Example sentences of "it be [pron] duty [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely it 's your duty to leave a record , to leave a sign , nothing else need concern you . |
| 2 | It 's my duty to uphold the law and preserve life . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's a speed limit in this city , sir , and as an officer of the law it 's my duty to set a good example . ’ |
| 4 | It has also been our our position of this County Council Chairman that we will never seek to impose a solution on St Albans , we felt that it 's our duty to highlight the problems we to give them our expertise er as part of the leading part of our Authorities Committee in this country . |
| 5 | It 's our duty to protect the clan . ’ |
| 6 | It has been said , on the one hand , that in this situation the bard is accountable to society , and is its spokesman ; on the other hand , that it is his duty to serve the past and present glory of the ruling class . |
| 7 | A child who does not understand the nature of an oath may give unsworn evidence if in the opinion of the court : ( i ) he understands that it is his duty to speak the truth ; and ( ii ) he has sufficient understanding to justify his evidence being heard ( s96(1) and ( 2 ) ) . |
| 8 | We felt that it is our duty to inform the people about the situation of Kuwait , about Kuwait in general , it 's culture , it 's erm as a nation , and erm in addition to help the Kuwaiti community erm and at the moment erm we are collecting information erm either on the general situation inside Kuwait City at the moment , or erm generally more information about Kuwait . |
| 9 | Wahono quoted Suharto as saying : " If the people want it and if I am entrusted , then it is my duty to fulfil the will . " |
| 10 | If you have the vital clue that will help bring this monstrous crime to a just conclusion it is your duty to lift the phone . |
| 11 | In the precarious situation that now confronted the government and the party , it was my duty to give the new Prime Minister loyal and sincere co-operation . |
| 12 | By then James had , somewhat unwillingly , been persuaded by Mar and a few of his leading supporters that it was his duty to preserve the dynasty by making his escape . |
| 13 | As a host it was his duty to protect a female guest from such horrors . |
| 14 | He felt it was his duty to protect the girl if her claims against her father were right and just not a 1 5-year-old girl 's fantasies ’ . |
| 15 | On these occasions the warden was informed of the number and kind of game they were to take , and it was his duty to keep a check on the number of deer taken , and to inform the king . |
| 16 | As ruler of Aquitaine Henry felt that it was his duty to impose a settlement , but in recent years Louis VII had been showing some interest in this region , which lay on the route between Paris and Toulouse . |
| 17 | Like little Samuel it was his duty to trim the lamps of the monastery and keep them burning . |