Example sentences of "and [pos pn] [noun] [be] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And my Will is to be Buried in Linen in a Suit which I shall provide for that purpose And I do hereby order and direct that the Sum of Ten Pounds shall be paid to the person who shall be the last in attending me to the time of my expiring and who shall see me Inclosed and laid in my Coffin in Linen . |
| 2 | I really needed a rest and my hope was to be fit for the start of the National League programme at the end of September , but I doubt if that will be the case . |
| 3 | During the week , I work in a music shop , and my ambition is to be a professional guitarist . |
| 4 | As well as providing a fascinating insight into the world of nature , the six titles in Pendulum 's Discovery Video Wildlife Collection drive home the message that action is desperately needed if our environment and its wildlife are to be saved from eventual destruction . |
| 5 | BR 's 1973 ‘ Interim Rail Strategy ’ , which had initially received government approval , had proposed a doubling of the rate of investment up to 1981 , and its impact was to be seen in the rise in staff numbers by nearly 6,000 during 1974–5 , after years of virtually continuous decline . |
| 6 | She wants to be known as Our Lady of Blémont-la-Fontaine , and her feast-day is to be in early September on the day we have the harvest festival . |
| 7 | Sport was indeed her first love , and her ambition was to be a PT teacher . |
| 8 | What they really refer to and bring to expression is his meaning for us ; and their significance is to be grasped afresh , not by their simple repetition , but by returning behind them to the history of Jesus ' life and teaching , and to the message of his cross and resurrection . |
| 9 | As originally conceived in the White Paper , the main characteristics of the polytechnics were that they were to be large , comprehensive , have an applied philosophy , be primarily teaching institutions with a brief to develop courses in new areas , and their courses were to be validated by the CNAA . |
| 10 | God spoke on three February mornings to John Reeve , and told him that he was to be the prophet and his cousin was to be Reeve 's mouth . |
| 11 | This diversity and range was nowhere better demonstrated than in our six prestigious national lectures : The first of these lectures having been held in Sheffield , this second was held in Tynemouth and Bill Oakes , Chairman , Northern Section , and his committee are to be congratulated on the 200-plus members and guests that came to hear what Alan had to say . |
| 12 | Eight months later it was announced that Nagy and his colleagues were to be rehabilitated . |
| 13 | Bill Rear has captured the passing years on this line perfectly and his publishers are to be congratulated for allowing him the space in which to present his work . |
| 14 | And our Colin was to be off t' fair , and that , so , me dad sort of went on to our John and pushed our Colin out a little bit . |
| 15 | We had been chosen to present one of ten travel reports and our destination was to be Amsterdam . |
| 16 | But ‘ all these things are a matter of judgement , ’ thinks David Livermore , IBM 's director in charge of the environment , ‘ and our intention is to be in the forefront . ’ |
| 17 | If you have a family that you care for , and your job is to be a carer , do you spend any time on yourself ? |