Example sentences of "they be [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , vice versa : the less likely the prospect is a ‘ good ’ borrower , the more likely they are to need credit and apply . |
| 2 | They are to promote competition , to bring private sector bus operators into the market and put them in charge of what are now public sector subsidiaries . |
| 3 | Some retailers require a degree of exclusivity if they are to take space in a development like the Cornmill . ’ |
| 4 | However , it is a dilemma that they will have to address if they are to take advantage of the clearer remit introduced by the reforms . |
| 5 | They are to take granddad 's this afternoon . |
| 6 | They are to do battle in one of the most sensational libel cases ever seen in an Irish court . |
| 7 | They are to lose control of polytechnics and institutes of higher education . |
| 8 | The return of Potter will give the Paisley men a significant lift , for they clearly have their work cut out if they are to remain championship contenders . |
| 9 | We like our horses to be friendly , and usually they are born friendly , but whether they are to remain friendly is determined very much by our handling of them . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) The dodecahedron and icosahedron alternate , one encasing the other , but the spheres must grow in size if they are to close pack . |
| 11 | THE number of fat people is rising and Britons must radically change their diet if they are to meet Government health standards by the end of the century , a nutritionist said yesterday . |
| 12 | If they are to study evidence they must know the right questions to ask . |
| 13 | There is little variation by sex or social class in these attitudes , and little consistent variation with age except that the older the respondents , the more likely they are to consider Respect for authority and Discipline and orderliness essential , and the less likely to consider Sex education essential . |
| 14 | Whilst such an attitude to life is clearly desirable for hunters depending on highly unreliable food resources which would soon reduce them to chronic anxiety if they were to take a less prodigal view of things , it is evidently less suitable for seasonal hunters who must store food if they are to avoid starvation . |
| 15 | If you have children , it will be sensible to tell them how lucky they are to have Granny coming to live with them , and they should be encouraged to give her a warm welcome . |
| 16 | Our children need to be aware that the more sexual partners a person has , the more likely they are to have sex with someone who is HIV+ , although the risks of infection are greatly reduced if they practise Safer Sex . |
| 17 | Indeed , if performance criteria are to be national , if they are to have currency throughout the system , and if they are to be as detailed and specific as the proponents of criterion-referenced testing insist , then this reform presages central intervention in the school curriculum of a most emphatic kind . |
| 18 | Pupils need to be able to produce spoken Standard English if they are to have access to many public areas of life . |
| 19 | Now Leicester need a win in their last game , and they have to hope Boro slip up in their last two , at home to Grimsby on Tuesday and at Wolves next Saturday , if they are to keep hold of second place and avoid the nerve-wracking play-offs . |
| 20 | As with other professionals , they must learn and relearn throughout their professional lives if they are to keep pace with modern trends and changing needs . |
| 21 | Travel — Ferries : Ferry firms keep their heads above water With the Chunnel coming , ferry companies know they must smarten up their act if they are to keep custom . |
| 22 | But in response to public demand they 're to continue production at the same rate beyond March next year . |
| 23 | Now they 're to allow maintenance work while the pre-shift inspection is made and the pit deputies role will be divided up . |
| 24 | When taking a train journey women were advised to equip themselves with the largest hat-pin they could find and if travelling by night , or through a tunnel , they were to sit bolt upright , hat-pin clenched between the teeth in case of attack . |
| 25 | They were to take lunch together today , at Langan 's Bistro . |
| 26 | The day after one such party at chez-Williams ( whether Orton or Halliwell appreciated how privileged they were to take part in rare occasions like this is not on record ) Orton wrote to Ken : |
| 27 | They referred to a statement allegedly made by one of the accused that they were to receive payment from Mrs Mandela once the murder had been carried out . |
| 28 | As far as could be foreseen , they were to retain responsibility for the nuclear deterrent after ballistic missiles had taken over from manned bombers . |
| 29 | When this failed , the union instructed their members working for the butcher that , if he continued to buy L's meat , they were to cease work . |
| 30 | At least thirty minutes would have to be allocated to each child , if they were to do justice to their abilities , and this meant about fifteen hours for a class of thirty . |