Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [prep] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is to be sentenced later . |
| 2 | " recommend earnestly to them to purchase Timber , that may answer the purpose , from the wreck of the Brig stranded on Duich Bay , if she is to be broken up … " |
| 3 | Likewise in the case of Lewis 's Eve : if she is ransomed by Ransom 's struggle with the Un-Man in the underworld , a sort of Harrowing of Hell sequence , how can she be said to have resisted the temptation on her own ; and if she has not really resisted through her own strength — if she is to be rewarded with immortality and felicity for something she has not done herself — where is the justice in the punishment , on another planet , of Eve and her descendants , for something which again was not wholly her responsibility ? |
| 4 | As she is to be moving house and garden this year , she foresees a ceremonial tree-planting as a follow-up to the presentation . |
| 5 | This crowded historical panorama of war and the power of beauty describes the birth of Ayesha as the mortal daughter of noble Arabian parents but suggests in recounting her long training in mysticism under an Egyptian priest and her guardianship of the Fire of Immortality in the shrine at Kôr that she is to be regarded in part as a spiritual being . |
| 6 | Now , as we report on Page 15 , she is to be parted from the nursery school children whose friendship has helped to restore her health and build her confidence . |
| 7 | That is , if she is to be believed . |
| 8 | She is to be congratulated on the beauty of the pictures , the wealth of information she imparted on so many aspects and the most comprehensive display of books and articles created by Shetlanders . |
| 9 | There is no further mention of Ambrosia in the records , and possibly she is to be identified with the ‘ Dame Ambroise de Saint-Joire ’ named in 1288 among the first entrants to the Carthusian nunnery of Melan ( Haute-Savoie ) founded in 1282 by Beatrice de Faucigny . |
| 10 | Besides , she is to be got downstairs , and how is that to be managed ? |
| 11 | It is significant that the court held that ‘ in a criminal case of this nature , where the wife is the party grieved and on whom the crime is committed , she is to be admitted a witness against her husband ’ and there is no specific mention of a marital rape exemption by any party at any stage of the proceedings . |
| 12 | Broadly speaking , the higher an individual is in the social strata the less likely he or she is to be arrested , prosecuted and ( if prosecuted ) found guilty . |
| 13 | She is to be chained hand and foot . |
| 14 | If she is not there you will find a notice on her door telling you where she is to be found . |
| 15 | Make up two sentences to show if she is to be told or not — watch them as you say them — hear them in your mind 's ear . |
| 16 | MAUDE Alice Rand is 107 today and she is to be wished many happy returns by the Queen , the Queen Mother and the Archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 17 | SCREEN goddess Liz Taylor is furious that she is to be portrayed by Raquel Welch , the star she dislikes more than any other , in a film . |
| 18 | The substance of his approach to the application before him is to be found in the following passages from his judgment : |
| 19 | This agrees extremely well with the fact that ( 20 ) is closely equivalent to ( 22 ) : ( 22 ) that is precisely the one It also provides us with a very satisfying explanation of the subtle difference between ( 23 ) and ( 24 ) ; ( 23 ) , with its non-restrictive relative seems at least somewhat odd , whereas ( 24 ) with its restrictive relative is quite acceptable , and so is ( 25 ) which has a non-restrictive relative but lacks the word very : ( 23 ) the very axe , which killed him , is to be sold ( 24 ) the very axe which killed him is to be sold ( 25 ) the axe , which killed him , is to be sold The reason is that the definite article indicates that some means of recognition is available to the audience . |
| 20 | Instead of local taxation being based on property values , it is to be based on a flat rate per capita charge levied on all adults , with limited rebates for some groups . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) The statement of accounts shall comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury as to — ( a ) the information to be contained in it ; ( b ) the manner in which the information contained in it is to be presented ; or ( c ) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared , and shall contain such additional information as the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury require to be provided for the information of Parliament . |
| 22 | b ) the manner in which the information contained in it is to be presented , or |
| 23 | In the event that the annual value figure can not be agreed between the parties under s 837(3) , it is to be determined by the General Commissioners . |
| 24 | Thirdly , the Convention may be silent both as to the substance of a particular issue and as to the law by which it is to be determined , in which case it is a question of construction whether the Convention covers the point or merely leaves it to be dealt with under the law applicable under the conflicts rules of the forum . |
| 25 | It is to be hoped that Hermione Lee 's excellent new book will help to change that , for Cather is one of the most original and inventive of modern writers , a more powerful artist , for instance , than her contemporary Edith Wharton . |
| 26 | It is to be hoped that her business is now sufficiently stable to realise the opportunity , for she has clocked up three managing directors in the past few years . |
| 27 | It is to be hoped that is so . |
| 28 | Eccleshall and Honderich , however , will have none of this , and they lay to rest , it is to be hoped for good , the idea of Conservatism as a ‘ non-ideology ’ . |
| 29 | WHEN 20 representatives of the South African Cricket Union and the National Sports Congress sit down together in a Johannesburg hotel tonight it is to be hoped that among them is someone with the wisdom of Solomon . |
| 30 | It is to be hoped that Gluck 's judgments on wine are better than his knowledge of English poetry . |