Example sentences of "be to come [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | IF WILLIAM CAXTON , the father of British printing , were to come back to life after 500 years in the grave , he would see a lot of changes . |
2 | SEBASTIAN COE is to come out of retirement to run the London Marathon on Sunday 18 April . |
3 | All I will do is to come in after breakfast every day and put my bucket on the harness room boiler to cook up , and an hour later I will take it away . |
4 | If her intent was to come there with blessing , dare we contest her wishes ? ’ |
5 | It was the prison , of course , which was to come out on top . |
6 | Mr Peter Bergg , Liberal Democrat , said improving training was essential if Britain was to come out of recession . |