] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly within universities the more senior the the member of staff the more likely they are apparently to use a desk as a barrier erm so that they sort of er y'know you see them from behind a desk , when you 're at the front of the desk and they 're behind the desk . |
| 2 | A lot of other people might well agree that the Citroen-Peugeot XUD engine is the most refined small diesel in its class — not least Rover , who now fit it in their medium-sized 200 and 400 Rovers , and are soon to offer a version on the Metro . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , the SparcWorks compilers that are used to re-compile for both platforms are soon to get a re-working , including a name change , says Zander , but there will be no cross-compiler . |
| 4 | You 're here to do a job , get on with it as unemotionally as possible . |
| 5 | They 're here to settle a dispute over whether or not to build a loo in the vestry of the fourteenth century church . |
| 6 | We 're here to Lend a Hand … |
| 7 | Instead he said : ‘ Look , we 're here to run a power station efficiently and safely . |
| 8 | So tonight you 're actually to do a little bit of discussion , and tonight , tomorrow morning , discussion with your colleague , to brief them in terms of what they need to do to fulfil that role . |
| 9 | ‘ If we are ever to have a real modern church , it must be by adopting a fresh church arrangement . ’ |
| 10 | If we are ever to achieve a magnetically-confined plasma that is kept hot enough by thermonuclear reactions , then the confinement system must contain the electrically-charged alpha particles that are produced by the fusion of deuterium and tritium . |
| 11 | ‘ Coaching needs to have a much bigger presence if we are really to make a big impact . |
| 12 | Steps are underway to find a coordinator for the service , and to appoint members to the ENS board . |
| 13 | I 'm here to earn a few bucks ! ’ |
| 14 | I 'm here to do a job of work and if dressing conservatively and ignoring his attempts at seductive banter are what it takes to remind him of the fact , so be it . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm here to do a job . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm here to do a job . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ No , I 'm here to make a report to the governor . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm here to make a killing . |
| 19 | Our job seems to be simply to convey a willingness to talk , and gently test out whether the people involved want to start exploring their worries and anticipated issues ; but they must never be forced . |
| 20 | Dorothy L.Sayers was born and educated in the city , so it was only fitting that other women crime writers should be there to see a plaque unveiled in her honour . |
| 21 | ‘ The potential appears to be there to get a vigorous fast-growing , good conformation , first cross wether lamb and , provided the ability to lamb out of season is inherited , it also implies a ewe lamb capable of natural early lamb production , ’ Mr Powell added . |
| 22 | ‘ No-one from Ards will be there to provide a reception . |
| 23 | ‘ Obviously the new stand and the increased interest in racing at Down Royal are likely to bring a new generation to the track and we wish to be there to provide a professional service , ’ a member of the bookmakers association told me . |
| 24 | The lesson of all this must be never to lose a ferret in the first place . |
| 25 | We are not just here to be leaflet and voting fodder for professional politicians , we are here to take a part in our party , and we will defend that right . |
| 26 | ‘ However , crime is not our biggest task , as we are here to provide a secure work place . |
| 27 | We are here to have a committee meeting about the Season , and about your attitude , and indeed about whether we can go on with the Season at all . ’ |
| 28 | In the new Act children are then to have a say in what they want and in the plans made for them . |
| 29 | You are there to do a damage limitation exercise , to do the best that you can in difficult circumstances . |
| 30 | We are there to provide a service to patients , so it 's nice if we can play their favourite music . |