Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These mechanics for transfer are strictly not dealt with through the post but the Filing and Record Department which is at Room 81 , Royal Courts of Justice , London WC2A 2LL although it is prepared to make an exception provided all of the documents , so far as applicable , set out in the above Practice Direction are sent to it by post ( an unofficial proforma provided to solicitors in fact repeats the list ) ; though in lieu of the proforma no doubt a letter referring to the items in the list would equally suffice . |
| 2 | Lady Diana counting how many days of freedom are left to her . |
| 3 | Hello , well what 's your mum been doing to you this morning ? |
| 4 | ‘ Your kind are known to us , Doctor , and have been for longer than you can imagine . ’ |
| 5 | Even though he had accepted general responsibility for his company 's operations , and would probably have agreed to print the books had the decision been referred to him , he could not be convicted unless he had been given specific notice of the offensive material . |
| 6 | I understand that Wyre Borough are forwarding to you a copy of a recent letter to their Environmental Health Officer from Nether Wyresdale Parish Council and I write to reiterate the concern felt by the Parish Council about this site especially the environmental and health hazards involved . |
| 7 | The service is excellent and very personal too — morning and afternoon tea are brought to one on a tray . |
| 8 | Whereas the descriptions of the opening chapter are confined to what can be seen from within his shack , visual perspectives increase in variety and number when he ventures out of doors . |
| 9 | What marks out Pascal is his refusal of the illusion that we can be merely rational , while yet insisting that reasoning be pushed to its limits . |
| 10 | I do not find that the refusal as made evinced a settled intention on her part to persist in that refusal even if it is injurious to her health and when the best interests for her health require that blood be transfused to her . |
| 11 | What he had to do now was stretch out and take the hand of friendship being offered to him . |
| 12 | Indeed , unless such weight were attributed to it , the very foundation of the hierarchical process would begin to tremble . ’ |
| 13 | Does it end when we turn off the set or when we look away momentarily to accept a cup of tea being handed to us ? |
| 14 | The financial limits for legal aid were outlined to him . |
| 15 | Huge bales of firewood were strapped to its back , but the donkey forced its way up the steep little path that served as a village street . |
| 16 | If a ‘ back fence ’ is used , the stock is confined to its daily strip and the remainder of the grass is completely rested for a long period . |
| 17 | ‘ Because of the British side 's sticking to its erroneous stand , the two sides were divided on some major issues of principle , ’ said Ambassador Ke . |
| 18 | You do n't say what video card is fitted to your machine so it 's difficult to speculate any further . |
| 19 | We must ensure that each deal is completed to our client 's maximum advantage . |
| 20 | Finally , the determination of B has led to the formulation of the nephelauxetic series of ligands , in which the position of a ligand is related to its power to expand the d orbitals of the metal . |
| 21 | At low drug concentrations most of the ligand is bound to its preferred sites and the dissociation profile is dominated by the slow component . |
| 22 | Human possums avoid conflict by agreeing with whichever side is talking to them at the time . |
| 23 | Granddad 's talking to you |
| 24 | If the area visible to the cell is reduced to its classically defined receptive field the cell is less likely to respond to coloured objects . |
| 25 | Just a minute mummy 's talking to me . |
| 26 | Factors include : what the children themselves want — how much weight is given to their wishes depends on their age and level of understanding ; their physical , emotional and educational needs ; the possible harmful effect of moving them away from where they 're settled ; which of you is more capable ( financially , emotionally , practically ) of meeting their needs . |
| 27 | Their chorus was in harmony with the principals on the judicial stage : ‘ To any but those who desire to see a Sidney Webbian England ’ , wrote Allen , ‘ it is essential that the bureaucratic mind be confined to its proper function , which is that of the lieutenant , not the captain . ’ |
| 28 | As the news of ‘ that ’ exclusive Sinead O'Connor interview is wired to me from London , England , it becomes diamond-bullet clear that Sinead is a mere music biz appendix — surplus to requirements , but potentially very painful in the side — and the three bands that comprise Rollercoaster Mk II are its guts . |
| 29 | This period begins on the day you collect the temporary replacement car and runs for fourteen consecutive days or until your car is returned to you , whichever happens first . |
| 30 | In times of recession , turnover rents are more favourable to tenants because the tenant 's liability to pay rent is related to his ability to pay . |