Example sentences of "[pron] be [adv] [pron] [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Citibank issued a statement … this afternoon … saying it had no record of any formal offer from potential purchasers … its is always our policy to work closely with customers who have difficulties in oredr to reach agreement . |
| 2 | If he was going to say that in the paper , which was surely his intention to do , it would almost certainly destroy any possibility of patent protection . ’ |
| 3 | there is only her face to start from . |
| 4 | There was still her car to worry about , not forgetting that interview she still had to secure , but … |
| 5 | And there was only her mind to wear out in this Dream . |
| 6 | The cause of her disadvantage rests in the social arrangements we make , yet there is a tradition of social analysis which attempts to blame the girl for her failure , as if it were simply her responsibility to overcome the conditions of class , race and gender to which she is subject . |
| 7 | It 's not their business to make such inquiries , to put thoughts into children 's minds . ’ |
| 8 | No , it 's not my day to diet , been , been naughty today . |
| 9 | It 's not my way to leave behind a wrecked side |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not my secret to tell . |
| 11 | It 's not my job to implement research . |
| 12 | She said I 've got too many thing to do , it 's not my job to do photocopying . |
| 13 | It 's not my job to decide but if we do well hopefully it ( his captaincy ) might continue . ’ |
| 14 | It 's not my job to get very far ; it 's yours . |
| 15 | Still , it 's not my object to spoil things . |
| 16 | ‘ But it 's not my place to argue . |
| 17 | It 's not my place to talk about her , anyway , but she is wrapped up in her own life , and her husband 's politics — she met him when she belonged to some very radical student group at Oxford . |
| 18 | It 's not my place to tell you whom you should or should n't invite . |
| 19 | As for the patient , it 's not my place to comment on his medical condition , except to say that he is still quite definitely alive and in the best possible hands . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It 's not my intention to stay cooped up in here , waiting for them to go on with their little games . ’ |
| 21 | It 's not my intention to jeopardise your recovery in any way . ’ |
| 22 | It 's not your place to give him orders . ’ |
| 23 | It 's not your place to speak out . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's not your job to think . ’ |
| 25 | It 's not your job to think . |
| 26 | So we wish therefore to remove this first constraint on our powers and I 'd emphasise again that it is , is our intention to use , it 's not our intention to use the wider powers to increase the risks , it 's simply to improve er , our ability to gain the best returns and satisfy the objectives of the Council . |
| 27 | Things seem hopeless at the moment , but it 's not our policy to let kidnappers get away with their crimes . ’ |
| 28 | But it 's not our job to think about that , it 's outside our influence . |
| 29 | yes , but it 's not his day to bring bread |
| 30 | It 's just his way to talk to them , that 's how he , that 's how he boxes . |