Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] be [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Irish relative had told her that Ireland was now to be known as Eire but she knew nothing of the reasons for this , or of what was happening in Germany . |
| 2 | It became apparent that Japan was not to be viewed merely within the context of East Asia . |
| 3 | It might be said that Rochlin is not to be taken seriously , being merely a popularizing psychologist . |
| 4 | However , it soon became obvious that Inez was not to be found , and everything I learned about Matthew Glynn convinced me that he was an honest man . ’ |
| 5 | His man had been warned that Pintsch was not to be put off , whatever the occasion , so The Fat One — without irony — shouted ‘ Come ’ when the bedroom door was knocked . |
| 6 | ‘ Know what ? ’ she asked , knowing that Fritz was there to be toyed with . |
| 7 | One can of course see Colonel Airey 's point , although the fact remains that his Commando was unemployed at the time and Stirling was about to be required to undertake an important series of raids . |
| 8 | If Germany is indeed to be the model , British think-tanks may soon be scrambling back towards technocracy and the politics of boring old consensus . |
| 9 | By 1845 the Pennines between Manchester and Sheffield were about to be conquered , and a terminus in Sheffield was opened at Bridgehouses on July 14th of that year . |
| 10 | Porter and Paisley were frequently to be found leading such marches and various Ministers for Home Affairs found themselves being denounced by loyalists at Orange rallies . |
| 11 | The objective of the operation was to arrest Mr with the proviso that it was to be done with the safety of the public to be paramount and that the safety of the police officers and Mr was also to be considered . |
| 12 | Contributions to federal funds for the development of Kosovo and for disaster relief in Serbia proper and Vojvodina were also to be withheld . |
| 13 | If Versailles is ever to be refurnished in Sun King style , it will have to become an hotel . |
| 14 | PERHAPS the biggest distortion to the scales of justice in Eng land and Wales is about to be removed . |
| 15 | But Philippa was n't to be allowed the time to get really depressed . |
| 16 | ‘ I wanted to see how her mind was working , ’ he said , but Lissa was not to be appeased . |
| 17 | With the last action of the match Ferguson reduced the deficit when he headed powerfully past Bonner , but Celtic were not to be denied a deserved victory . |
| 18 | But Harold was not to be soothed : he demanded retribution , he demanded action , not so much because of the ridicule but because at some stage in the programme it was alleged that he had made advantageous use of privileged or secret material in an improper fashion in relation to a book he was then about to publish . |
| 19 | This caused a frisson of pure terror , but Hamilton was not to be denied . |
| 20 | There were cries of ‘ oh no ’ from her neighbours , but Amanda was not to be deterred . |
| 21 | He wrote to her pleading that it was up to ‘ the young generation to rebuild what Nazism has destroyed ’ , but Edith was not to be diverted from what she believed to be her only chance of happiness . |
| 22 | Armed with his new knowledge , Huy hastened back to the centre of the capital , but Merymose was not to be found . |
| 23 | But Quigley was not to be stopped . |
| 24 | But Baldwin was not to be moved . |
| 25 | But Cinzia was not to be mollified . |
| 26 | But Everton were not to be denied , and they produced another brilliant move as Beardsley and Warzycha combined to allow Cottee a simple tap-in . |
| 27 | But Florian was n't to be diverted . |
| 28 | But Lessingham was not to be discouraged . |
| 29 | While TNCs are certainly to be found in a wide variety of economic sectors they share the same basic function of capital accumulation on a global scale , and the same consistent character of having to work out global strategies to ensure their continued growth . |
| 30 | While Yearsley is not to be disregarded , Collier , Leapor , and Hands produced better poetry , though they attracted less attention . |