Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] to [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TONY WRIGHT is to be the new captain of Gloucestershire in an attempt to foster a happier , more integrated dressing-room and lift morale . |
| 2 | He gathered rocks , but found a dredge such as the Hudson 's to be a crude sampling tool . |
| 3 | This afternoon Darlington Mayor Coun Rita Fishwick is to be a special guest at a party for friends at Willow Lodge . |
| 4 | If the IRB has any qualms in answering these questions come April 1992 , they should think very carefully if South Africa is to be a serious contender in what would probably be the first genuine and major international event ever held in the country . |
| 5 | Or are they expected to be grateful that after the hamfisted handling of Sir David ( now Lord ) Wilson 's resignation , Hong Kong is to be the possible reward for a loser in the game of political musical chairs ? |
| 6 | Gordon was to be a key element in Profumo 's downfall , the event that dragged the Conservatives into an unwelcome part of the modern world . |
| 7 | New vicar for Saltburn The Rev. Ian Parkinson is to be the new vicar of Saltburn . |
| 8 | Velizy , France is to be the European headquarters with around ten staff and other offices will open in London , Northern European Office , and Munich , Central European Office , by the end of this year . |
| 9 | This European — or , to be more exact , Euro-Christian — involvement in Lebanon was to be a recurring theme , facilitated by the fact that every community in the land that was to become Lebanon was a minority . |
| 10 | When he arrived with Kylie in London , however , Blamey could have been forgiven for thinking his relationship with the Minogues was to be a short one . |
| 11 | John James Robert Manners ( 1818–1906 ) , a son of the Duke of Rutland was to be a key figure in the campaign for a new Foreign Office . |
| 12 | France was to be a turning point in what is rightly called a ‘ miracle year ’ . |
| 13 | West Germany was to be the poor relation , with all its military units being placed under the integrated command structure . |
| 14 | In fact , Euratom was to be the poor relation of the Rome Treaty , slow to begin its work and very soon unable to prevent national interests exerting themselves . |
| 15 | To many within the underground , and in the media 's eyes , in the years ahead Ferrier and Neville were to be the archetypal underground beautiful couple . |
| 16 | Enfield was to be a low-to medium-volume plant , with a new product start-up capability which would lead the business in technology , design , testing , sourcing , quality and competitive superiority . |
| 17 | Frankfurt was to be a frequent residence in the later 820s . |
| 18 | We were planning a visit to Hong Kong for several months , as Michael was to be a visiting professor in the University there . |