Example sentences of "[be] [art] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contract was to have been the first to be awarded under the new no frills fast track process — but some observers now expect the tender to be scrapped altogether and replaced with a Desktop V tender . |
| 2 | Shares were expected to plummet , and with Aerospace ripe for takeover , Rover would have been the first to be sold off . |
| 3 | Can not the right hon. Gentleman accept that the Para battalions should have been the last to be cut , and that , if cuts must be made , they should be made on the basis of operational effectiveness , not political expediency ? |
| 4 | The Inspecting Officer , accompanied by the Commandant and the Parade Commander , head for 1 Platoon Who are the first to be inspected . |
| 5 | The axiom is that these novels are the first to be written . |
| 6 | The coronoid process ( Fig. 3.14 A , B and F ) and the angle of the mandible ( Fig. 3.14 D ) are the first to be broken . |
| 7 | The images , called E-fit pictures , are the first to be produced on state-of-the-art equipment which was delivered to Suffolk police only last week . |
| 8 | The ‘ Santa Specials ’ are the first to be arranged for the British Rail main line in the area for quite some time , and a first for the North Warwickshire Line between Hall Green and the Shakespearean town of Stratford-upon-Avon . |
| 9 | They are the first to be advised of impending reorganizations , of imminent appointments , of new marketing initiatives and planned strategic changes in direction . |
| 10 | It is possible to suggest an implicational series , using the symbols suggested in chapter 4.5 : as the rule diffuses through the lexicon , monosyllabic T environments are the first to be affected by it , followed by monosyllabic D environments , with the polysyllables being the last to be affected . |
| 11 | He begins by summarising that for the obvious reasons of inaccessibility and defences , the peoples who reside among mountains are the last to be conquered : he progresses to consider similarly-caused impediments to civilisation : he deduces the part remoteness plays in the preservation of ancient languages . |
| 12 | Classroom teachers are the last to be considered concerning views on teaching methods , discipline etc . |
| 13 | They 're the first to be built in Buckley them , main road . |
| 14 | ‘ Yow tell yer Dad everythink but I 'm the last to be told . ’ |
| 15 | To which could be added that you do n't need to be the best to be top , if the ballerina Lyudmila Semenyaka is to be believed . |
| 16 | ‘ We eat eggs all the time ; we 'd be the first to be affected . ’ |
| 17 | A light air genoa is expected to be the first to be tested over the next few days . |
| 18 | The Bolivians had planned that the king would be the first to be given a coca leaf as he toured Expo , which has pavilions from 112 nations . |
| 19 | And it is true that if , for example , there were a library catering specifically for the mentally retarded , this would be the first to be closed because it would create the greatest publicity . |
| 20 | The next generation of anti-malarials may be the first to be developed with specific biochemical knowledge of how the malaria parasite can be attacked and killed once inside the body . |
| 21 | If and when it is official you seven will be the first to be told . ’ |
| 22 | In order to ensure fair play in this situation , those who kept within the regulation in this matter must be the first to be given the option ( ability proven , of course ) of playing for England this winter and subsequently for at least two years . |
| 23 | Not only would our livelihood be at stake if there was a shutdown but we 'd also be the first to be irradiated . ’ |
| 24 | In turn , the Profitboss knows that he will be the first to be advised of personal issues troubling his team . |
| 25 | This design/build contract is only the second of its kind to be let in Scotland and will be the first to be completed . |
| 26 | We must recognise that many people who earn relatively modest wages and who are essential to the rural economy will be the first to be put at risk by those proposals . |
| 27 | British Telecom and the water authorities should be the first to be so referred . |
| 28 | Joe Clark , the Constitutional Affairs Minister announced , however , that he would table legislation within the next few months empowering the government , if necessary , to hold a national referendum on the final constitutional package , which would be the first to be held since that of 1942 on the issue of conscription . |
| 29 | In the original sweat spot test the foot was chosen because , impairment being more likely to occur in longer nerve fibres , the lower extremities would be the first to be involved in diabetic autonomic neuropathy . |
| 30 | He is thought to be the first to be charged with the offence created by the Road Traffic ( Amendment ) Act 1991 . |