Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] [conj] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is therefore to the second alternative — selling goods and services overseas — that countries must look if they are to maintain and improve their living standards and avoid a balance of payments crisis . |
| 2 | The effect of such imagery is to enrich or enlarge our concept of the male , or of what may truly be said to be ‘ masculine ’ . |
| 3 | The extensible answer is to try and clear her conscience , to tell |
| 4 | The company 's next step is to try and boost its profile in an established market dominated by big-name players . |
| 5 | The size and type of netting is equally important if a fruit cage is to last and serve its purpose . |
| 6 | The first step you take is to reassess and analyse your situation . |
| 7 | For some 25 years it has been recognised that the overall settlement system is antiquated in comparison with that of other major financial centres and that , if The Exchange is to maintain and enhance its position as one of the World 's major international exchanges , further and more radical reforms are needed . |
| 8 | Perkin-Elmer is to adapt and modernise its site at Llantrisant , Mid-Glamorgan , at a cost of £7.4m . |
| 9 | Whenever possible , the aim is to stabilise or enlarge their population by creating new jobs . |
| 10 | When the first oil crisis sent the British economy downhill , the response of the then Labour government was to try and expand its way out of trouble . |
| 11 | Stirling 's stated purpose in writing the memo was to suggest that recruiting his unit up to strength should take precedence over the equipping of these new battalions . |
| 12 | Wealthy families would while away their days at the baths being massaged with aromatic oils by the unfortunate eunuch slave whose sole function in life was to knead and pummel his master . |
| 13 | If he was to rise above the constant lure of carnal lusts that distracted him daily , if he was to dedicate and devote his life to freeing his country from the monstrous rule of France , there could be no choice ! |
| 14 | ‘ My life is hard indeed ’ — the life of the leader of a feudal host , whose business it was to defend and protect his followers ; the ruler of fair France , la douce France , whose business it was to protect and govern his country ; the emperor of Christendom , whose business it was to maintain the fortress of Christian Europe and to expand its borders . |
| 15 | since the prime contributor to the ‘ shape ’ of a safety system was the documentation and narrative , the first step in signalling this culture change was to revise and enhance its content . |
| 16 | In their eyes she was just too glamorous to be serious about her job and Kate realised she was going to have her work cut out tomorrow morning if she was to get and retain their respect on equal terms . |