Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] lives to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He warned : ‘ It is easy to be has-beens at 21 with nothing in thee future and for their lives to be ruined . |
| 2 | The English feared for their lives to be shut out of a keep ; but the Welsh were more wary of being shut in . |
| 3 | The guidelines say that doctors should seriously consider requests from patients with incurable diseases who ask for their lives to be ended . |
| 4 | In retirement we must achieve a state of calm , for we can not expect large segments of our lives to be filled with ecstasy . |
| 5 | Some elderly people who have always been very flexible like being ‘ popped in on ’ without prior warning , but most people as they grow older much prefer all the events in their lives to be regular and predictable . |