Example sentences of "[noun] be [prep] be [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My burning ambition is to be world champion . |
| 2 | My brew for this breeding attempt was to be tap water , rain water and tap water filtered through peat in equal measures , which gave me readings of 6pH and 2DH |
| 3 | Now his aim is to be world champion . |
| 4 | Ministers also agreed guidelines for EC policy towards Latin America and Asia over the next decade ; priorities were to be development aid for the poorest population groups and economic co-operation with areas with a strong growth potential . |
| 5 | The rest of the ground floor is to be garage space for two cars . |
| 6 | The consequence of these developments was to be party government . |
| 7 | These have to do , inter alia , with technology : for instance , the World Broadcasting Satellite Administrative Radio Conference WARC 1977 ) allocation of the frequency spectrum for DBS conceived of as a national service , or the video communications or ‘ cable ’ plan of 1982 , whereby France was to be world leader in interactive fibre-optic networks — and so win export orders . |
| 8 | Our destination was to be Cliff College in the Peat District , where we would spend the next few days . |