Example sentences of "[verb] and be to " in BNC.

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1 On the basis of his behaviour , therefore , we have reason to maintain that Fido believes that bones are related to his desires or preferences in the following way : Bones satisfy certain desires he has and are to be chosen to satisfy those desires .
2 Preliminary drafts of a bill repealing the Group Areas Act had been completed and were to be presented to the Cabinet in mid-January .
3 A review of the organization 's Charter was currently being undertaken and was to be submitted to the 1992 summit in Dakar ( Senegal ) .
4 Despite earlier fears , the Baltic Exchange will not have to be demolished and is to be repaired at the cost of about £80 million .
5 ‘ The hotel has been condemned and is to be pulled down within the next couple of days . ’
6 The role of the bus becomes much more important if rail services disappear and are to be replaced by bus services .
7 What had abhorred me in the past and sometimes , er , perhaps arrive and been to the church and say , oh by the way it 's communion !
8 The authority initiating the request had , however , to be identified in the written request delivered by the consul , which was also to contain information about the parties and the nature of the document to be served and was to be prepared in the language of the state of destination .
9 The competitors were in various categories for judging and were to be judged by professionals specially flown in from the States .
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