Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [prep] be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , much as I may myself enjoy theatre-going and much as I may cheer when I see a full theatre , I must contain my own enthusiasm if I am to be a cool observer . |
| 2 | ’ — And if I am to be a great Kha-Khan , I ought to be able to recognise when I am being told the truth . ’ |
| 3 | Here we encounter that fear of the many , the multitude , which is to be a recurring motif in the re-emergence of democracy in the modern era . |
| 4 | On 22 January 1946 he agreed to the formation of the Central Intelligence Group ( CIG ) , which was to be a small organisation simply collating all forms of foreign intelligence and reporting back to the president through the National Intelligence Authority ( NIA ) . |
| 5 | His passionate ambition was to lead a crusade against the Turks , and in so doing to unite Christendom — a vision which anticipated that of Charles V , and a policy which was to be a major preoccupation of both Charles and Philip II throughout the sixteenth century . |
| 6 | He had concluded that there was no likelihood of a breach of the peace , largely , it would seem , because the protesters had emphasised that theirs was to be a peaceful event . |
| 7 | I think it is essential to feel that if you are to be a successful athlete . |
| 8 | This is very difficult when you are accustomed to your precise and meaningful jargon , but it is a skill you must acquire if you are to be a successful communicator . |
| 9 | More junior staff came , who were to be a great help to us . |
| 10 | History knows a cynical law : that in all lands politicians dislike ecclesiastics who interfere and therefore , when influencing who is to be a new bishop , prefer not to have bishops too practical and too effective ; and a respectable way of having ineffective bishops , the only respectable way , is to have otherworldly bishops , who live to God and spend much time in prayer and are not well informed on matters of this world . |
| 11 | In any event , and no matter what reforms were contemplated , the issue that was posed by Marius Moutet , pre-war Minister for the Colonies in the Popular Front and shortly to become Minister for Overseas France , was whether or not France really considered herself to be a nation of 100 m. and whether or not she was to be a great power . |
| 12 | She left elementary school at fourteen to take a job filling seed packets for five shillings a week ; later she worked for a draper and subsequently for the Co-op , where she joined the union movement of which she was to be a lifelong member . |
| 13 | During this time it is likely that he also met Pompeo Batoni who was to be a considerable influence on his early manner . |
| 14 | This in itself was to be a major factor in Franco 's permanence in power in the years to come . |
| 15 | As the Chairman , Pat Retief in his Annual Chairman 's Review says , ‘ we must continue to be a profitable company if we are to be a good employer in the fullest sense , capable of maintaining and enhancing our portfolio of assets and maximising the development of the Group 's human resources . |
| 16 | One is to be a good parent ( he is neither husband nor father ) and the other is to be a good representative of the people . ’ |
| 17 | If there were to be a Labour Government or the unlikely event of a Liberal Democrat Government , it would be open house for local authorities to spend and spend , just like Viv Nicholson . |
| 18 | That would probably take you to your er first scenario , if there 's to be a new settlement , that the criteria approach alone is acceptable . |
| 19 | There 's to be a twenty-one gun salute — ‘ |
| 20 | Colleagues , immediately after the close of this particular session , there is to be a meeting in the conference hall within the Guildhall , on the National Trade Union Laws on National Tamp Tampon Alert Day , and there 's to be a special video which will last approximately eleven minutes . |
| 21 | There 's to be a special er sweet or something , bar of chocolate for those who get these questions right . |
| 22 | ‘ There 's to be a big town meeting tonight , ’ said the vole , pressing water from his fur . |
| 23 | In 1988 there is to be a new system of personal pensions , explained on page 76 . |
| 24 | But if there is to be a new morality — new values for the new situation resulting from technological and political change in the closing years of the twentieth century — then the creation of that new morality must in the end be a joint enterprise of both women and men . |
| 25 | There is to be a new security system , based on the Arab world in one form or another . |
| 26 | There is to be a new register on which the general election could be fought . |
| 27 | We therefore feel it is absolutely vital that if there is to be a new settlement , it should come forward through the structure plan . |
| 28 | Er and I again I have to say that we have not come to any conclusions about the new settlement , but certainly if there is to be a new settlement , then generally people would like more certainty . |
| 29 | If there is to be a sit-down meal , you will then have a much better opportunity to get some good shots , hopefully without missing out on too much of the turkey yourself . |
| 30 | Where there is to be a major change in the nature or conduct of the trade , this , in combination with Target 's change of ownership , can mean Target 's carried-forward losses being disallowed under s768 , and can also disallow carry-forward or carry-back of Target 's unutilised ACT ( see s245 TA 1988 and s81 Finance Act 1993 ) . |