Example sentences of "[noun prp] [unc] [noun sg] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A problem that arises in the Timor Gap case is that , although the circumstances of Indonesia 's invasion of East Timor in December 1975 are well known , there has been no authoritative judicial determination of its illegality , or of the legitimacy of Portugal 's claim to be the continuing administering authority . |
| 2 | The contents of dealer Steinitz 's château to be auctioned by Tajan |
| 3 | We knew we had Roseanne Barr 's capacity to be fat and sexy and , on a bad day , any one of us could be Grace Jones — Terminator 3 ? |
| 4 | Recipes disseminated by such bodies — one does appreciate that in the case of the Trappists a spokesman is essential — are bound to be suspect , but not all the public relations cookery experts are as cruelly antihumanitarian as the lady who publicized the traditional Welsh trifle for St David 's Day to be made with one tin of fruit salad and one packet of Birds Pineapple Instant Whip , a leek confected from angelica , piped cream , cocoa powder and desiccated coconut adding the finishing festive touches . |
| 5 | CW 's paper to be expanded and attached to a Staff Bulletin for information . |
| 6 | So , though Schumpeter 's claim to be able to predict the future course of capitalism is certainly ambitious and extremely controversial , the route by which he reaches his prediction is marked by rather more modest and specific conclusions . |
| 7 | In 1825 Thanet died , and with him went Creevey 's ambition to be a politician . |
| 8 | But like so many Scottish aristocrats before them , history has exposed Dundee 's status to be founded on a fading past . |
| 9 | I relate this because some ten years after the conflict , that is to say when the wounds of bereavement had only superficially healed , my father was called into Mr John Silvers 's study to be told that this very same personage — I will call him simply ‘ the General ’ — was due to visit for a number of days to attend a house party , during which my father 's employer hoped to lay the foundations of a lucrative business transaction . |
| 10 | Go down tomorrow and just explain , Andy 's need to be soled Andy 's will be a bit awkward . |
| 11 | The 28 days for Courtney 's case to be referred to the Court of Appeal runs out on Monday . |
| 12 | There are only 14 days left for Courtney 's case to be referred back . |
| 13 | People with Down 's love to be involved with whatever 's going on and have a great sense of fun and community . |
| 14 | In earlier years , it was common for children with Down 's Syndrome to be shut away by their families , and sheltered from public reaction . |
| 15 | Linda 's training to be a . |
| 16 | Part of Nicaragua 's claim to be a ‘ freer ’ society lies in its treatment of offenders . |
| 17 | As she went along the hall , she wondered how she might persuade Maisie 's son to be a better person . |
| 18 | The war can not even realise Washington 's ambition to be recognised as the world 's only superpower and global policeman . |
| 19 | Wimbledon 's 20-goals-a-season striker will today witness Shearer 's claim to be part of Graham Taylor 's 1994 World Cup squad when Blackburn face the Dons at Selhurst Park . |
| 20 | Deputies called for Ukraine 's constitution to be decided before uniting with other republics . |
| 21 | It commented in the same year that , ‘ while recognizing the considerable contribution that Mr Hornby has made in building up the Council to its present position of eminence within the colleges , it was now time for the CNAA 's influence to be more widely felt ’ . |
| 22 | With this development the group expects to become a market leader throughout the region , ‘ an important step in Longman 's objective to be the world 's leading ELT publisher , ’ said Ms Kahn . |
| 23 | She had always imagined Nigel 's home to be large , but this was immense ! |
| 24 | Although Mr Major has said he wants the debate over Scotland 's future to be extended , he has so far refused to be drawn on the need for a referendum . |
| 25 | She understood from her mother on her last visit that Carmella had moved to New Jersey after Uncle Mick 's death to be near her sister , and that Noreen was helping Sean and Michael in their new business . |
| 26 | He felt the cool silky spell woven by Calatin brush his skin like a thin liquid cloak , and he remembered that there were only seven days for Fergus 's task to be performed . |
| 27 | Nicholas had put down the Hungarians , rounded up dissidents , held the ring between Austria and Prussia , re-advertised Russia 's claim to be the strongest power on the European mainland , and given notice that he could keep his regime in place for the foreseeable future . |
| 28 | Meanwhile Mr Jagger has been attempting to put the record straight about his musical colleague , Mr William Wyman , the bass ( sic ) player , who recently declared that the belipped chanteur was ‘ an egomaniac ’ and then went on to dispute Mr Jagger 's claim to be the author of the seminal lied , ‘ Jumping Jack Flash ’ . |
| 29 | Accurately-timed aerial photographs of the water-line together with tide-tables gave contour maps of the beaches accurate to horizontal metres and vertical centimetres , There was very nearly a breach of security because of Bernal 's desire to be on the beaches by D + 1 . |
| 30 | She thought of the days when art was a rich man 's pastime and voluptuous whores took the back stairs to Burne-Jones ' studio to be recreated in the image of Cleopatra for tuppence ha'penny an hour . |