Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After take-off Beaton surveyed his surroundings : ‘ Silk-lined walls , arm chairs like Pullmans , various compartments for eating , sleeping , smoking — this is the aircraft that took Churchill to America … how grateful I am to be among the lucky ones on the last lap for home . ’ |
| 2 | I ca n't tell you how thrilled I am to be in closer contact with Medau again . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm to be on the committee of the Society for the Relief of Distressed Widows , ’ she told him one day . |
| 4 | I 'm to be like you . |
| 5 | You are to be by daughter-in-law as well as my niece . " |
| 6 | Look , ’ he said , ‘ you are to be in France by the beginning of December . |
| 7 | ‘ But you , Bethlehem … small as you are to be among Judah 's clans , out of you shall come forth a governor for Israel , one whose roots are far back in the past , in days gone by . |
| 8 | When we have cares , we are not to look to pagan religious practices and philosophies for respite , but we are to be as the Apostle Peter put it ‘ Casting all your care upon him , for he careth for you . ’ |
| 9 | A book by Mother Teresa has said much to us about how we are to be for Jesus in this situation . ’ |
| 10 | If we are to be at all logical in our approach to contemporary ethics , we must accept this much . |
| 11 | ‘ How lucky we are to be in a band and not having to get up every morning to do a crappy job . |
| 12 | ‘ How lucky we are to be in a band and not having to get up every morning to do a crappy job . |
| 13 | And we appreciate how honoured we are to be among the select few who they chose to share this very special occasion with them . |
| 14 | This policy is limited , however , in two crucial ways : first , that such ‘ choice ’ in effect reduces to the ability to pay , and ability to pay has been profoundly affected by other policies which have increased the differences among groups with regard to income and wealth ; and secondly , that many public services must be provided in the local area if they are to be of real value and if other costs , not only financial , are not to be incurred , for instance , in travelling or moving residence in order to receive them . |
| 15 | These need to be as specific as possible , including a timetable for action if they are to be of any use . |
| 16 | Whatever aspect they present — whether written for scientific or commercial purposes , or perhaps for some voluntary organisation — they will follow the lines of this chapter if they are to be of use . |
| 17 | The purpose of this study is to determine whether accounting practices need to be adjusted or developed if they are to be of use to firms operating in the highly changeful high technology sectors . |