Example sentences of "is [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vision is to see a ministry established that reaches out to working girls . |
| 2 | On his doctor 's advice he is to see a specialist today following the mysterious breathing difficulties which saw him rushed to hospital on Tuesday . |
| 3 | On his doctor 's advice he is to see a specialist today following the mysterious breathing difficulties which saw him rushed to hospital on Tuesday . |
| 4 | My advice to you is to see a psychiatrist . |
| 5 | The most common example of this is to see a menu printed , followed by a line saying Choose an option 1–8 ( or whatever ) . |
| 6 | My advice is to see a doctor , Myles . |
| 7 | To see a black smoke is to see a body of ore actually being formed . |
| 8 | Thus , the JanSport backpacks which were once Lo Life standard issue are now widely derided , as Moet and his friends turn to more sophisticated techniques : ‘ The way me and my friends do it now is to wear a suit and tie like we was just comin' from work , and carry a travel bag to carry another suit . |
| 9 | Chilling words of knife maniac : All I want is to kill a cop |
| 10 | He bragged to friends : ‘ All I want is to kill a copper . |
| 11 | Nicholas Vernage told a friend : ‘ All I want is to kill a copper ’ , an Old Bailey jury heard . |
| 12 | Mr Nutting added : ‘ Grenfell admitted that in his presence Vernage had often said ‘ All I want is to kill a copper ’ . |
| 13 | One special use for an index register is to implement a stack in an area of store , by having the modifier field point to the current top element of the stack . |
| 14 | SHETLAND Islands Council is to support a study into the fishing potential of the deep waters of the North Atlantic . |
| 15 | The LFA Directive differs from other CAP provisions in that its broad objective is to support an area of agriculture which may not be best suited for production . |
| 16 | The logical thing to do is to plan a road racing season which will give you something to aim for in the summer , and then give yourself the option of trying another marathon in the autumn . |
| 17 | It is to transmit a signal that is , in a sense , part of pain behaviour . |
| 18 | The effect of this , of course , is to induce an ability to postpone oral instinctual gratification along with a concern about the availability of food — a character ideally suited to the demands of delayed-return systems of subsistence such as seasonal hunter-gathering or , still more , cultivation . |
| 19 | Libya is to conduct a pilot study into reforesting desert , using 40,000 artificial trees . |
| 20 | A REBEL priest who defies church law by marrying divorced Catholics is to conduct a wedding in Edinburgh for the first time next year . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman will be aware , however , that Du Pont Ltd. is to conduct a study into a proposed incinerator facility . |
| 22 | The Queensland parliament is to debate a bill to give the State rights over the genetic and chemical composition of its native species . |
| 23 | The great ragbag of reforms now being discussed behind closed doors will probably be displayed on January 17th , when the Commons is to debate a report on modernising its finances and management . |
| 24 | He is to spearhead a bid to raise cash for a new hospice , hospital and day centre in Hindley , near Wigan . |
| 25 | The only permissible course is to issue a subpoena for him to come as a witness or to produce the documents to the court ’ . |
| 26 | The idea is to compare a store 's performance not just with its historical record , but with some more objective measure of how well it should be doing . |
| 27 | The motor with characteristics shown in Fig. 77 is to drive a load of 0.5 Nm and inertia a distance of 60 steps under closed-loop control . |
| 28 | Certainly a visit to the plains of Africa gives one an immediate impression of how conspicuous the stripes are and how easy it is to spot a herd of zebra in almost any terrain . |
| 29 | The best way to learn is to attend a school where , with good instruction and a safe environment , you can pick up the basics in a day or two . |
| 30 | Another option is to thread a towline through it . |