Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [am/are] [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And a little nervous that I am about to be ticked off for my unorthodox and amiable occupation of the Rosenbloom . |
| 2 | My heart , or what passes for one in demonic physiology , is in my mouth , for fear that I am about to be exiled from Rainbow Rosenbloom , and from Chinese food , movies and other earthly delights , for evermore . |
| 3 | I 'll give instructions that you 're not to be disturbed . ’ |
| 4 | We gather that you are about to be visited by Anne and the other Susan , not forgetting Megan . |
| 5 | God 's Spirit is called the ‘ Holy ’ Spirit , to remind us that we are not to be confused with his unique identity , nor are we perfect as he is perfect . |
| 6 | I hope that the Government will clarify their stance and reassure the people of Scotland that we are not to be the nuclear dustbin of the world . |
| 7 | A spokesman for the Banking Industry has denied that there are about to be any job losses and it is hoped that that statement is correct . |
| 8 | so that men from a very early age learn that women are , are not important creatures , that they 're not to be respected or erm understood certainly , and that they can be erm , beaten and abused and raped ! |
| 9 | ‘ I have just received your Portfolio of MS drawings quite safely , ’ wrote the former to the latter in January 1844 ; ‘ I quite agree with you that they are not to be compared in finish with Lear 's , though generally accurate , but then Lear was a Man both for manners in Society & Skill in his Profession not to be easily found or replaced . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Attention was called to the Company 's payment of £50 per annum to the Vicar of Stantonbury for managing these schools , seeing that they are about to be handed over to a School Board and it was agreed that the payment be continued as in respect of Sunday School management , but during the pleasure of the Board and to the present incumbent only ’ . |
| 11 | VILLAGERS in Peru are living in terror that they are about to be haunted by a vampire … from Blackburn . |
| 12 | Likening God to a shepherd has made many people assume that the point of the metaphor was to emphasize the sheep-like quality of people — that they have no mind of their own , that they are there to be told what to do and treated like sheep . |