Example sentences of "be to get a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Dig over flowerbeds — the longer lumps of soil are exposed to frost , the easier it 'll be to get a fine tilth in spring . |
2 | The way I would start forming a band would be to get a bass player and drummer first ; get a core of people who are on my wavelength , especially on the bass , and a drummer who 's got a really good right hand , almost like a jazz player , who can play light and not just hard . |
3 | BENTWORTH Aided School are to get a new play area which will also double up as an occasional overflow car park for the village hall . |
4 | After almost two years of complaints of illness , discolouration and bugs , worms and other nasties in the drinking water supply along the town 's Donaghadee Road and surrounding area , residents there are to get a new pipe system . |
5 | Yes I I I would accept that as a general point yes that that that that that that the greater number of years , the more likely you are to get a long term trend . |
6 | The whole point of the legal process is to get a decisive determination which will end the dispute in question . |
7 | THE most famous observatory in the world is to get a major relaunch next month . |
8 | The interviewer is trying to be objective and scientific , yet has to establish and maintain ‘ rapport ’ if he is to get a good interview . |
9 | The secret against sprinting predators , such as the big cats , is to get a good start on them . |
10 | The heavier your pack , the more important it is to get a good fit . |
11 | His namesake , Martin , who made his debut in 1979 ( the local joke is that he should acquire a dog-collar like secretary Rev. Mike Vockins , as Sunday is now his normal working day ) , is to get a joint benefit with Damian D'Oliveira next year . |
12 | He adds : ‘ The important thing is to get a Labour government elected . ’ |
13 | And , as I stressed earlier , the props for such beliefs come from within the black community : black kids tell each other stories about how difficult it is to get a decent job if you are black and , in a self-fulfilling way , it does becomes difficult . |
14 | The JRC is to get a new Council of Administration to keep the formulation and management of research programmes at arm 's length from the politicians . |
15 | THE Mazda range , much changed in recent years , is to get a new flagship model . |
16 | BRAVE transplant tot Laura Davies is to get a new baby brother or sister , it was revealed yesterday . |
17 | ST COLUMBA 'S Parish Church , Derryvolgie , Lisburn is to get a new rector . |
18 | ARMAGH Appointment THE newly opened Navan Fort Visitors Centre is to get a new director . |
19 | Mr Rodriguez 's plan is to get a high-school diploma , then win a pilot 's licence . |
20 | The national pop station that once boasted it was ‘ One-derful ’ is to get a long-awaited shake-up . |
21 | Mrs Gojkovic said later : ‘ What I now want is to get a middle-of-the-range hotel to cater for the tourist trade in London … this is going to enable me to do this . ’ |
22 | She heard the impatience in his tone and went on even more firmly , ‘ It would simply be that it fits in with my long-term plan , which is to get a wide range of experience before going on an extended working holiday overseas . ’ |
23 | The ultimate test for a barrier , of course , is to get a local cyclist to try it out . |
24 | According to Jamie , the object of the game is to get a soggy fag-end from wherever it is in the channel along to and down the coverless hole , breaking it up as much as possible en –ute . |
25 | The first is to get a clear mandate from the board , which must include the ability to downsize further as necessary , including layoffs , and change the corporate culture , getting rid of the current organisational structure . |
26 | d THE triumphant Middlesbrough football team is to get a civic reception on Thursday at 12 noon . |
27 | The task of the customer 's representative is to get a satisfactory job done as economically as possible . |
28 | Hunters often complain about how difficult it is to get a dead mountain goat down from a mountain — it simply will not slide easily across snow . |
29 | My object was to get a straight edge easily , but there was a definite risk of lifting small particles of colour as it was take off and my aim was to minimise the need for retouching . |
30 | Therefore , if this backward boy was to get a good education , he must somehow be crammed up or taught up to scrape a scholarship at one of the big independent schools where most of the fees would be paid for scholars . |