Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [is] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I speak from the heart here , as it so happens that my sister is to be married this month and my mother is trying her hardest to organise the wedding that we ( never mind my sister and fiancé , these things are family affairs ) , want . |
| 2 | Er , speaking of accountants , I must tell you that one of the perks of my job is to be able to get out and about in the real world , to real companies , meeting real people . |
| 3 | And how does the economy determine which instance is to be dominant ? |
| 4 | Nor , conversely , does it aspire to art-pop status , because its aim is to be truthful to its mediocre soul . |
| 5 | How can a child feel able to tell , and have confidence in those who say they have their ‘ best interests ’ in mind , when the person they have named as their abuser is to be involved in everything that then happens to them ? |
| 6 | All this under a Tory Government which admits its PSBR is to be double that proposed a few months ago . |
| 7 | The only hope we have for intervention in pop is as a visitation , a bolt of strangeness , something whose point is to be undecodable . |
| 8 | The Yanks , whose aim is to be great World Cup hosts rather than realistic trophy contenders next summer , hardly dared to dream that they might equal their famous 1950 win over Walter Winterbottom 's star-studded side led by Billy Wright . |
| 9 | His aim is to be 95 per cent of the player he was before the accident . |
| 10 | Although Batty is my favourite player probably I would say his form is the least ‘ inspirational ’ , and yet I think his role is to be solid and dependable … so I reckon he is still doing his job and I also do nt see anyone doing it better . |
| 11 | One issue will be what interest is to be payable on the retention monies . |
| 12 | God closes some doors and opens others ; our responsibility is to be sensitive to his leading , and to follow through the doors when they open . |
| 13 | You must point towards your future , you must wonder if your future is to be fourteen years in the Dubrovlag . |
| 14 | One essential ingredient of organising your work is to be able to put aside enough time in the day for thought and reflection . |
| 15 | If your aim is to be cleverest , fastest , neatest — or whatever — you will frequently be disappointed when others beat you . |
| 16 | Our approach is to be one of evolution rather than revolution . |
| 17 | Clear and unequivocal English is a necessity if the sense of your report is to be incontrovertible . |
| 18 | This does not necessarily mean that a diversity of penal aims is ruled out , but each of the different aims must be justified by the same general philosophy if our position is to be coherent . |