Example sentences of "i be [to-vb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eyes sparkling , Vicky told me : ‘ Laurence and I are to spend the whole day together . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am to give the first reading . |
| 3 | I wish we were having a picnic , and that it was hot , and I do indeed wish that we were all together ; though even if I were to hold the whole world against my chest , it would probably save us from very little . |
| 4 | ‘ It is n't very high on my list of priorities but I guess I 'd change my mind soon enough if I were to meet the right person . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ First , may I say how glad I was to see the honourable gentleman in the Government lobby last night , ’ Lang said . |
| 6 | But if I was to ask the same question throughout industry today the answer would be very different . |
| 7 | He himself would put the fear of God into the professors of Königsberg and Breslau ; I was to do the same thing in Danzig . |
| 8 | It was the perfect moment to arrive in the city where I was to spend the next year . |