Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [to-vb] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think our first priority should be to get Kirsty to bed . ’ |
| 2 | One partial solution to the problem of accounting for intra-regional cross-boundary flows would be to allocate resources to authorities taking no account of the cross-boundary flows and to leave them to take the responsibility of paying for their own residents treated elsewhere … there would be far more flexibility for the Area planners to arrange health care for their population . |
| 3 | A more practical idea would be to fix filters to car exhausts , but they would have to be changed fairly frequently . |
| 4 | The first step would be to confine voting to life peers . |
| 5 | ( Harry had decided that to pay for entertaining Nadine Cunningham would be to add insult to injury . ) |
| 6 | And Madam , I 'd also ask you to say that to him to pay compensation for the minor injuries she 's suf she 's suffered and of course you have to consider that 's a point in a case involving assault , would be to add insult to injury , and would not assist the parties in coming to terms with their relationship and hopefully attempting a reconciliation . |
| 7 | The benefits of a merger to GM would be to gain access to Leyland Vehicles ' recently introduced product range , whereas Leyland Vehicles would have access to GM 's financial muscle and foreign dealer network . |