Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] [pron] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man who ushered in a golden age of middle-distance running , Brendan Foster , was at the peak of his powers and the two men who were to carry it to the greatest heights , Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe , were just beginning to emerge . |
| 2 | Employing one of those supremely disingenuous somersaults of logic that only long training in double-speak and the official brand of British arrogance can confer , Mr Howard told a Westminster audience of backbenchers that ‘ If the Commission were to take us to the European Court I can think of few things more calculated to bring the Commission into disrepute ’ |
| 3 | The second way of considering the tending of the fire is to compare it to the feminine ability to create and sustain atmosphere . |
| 4 | The way I approach anything is to do it to the best of my ability , whatever . |
| 5 | The second is to present them to the three million visitors each year in ‘ an educative and enjoyable way ’ . |
| 6 | A Norwegian freedom fighter who knew the area was to take her to the nearby village , after which she was on her own . |