Example sentences of "be [adv] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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1 | I am besides about to be deserted by my husband , who is to go this next week to Rome to prepare the way for the Brownings . |
2 | It is at the sentencing stage where formal strategies are most often to be found . |
3 | As for the questions of how far responsibility is to be allocated between us and our tempters , how much temptation human beings can ‘ reasonably ’ be expected to stand — these are obviously not to be answered by mere mortals . |
4 | Rennie House ground floor post room , loading bay and print room are all about to be re-planned including a new corridor that by-passes the loading bay . |
5 | However , they are less obviously to be seen in the academic community as a whole than in the discrete disciplinary sub-cultures , where they take different forms ( Becher 1989 ) . |
6 | Many historians of English seem to have shared the attitude of Oliphant ( above ) and have therefore been inclined to think that apparently non-standard linguistic forms are somehow not to be taken seriously as evidence for ‘ genuine ’ linguistic change . |
7 | The major purpose in outlining the roles within the Rowdies group has been to demonstrate that football fans of this type are not simply to be viewed as a disordered bunch of maniacs . |
8 | ‘ We are not here to be dumped on , Lucker . |
9 | If people have very little choice in matters of housing then the details of planning and the execution of policy become very important , and are not just to be left to the ‘ experts ’ . |
10 | He had not said , Frankly , Peter , you are not up to being Archdeacon , he had instead emphasized the need for someone from outside the diocese , for someone with ecumenical experience in urban work , for someone accustomed to ministerial care . |
11 | Bonuses are not wholly to be deplored . |
12 | Johnson also enjoyed catching sight of ancient texts in Aberdeen — a Hebrew manuscript ‘ of exquisite penmanship ’ , and ‘ a Latin translation of Aristotle 's Politicks by Leonardus Aretinus , written in the Roman character with nicety and beauty , which , as the art of printing has made them no longer necessary , are not now to be found ’ . |
13 | ‘ We are not there to be moral arbiters . ’ |
14 | ‘ The problem is that they are not there to be promoted . ’ |
15 | But they are not all to be interpreted literally : in some the imagery is conventional , in others the self-abasement is ironic . |
16 | Now it would seem that they are not only to be denied an increase , but also to be faced with a reduction . |
17 | But they are not only to be seen on the street but within the mind 's eye itself : the mental set has changed in the post-1960 years of unprecedented exposure to visual imagery . |
18 | Canonical traits are not only to be found in words denoting living things . |
19 | They should be taught to recognise that the attitudes and behaviour of a character or narrator are not necessarily to be identified with the attitudes or beliefs of the author . |
20 | You 're not here to be brave . |
21 | They 're not always to be trusted in the long term , you know . ’ |
22 | Or you 're likely not to be able to do anything at all . |
23 | Deals are always there to be struck , especially with new advertisers , and a regular though small advertisement will gradually establish your name in the minds of people locally . |
24 | They are more often to be seen on Irish calendars than in real life ( except as ruins ) , but many survive as comfortable homes . |
25 | And to compound the difficulty of how best to interpret the statistics , the author of the test has conceded that physicians , instrument makers , naval experts , agricultural reformers , and general applied scientists are more often to be found among the parliamentarians in the sample . |
26 | When Jenson continues that the reason why the biblical God is called ‘ Father ’ is that the attempt is being made to get away from sexuality , with which women are more naturally to be associated , we may think that he has given the game away ! |
27 | The main building block of the Caracalla thermae is now in ruins but the plan and layout are still clearly to be seen . |
28 | Mr Lang remains convinced that savings are still there to be made even though he appears to accept that these will be less than originally envisaged . |
29 | Thus , for certain purposes , such as market surveys and pre-election opinion polls , they are probably not to be improved upon . |
30 | Any organisms that might lead to increased release of carbon dioxide , or methane , are clearly not to be welcomed in a world that is currently experiencing warming due to the enhanced greenhouse effect . |