Example sentences of "to be [verb] [adv] [conj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1940 , any refugee of military age was less likely to be called up than to be sent down , to an internment camp . |
| 2 | Quite transcendent , quite beyond the abilities of most people , and it really takes somebody like that to pull the genre up , to be singled out and to be remembered that way . |
| 3 | It seems a reasonable rule of thumb that any genuine offers of help and support from people or organizations will be accompanied by a name and address , and a willingness to be checked out as to their motive in making contact . |
| 4 | I 'm still not keen on that side of it — it 's nice to be popular , it 's nice to be loved , but it 's not so nice to be chased round and to be on the front page of the paper every day of your life , with people climbing over the wall all day long . |
| 5 | The ROK armed forces were to be developed so as to be capable of handling internal dissent but the issue as to its capacity for reacting effectively to North Korea was side-stepped . |
| 6 | I did n't want to be pushed around or to be made dependent on others . |
| 7 | Each seems to be specified separately and to initially develop quite independently of its future neighbours and associates . |
| 8 | I wonder whether you could define the circumstances in which it is appropriate for the Government to introduce a law reform Bill and seek to push it through all its procedures in a day without it going to a Standing Committee to be considered carefully as to its detail , when it happens that there is no particular circumstance of urgency and when the reform concerned could lead to considerable difficulties for the courts if the measure is not fully considered ? |
| 9 | In the third place , you may recall that I escorted you to your room at half-past twelve ; but the college gates are locked at midnight , from which it follows that I would have had to rouse the duty porter in order both to be let out and to be let in again , something he will most certainly confirm I did not do . |
| 10 | He is , after all , an actor 's part and perfectly accessible — he prefers , too , to be acted rather than to be read . |
| 11 | It is however I think relevant to the debate on policies I five and I twelve , to the extent that the County Council adjustments to the wording of policy I five which would provide for the distributional strategy and its emphasis on directing development to locations in and adjacent to main urban areas , main towns and small towns , to be modified so as to pe permit major employment allocations to be made elsewhere and indeed on a scale which effectively improved distributional strategy . |