Example sentences of "[be] a [noun sg] [prep] [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's been a godsend for us to go down the street shopping , if you 've got a load of shopping you just stop right outside the gate . |
| 2 | He said that had been a concession to them to allow families to stay together . |
| 3 | ‘ It must have been a shock to you to find Terry Place there ? ’ |
| 4 | But since then there had no longer been a reason for them to meet . |
| 5 | It is true that , as the term is commonly used , a representative , as opposed to a delegate , is not mandated to speak or vote in particular ways ; but it has always been a puzzle to me to understand in what ways such a person can then be said to represent , or speak for , those who sent him/her there . |
| 6 | This manoeuvre , followed by the resignations of the representatives of Vojvodina and Montenegro , and the dismissal of the Kosovo representative , appeared to be a ploy by which to force the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA , with its Serb-dominated officer corps ) to intervene and take over authority at federal level . |
| 7 | Colin resents the notion that he does n't carry a big punch and this could be a chance for him to try to prove otherwise as Palacio admits to having been knocked out four times in his 58-fight career . |
| 8 | For one thing , it would be a chance for her to escape some of the tension in the house . |
| 9 | We 've got lots more beautiful style ideas to show you plus there 'll be a chance for you to win a fabulous bridal make-over and appear in the magazine . |
| 10 | Compensation to Crevecoeur may also be a possibility for you to consider . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Fortunately for us they did n't and now , after this win , hopefully it will be a platform for us to build on . ’ |
| 12 | I e it would not be a problem for me to take the same line as either or any of my er opponents , or the incumbent Mr , erm you know , if they are , frankly , right . |
| 13 | I have not yet concluded the exploration , and I think that it would be a mistake for me to make any premature statement about our next intentions , but I shall keep the House informed . |
| 14 | He had not been serious , and although she had thought herself in love with him at the time he had known that it would be a mistake for them to marry — even if Burun , who was her father , had been prepared to permit such a thing . |
| 15 | It would be a mistake for anyone to infer that Boulestin was a man who had no more sense than to attempt amateur cooking in his own restaurant . |
| 16 | It it might be a help to him to have little local groups that helped him out with these things . |
| 17 | If you think that you may be one of these people , there will be a form for you to complete and return to us . |
| 18 | ‘ At the moment , ’ said Mahmoud , ‘ there does n't seem to be a lot for them to come up with . ’ |
| 19 | It may be a consolation for them to know that I 've been at the receiving end myself . |
| 20 | It will be a time for you to use all the imagination of which you are capable , to try to think how you would be feeling if you were in her shoes , and to handle her fragile emotions very gently . |
| 21 | She had to be a prop for him to lean on when his own despair grew too great . |
| 22 | If either Council receive anything additional , it will be a matter for them to take them into account along with my report . |
| 23 | You can do too much of this if you are not careful and as I tend to paint with sharp stabby strokes it can be a fault with me to look rather bitty . |
| 24 | If we must have ‘ classics ’ let us accept James Steel Smith 's definition of a book that ‘ provides some special imaginative experience which the child is not likely to get from other sources — or at least in the same degree of intensity — and which ‘ it would be a shame for him to miss ’ ( 1967 , p. 121 ) . |
| 25 | But doing so takes time , so there will still be a gap in which to organise orderly realignments . |
| 26 | Lawrence is far happier at wheeling and dealing on the transfer market than Jack Charlton and after managing on a mean budget with Charlton Athletic it must be a joy to him to have money to spend . |
| 27 | Those people will always find bad in what you do , but I 'm certainly not going to go out of my way to avoid being a subject for them to beat down on . ’ |
| 28 | For example , the familiar red triangular sign picturing two running children , internationally accepted as a warning to motorists that they are approaching a school , was interpreted by almost all of a sample of children as being a sign for them to observe , not one for cautioning drivers . |
| 29 | Never having taken much interest in the garden at Four Winds , other than it being a place in which to read or play solitary games , she at first decided that it was probably best to let him have his way ; but his silences began to unnerve her , as much as his occasional seemingly innocent remarks about his previous employers . |
| 30 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |