Example sentences of "we be [adv] to " in BNC.

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1 God 's Spirit is called the ‘ Holy ’ Spirit , to remind us that we are not to be confused with his unique identity , nor are we perfect as he is perfect .
2 The feeling is growing that we should get our act together smartly if we are not to be left gongless at the end of a less deserving queue .
3 Indeed , on the eve of Brusilov 's offensive , General Conrad von Hotzendorff , the Austrian supreme commander , told a Swedish journalist : ‘ We are not to be conquered again . ’
4 If we are not to be disillusioned , therefore , and retreat back into the relative safety and tranquillity of the withdrawal unit , part of our responsibility as teachers of children with special educational needs must be to tackle with class teachers ways to improve the curriculum at the level of general class-room practice .
5 I hope that the Government will clarify their stance and reassure the people of Scotland that we are not to be the nuclear dustbin of the world .
6 But if we are not to be led into false beliefs , it is necessary to realize exactly what the mystic emotion reveals .
7 Some time in the early hours of the morning we cross over what seems to me to be a pontoon bridge , then suddenly we are up to our thighs in water .
8 Right now we know that the angle from where we are up to the top is forty degrees .
9 When we come here , we know what we are up to , but our families , hundreds of miles away , suffer the most .
10 It is not only a matter of picking the right players — schedules and choosing the right programmes will also be important if we are n't to be fighting out for seventh or eighth place in Dublin .
11 I think we are on to a loser with this one , but good luck …
12 All I can say on that is that , as regards the delivery of patient care in the areas from which we have received trust applications , we are on to a winner .
13 With our high standard of food and a quality presentation , we are on to a winner and the school has been very impressed so far . ’
14 ‘ We have football on Sunday , Monday , Tuesday and by Wednesday we are round to the European games .
15 Well I think we are round to any other business I suppose .
16 We are about to be attacked .
17 We are about to really start approaching businesses in the Darlington area to ask for money or help in kind , ’ said Robin .
18 And so we are back to the beginning …
19 He thrust a mess tin full of steak and kidney into my hand , and with a scowl on his face he remarked , ‘ After this lot , Piper , we are back to the usual shit , unless something special turns up , like cooks and normal rations ! ’
20 Now it seems we are back to normal , with catchy weather frustrating attempts to get on where crops are fit , and further kicking of heels in prospect once the winter barleys have been cleared .
21 From today , we are back to the business of government as usual , with a return to all the huge problems of recession , Europe , health and education where they were left a month ago when the General Election was called .
22 We are back to night scenes again .
23 Here we are back to the ideas about roles and spheres which I discussed earlier in this chapter ( the work of Harding , Goodwin and so on ) .
24 Ardiles said : ‘ When we are back to full-strength there would n't have been a place for him . ’
25 NOW that the World Cup is over and we are back to the league games again , I think that all rugby supporters who were able to go to the matches or to watch it on television must admit that rugby was the winner .
26 Otherwise we are back to that old hypocritical state where the game is amateur in name only .
27 If the answer to these questions is ‘ yes ’ , then we are back to something rather similar to Durkheim 's adaptive function : today 's criminals are in fact helping to usher in the better society of tomorrow .
28 We are back to the three act drama with which we began .
29 ‘ Ah , yes , we are back to the potions .
30 We are back to trousers , hats and no hair at all . ’
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