Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] to [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wembley was witnessing a classic … the drama thundered on … three goal scoring chances were conjured up by Swindon only to be magiced away by Leicester … |
| 2 | But even in remote situations I would strongly advise against this , after doing as much in a cottage in Appin only to be greeted by the landlord who had popped in to see if we were alright . |
| 3 | When Nichols brought Dustin along to be introduced to the mogul in his imposing New York office , Levine , after greeting Nichols , turned to Dustin and said , ‘ The windows are over there . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And , for goodness ’ sake , Laura , stop standing there like Joan of Arc about to be burnt at the stake ! ’ |
| 5 | Left : Schwantz about to be eaten by mechanic Simon Tonge ! |
| 6 | With Jenny Blyth nowhere to be found — vindictive press reports claiming that the marriage of the decade was on the rocks — he became embroiled in an unseemly dispute with his own club . |
| 7 | Manor not to be denied |
| 8 | So keen are GKR not to be identified with the less ethical and aggressive end of the search market that it maintains it frequently turns down business ; from any other search firm , this statement might be questionable , but GKR 's standing in the market , and the obvious importance of its untarnished reputation in gaining that position , suggests that it is probably the truth . |
| 9 | Massine 's The Three-Cornered Hat is possibly still the most important national ballet of Spain yet to be produced . |
| 10 | The second Bill had passed through the House of Commons only to be thrown out by the House of Lords which could reject all legislation except money bills . |
| 11 | And on Saturday , he contacted the UN only to be greeted with an answering machine . |
| 12 | Asked about his first day , Terry said : ‘ I was stunned when I turned up on the Monday only to be confronted with the aftermath of the weekend fire . |
| 13 | I hope to build a V8 Land Rover mainly to be used on road so mpg and mph are important , but it must sound and look great ( wheels , tyres , etc. ) , do well off road and out perform my dad 's new Land Cruiser II Please could you give me some advice on model , diff ratio , tyres , etc. and initial purchase price . |
| 14 | In 1872 he served briefly on Birmingham town council , being elected to fill a casual vacancy in October only to be defeated at the municipal elections a month later , but by this time it was apparent that he was a talented organizer and in 1873 he was appointed full-time secretary of the Birmingham Liberal Association in succession to William Harris . |
| 15 | Pilate , in spite of declaring that Jesus had done no wrong , finally gave in to their demands and handed Jesus over to be crucified . |
| 16 | The initial application was for : ( i ) Madame Bihi to be joined as a party to the proceedings as a representative of the Democratic Republic of Somalia ; ( ii ) paragraph 3 of the order of Saville J. not to be brought into effect , ( iii ) the court to direct letters to be written to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office asking what state in Somalia was recognised by Her Majesty 's Government as a foreign sovereign state and with what entity , if any , therein Her Majesty 's Government had any dealings of a governmental nature ; and ( iv ) the court to request the Attorney-General to appoint an amicus curiae . |
| 17 | who believed that ‘ human sexuality in all its richness is a gift of God gladly to be accepted , enjoyed and honoured , as a way of both expressing and growing in love , in accordance with the life and teaching of Jesus Christ . ’ |
| 18 | Platt was in England earlier this week , but flew back to play for Juventus in a friendly against Spal in Ferrara on Wednesday only to be pulled out of the game by his club . |
| 19 | Appeal allowed with costs in Divisional Court and House of Lords not to be enforced without leave of Divisional Court . |
| 20 | ( George 's conviction made him the first high-ranking member of the CIA ever to be convicted of felony offences while conducting official duties . ) |
| 21 | THE first Hollywood Oscar ever to be auctioned was sold yesterday for £32,000 . |
| 22 | When this intervention appeared likely to succeed , the watchful Philips caused Poyntz too to be arrested as a suspected heretic . |
| 23 | Anne not to be undone |
| 24 | He remains the only deaf person in Britain ever to be appointed headmaster of a deaf school by a local education authority . |
| 25 | You young people have no idea what it was like for people in Europe then to be offered a cigarette or a piece of chocolate or something like real coffee . |
| 26 | A EUROPEAN ruling today pushed Britain closer to being placed in the dock over the killing by SAS soldiers in Gibraltar of three IRA terrorists . |
| 27 | La irradiación de Miró en el arte espanol ’ September-October ) Opening date in September yet to be decided . |
| 28 | With Lamb and Gower about to be dumped and the mightiest of all rounders Ian Botham unavailable today 's Lord 's team declaration will mark the sad end of an era for English international cricket . |
| 29 | After a goalless first half , Dave Matthews netted for Heybridge only to be given ruled offside . |
| 30 | In 1912 , he was believed to have attempted to board the ill-fated Titanic only to be refused , thus saving his life . |