Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [modal v] [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This child is destined to be a sign which men reject ; and you too shall be pierced to the heart . |
| 2 | She was implying , plain enough , that no one else could be trusted to be as thorough as herself . |
| 3 | ‘ The argument in Italy that ‘ we 're not ready for competition ’ goes something like ‘ since we have n't been able to serve our customers as we should up until now , no one else should be allowed to ! ’ ’ he said . |
| 4 | They often can be related to in hierarchy terribly aggressive to his subordinates but the company or his boss quite often the position the attitude that we actually take passive , aggressive , assertive . |
| 5 | The bank with which the exporter makes the forward contract must itself hedge its position , otherwise it too will be exposed to currency risk . |
| 6 | However , he has joined the fire service , and is called out most nights , so he too must be said to be doing his bit . |
| 7 | A persistent management puzzle is deciding what exactly should be given to employees in the way of information beyond the broad principles outlined in 2 , 3 and 4 above . |