Example sentences of "[pers pn] to be " in BNC.
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| 31 | Lotze 's sentence was , however , above the nine years requested by the prosecution ; the court did not consider his to be a true case of state 's evidence , since it had neither led to further arrests nor prevented a crime . |
| 32 | Germans want their children to become scientists or engineers ; the French want theirs to be teachers ; the British , lawyers ; the Italians , clerks . |
| 33 | Her own childhood had been lived on the margins : she had wanted theirs to be calm , to be spared the indignities of fighting unnecessary territorial and social wars . |
| 34 | Indeed , some of the British contributions to the study of this topic assert theirs to be a distinctive academic subject , ‘ social administration ’ , which has this concern as its hallmark . |
| 35 | Marie Grubbe was incapable of not loving Søren ; she was neither to be congratulated upon the fact , nor was she to be criticised for it . |
| 36 | Was she to be next in the circle ? |
| 37 | Yes , because it 'll be nice , us , it 's , I mean they , abode there is a lot oth , there is , there is a lot of other work now , there prisoner are prisoner of is still fairly central is n't it , he or she to be , to be er , the work we do . |
| 38 | Did this mean therefore that in some way France had forfeited her position in Indochina and was she to be treated as an opponent rather than an ally ? |
| 39 | Was she to be sentenced that long ? |
| 40 | Her mother said it was all nerves , but what had she to be nervy about ? |
| 41 | " Well , my son , but where is she to be found ? " |
| 42 | Rosa made a little game out of answering , so pleased was she to be entertaining him with her talk . |
| 43 | They are not looking for you to fail — every audition panel wants you to be good . |
| 44 | This is the time you have worked towards , when you will be working on the ‘ showcase ’ productions which will provide opportunities for you to be seen publicly . |
| 45 | Your agent will want you to be working , but they can not perform miracles for you . |
| 46 | ‘ Nicole and I are getting married , ’ said Sir Vivien , ‘ and we wanted you to be the first to know . |
| 47 | Some family planning clinics will also arrange for you to be given a blood test . |
| 48 | So it is particularly important for you to be protected against it . |
| 49 | ‘ It 's not like you to be ill , ’ her mother said . |
| 50 | If necessary , arrangements can usually be made for you to be seen at home . |
| 51 | There will be a tendency for you to be accident-prone , so whatever you do , slow down , and take your time . |
| 52 | ‘ Well , yeah , but they do n't exactly consider you to be the greatest thing since sliced bread , now do they ? ’ she opined . |
| 53 | And while they force you to be what you do not want to be , they are also teaching you how to be parents . |
| 54 | So I really want you to be like a proper sort of little girl . |
| 55 | It 's a bit early for you to be down here , is n't it ? ’ |
| 56 | I do n't believe you to be one . |
| 57 | ‘ It was Mona who put me in touch with you to be honest . ’ |
| 58 | ‘ We do n't want you to be neglected , ’ I told him for the umptieth time . |
| 59 | R's like they are putting you in a helpless position and expecting you to be able to operate from there . |
| 60 | ‘ Ought you to be saying this , dear ? |