Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [is] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rechem believes the results to be unscientific , and under the new agreement will be able to append its own commentary to the council 's existing document , especially if it is to form part of a submission to the European Commission . |
| 2 | Your dog may be rather nervous of being washed and will need to be trained accordingly , especially if it is to have a career in the show ring , where careful preparation is so vital . |
| 3 | The legislature 's vote was an embarrassment for Mr Kravchuk , but it has left Ukraine with a paralysed government at a time when the country must react swiftly if it is to survive increased prices for Russian fuel . |
| 4 | This is as much to keep other things from crowding in as it is to ensure that we pay attention to all that matters . |
| 5 | How do you make it a room that is as pleasant to live in as it is to look at ? |
| 6 | But if it decides a question remitted to it for decision without committing any of these errors it is as much entitled to decide that question wrongly as it is to decide it rightly . |
| 7 | Mr Clinton can not believe in all the things that his myriad groups of supporters think he believes in , or at least he can not if he is to rescue his presidency . |
| 8 | ‘ This is a terrific resource but it must be managed sensitively if it is to survive . ’ |
| 9 | Some records are worthy of special comment at the beginning of this chapter for they are sources that every family and local historian must learn to use straight away if he is to gain any understanding of the period before the Industrial Revolution . |
| 10 | In other words , if Dr Akhtar has his way , it would become unlawful to vilify a person 's religion , just as it is to humiliate him because of the colour of his skin . |
| 11 | Of course , this is mostly exaggeration , just as it is to suggest that most French club members are merely posers or that the Italians are concerned at keeping talented youngsters off the course unless they have royal blood , or at least one Ferrari . |
| 12 | As regards the concept of time , the poem is remarkable for its modern point of view : ‘ Similarly , time by itself does not exist ; but from things themselves there results a sense of what has already taken place , what is now going on and what is to ensue . |
| 13 | Just as it is easier to blame witches , agents of the Devil , for male impotence , famine , drought , war , plague and so forth than it is to blame God whom , in spite of all evidence to the contrary , we insist on regarding as a benign and even moral being . |
| 14 | Senator Ted Kennedy revealed yesterday that he is to wed lawyer Victoria who 's father is to stand trial over an alleged fraud . |
| 15 | Ricardo Ellcock , the Middlesex fast bowler , plans to study in the United States for a career as an airline pilot after confirming yesterday that he is to retire from first-class cricket , as reported in Monday 's Daily Telegraph . |
| 16 | Firstly we still have plenty of midfielders even if Rocastle goes , ( which he wo n't , because he said in the papers yesterday that he is to stay and fight for a place ) . |
| 17 | IPSWICH Port Authority announced yesterday that it is to shed ‘ in the region of ’ 35 jobs because of the recession . |
| 18 | She , too , places her professional reputation on the line and any criticism of the clinical environment or her style of management needs to be handled tactfully if it is to receive a good hearing . |
| 19 | Such a wide discretion must be exercised fairly if it is to comply with the requirements of natural justice . |
| 20 | And it appears that these activities need to be reassessed periodically if one is to understand the child 's developmental course . |
| 21 | Processes such as DVI , for example , will need to improve radically if it is to provide acceptable video at HDTV standards . |
| 22 | ‘ Anyway , he 's here now and who 's to say there wo n't be a little brother or sister before long ? ’ |
| 23 | We 've attempted , Chairer , to assess this proposal and then to set a criteria I think it 's important for members to understand that currently there is a consortium that er , is in operation , fully operational that is carrying out the tasks erm , that are identified in the consultation document mainly erm the consultation document itself does erm show exactly what the health authority is doing erm , the proposal now before you is to extend that erm to one merged unit of health authority with one executive board erm based with three local health clinics erm , to provide the service . |
| 24 | MCVITIE 'S , part of the United Biscuits Group , announced today that it is to invest £4m in its Hungarian operation Gyori Keksz to build a crisp factory . |
| 25 | But Wallasey MP Angela Eagle said today that she is to raise the matter in Parliament . |
| 26 | But Wallasey MP Angela Eagle said today that she is to raise the matter in Parliament . |
| 27 | Well if it 's to do with anything you 've seen here please make it in the right quarters not at me . |
| 28 | Even if it 's to say erm |
| 29 | Now , I do n't know poetry from a hole in the ground and I draw the line at having my head sawn off , even if it 's to save my trenchcoat . |
| 30 | It 's a comfort , you know ’ — she smiled now — ‘ to think that there 's somebody opposite you for the first meal of the day , even if it 's to have a row with . ’ |