Example sentences of "[verb] [is] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The knack in dowsing is to be in the right frame of mind , not caring too much what answer you get , but at the same time having a clear idea of what you are looking for , otherwise you are opening yourself up to a very wide ‘ waveband ’ and things will get very confused . |
| 2 | Therefore , if the assumption that the speaker is actually cooperating is to be preserved , some informative inference must be made . |
| 3 | What I do not need is to be awoken at 4 a.m. in the depths of winter , forced from my bed and summoned to gawp at an empty space where once a football stand stood . |
| 4 | This is n't a case of writers bleating because their own books wo n't be available ; we all spent hours in libraries learning our trade , the only way to learn to write is to how it 's done by other people be it well or badly |
| 5 | I mean I 'm not , do n't get me wrong , I 'm not one of these formal you know want 's to everything but the idea of this is that we go we get it off the ground and then the management committee take over and run it , it will hopefully have two parish representatives , wo n't be overcommitted by being you know constantly hectored and badgered by people saying this is your ground . |
| 6 | We do n't , we , I do n't even know where Penny want 's to be buried . |
| 7 | make sure Keith our want 's to be cremated |
| 8 | The capital cost is to be financed from a local property tax . |
| 9 | Another simple rule to observe is to be careful not to crimp or squeeze the cable . |
| 10 | And a good thing as I say is to just erm highlight the stuff that you want if you 've |
| 11 | It 's a pity in a way that we did n't have this discussion before , because I do think it 's important and I think parties these days , goodness knows what we 're matching is to , should be a bit and they want more , sort of less than putting in less fifty percent . |
| 12 | Dividend stripping is to some extent considered legitimate tax planning by the Inland Revenue , provided it is done within the confines of s176 and provided also that reserves out of which to pay a dividend are not " artificially " created . |
| 13 | We are determined to make it work — the last thing I want is to be a laughing stock among local farmers if I fail . ’ |
| 14 | Richard Nelson , Director of Market Research Services at Campbell Soups All consumers want is to be told what is happening to their food , how safe it is and what is its quality … |
| 15 | Rightly or wrongly , what chairmen want is to narrow ownership back into the hands of rich individuals . |
| 16 | The last thing most of these people want is to be given reasons for changing their minds . |
| 17 | ‘ Manners , she says — but all you want is to belt across country for a couple of miles . |
| 18 | If you find that the property you want is to be sold at Auction , remember that a lot of time , effort and fees can be expended prior to an Auction and there is no guarantee that you will be successful in purchasing the property . |
| 19 | ‘ What I want is to be in charge of myself , to decide what I will or will not do . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ All I want is to be able to go out and play with my friends , ’ she says . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's so wonderful — all I want is to be with her and I get terribly possessive . |
| 22 | ‘ He ca n't hold my grandmother 's misguided behaviour against me when all I want is to be part of the family , to know I belong . ’ |
| 23 | What you want is to be able to answer a few sensible questions uniquely identifying you , the trouble is there 's probably a repertoire of only ten of those questions , you 're going to get asked three or four of them , but those questions , your date of birth , your telephone number , the er address of your bank and so on and so forth , if you 're a private detective you can get those , you can have them on a sheet of paper and you can pretend to be whoever you like . |
| 24 | You do n't work for money , the haves conceded , all you want is to be near us in order to become us . |
| 25 | Er the reason want referring because has n't commenced it 's considered er view and the last thing we want is to be in business actually doing is enclosing on St Albans and anything that St Albans does n't actually want . |
| 26 | What we want is to be working here . |
| 27 | ‘ What members really want is to be got going again and not just towed off to a garage . |
| 28 | and all I want is to type down there , cos that 's all I do |
| 29 | The last thing he wants is to be dubbed ‘ Saint James ’ . |
| 30 | The last thing the retailer wants is to be left with a lot of stock that does n't sell . |