Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [to-vb] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an experiment , U2 are to play the unfortunately titled but surprisingly attractive dance-club with ( shudder ) A Showband — Tony Stevens and his awesomely wunnerful band . |
| 2 | Computer technician Barry Daniels , of Epping , Essex , yesterday asked two judges to rule that the shutdown of the unit at Westminster Children 's Hospital , where his son Rhys was to receive a potentially life-saving operation , was unlawful because proper consultation procedures were not followed . |
| 3 | Rhys was to receive the potentially life-saving operation at the unit before its closure . |
| 4 | Another important task for IMDEC was to prepare a more detailed account of the effects of the explosion in order to request emergency aid . |
| 5 | Frustrated by the less than flattering interpretation of biographer Robert Gittings , who presented Hardy as a reclusive , grumpy sort , Dr James Gibson is to publish a more generous account next spring . |
| 6 | Anna was to become a very good working dog , qualifying CDex and winning good show placements including Best of Breed at Crufts in 1939 . |
| 7 | Of the three , the TUC was to prove the most serious challenge to the government 's chances of survival . |
| 8 | Combe was to become the most famous of British phrenologists . |
| 9 | There is little point in denying that if Britain is to enable the very old in the present as well as the future to live out their remaining years in dignity , more human and material resources will have to be devoted to their welfare . |
| 10 | The contribution of the Duke of Northumberland 's publishing ventures to the eventual emergence of conservative and racial fascism in Britain was to supply a seemingly rational conspiracy theory on which opposition to the British political system could be based . |
| 11 | The Greenwoods were to say the least taken aback at the match . |
| 12 | The defections of MacDonald and Snowden were to harden an already present suspicion of powerful personalities in the Labour Party , and to confirm trade-union suspicion of " intellectuals " . |
| 13 | The author of Pygmalion and St Joan was to become the most famous playwright in the world . |
| 14 | In 1974 , at the age of 22 , he joined Somerset , and with Joel Garner was to play a very important part in their one-day successes between 1979 and 1983 . |
| 15 | It is of vital importance that open spaces and parklands are protected and maintained to a high standard , and that schemes such as the floral baskets , spring bulb displays , extensive tree planting are continued and expanded if Belfast is to become an increasingly attractive city for future generations . |