Example sentences of "it [is] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's to be found in From the Life ( 1944 ) : one hundred sheets of wartime austerity paper to which Phyllis Bottome commits ‘ six studies of my friends ’ — that 's to say , Alfred Adler , Max Beerbohm , Ivor Novello , Sara Delano Roosevelt , Ezra Pound , and Margaret MacDonald Bottome ( this last the writer 's American grandmother who in her forties became an influential evangelical orator ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Every time you take me for a meal , it 's to a non-smoking restaurant , ’ said Bob in a somewhat annoyed tone . |
| 3 | Take note , when we say ‘ pop ’ it 's to the exclusion of such rock-minded types who happen to occupy prominent positions in the pop charts . |
| 4 | It 's to be expected , it 's what men do . ’ |
| 5 | I think a lot of us want to be noticed — I know I do — and when we get dressed up , or put make-up on , it is n't to hide behind the make-up , like some people think , it 's to be noticed , to say : Look at me ! |
| 6 | ‘ It 's to be another expedition that will start then . |
| 7 | It 's to one of the greatest of Champagne Houses that guests on board the Orient Express will be escorted on Sunday morning . |
| 8 | It it 's to be expanded beyond that , we need to find ways of storing power produced on blowy days to use when it 's calm . |
| 9 | ‘ If that 's how it 's to be , then that 's that , ’ he said and turning away , climbed the ladder into what was still his room . |
| 10 | It 's to be the usual passive wanks from now on . |
| 11 | We lean towards the view that : ‘ Race is only used when it 's to somebody 's advantage , and I do n't mean the working-man 's advantage … |
| 12 | It 's to the defending side 's hugh advantage if they can get their hands on the ball . |
| 13 | If I have a pipe dream now , it 's to be involved in a Championship-winning side . |
| 14 | It 's to be held in Manchester by local churches and YWAM . |
| 15 | And it 's to you , the readers , that we beg one week 's indulgence as we uncurl our lips , pat ourselves on that back and take you , in the next 46 pages , on a runaway rollercoaster ride through the stuff and nonsense , faces and fads , ecstatic highs and miserable lows that have littered 40 years of doing battle with the monster that is popular culture . |
| 16 | Or it 's to hell in a handcart . ’ |
| 17 | It 's marvellous to see the wide variety of bird feeders , pond liners , wildflower seeds , nest-boxes , butterfly border plants and other merchandise marketed in this way , and , of course , it 's to be encouraged in an industry which has for too long simply serviced the chemical-warfare approach to gardening . |
| 18 | Cool and fresh it 's to be for the fish , more studied and solid for the main course ; for the dessert , fragile and delicate . |
| 19 | In the case of the Sun , I 'll send £20,000 — even if it 's to whatever right-wing organization Mr Murdoch supports . |
| 20 | And the small things … that 's where it 's to be seen first . |
| 21 | MAX : It 's to be expected . |
| 22 | ‘ If it 's to be unlawful restraint , I need you . |
| 23 | ‘ So it 's to be Vortai Kha-Khan , is it ? |
| 24 | If it 's to your own laser or inkjet there 's not much to worry about . |
| 25 | But if it 's to a dot-matrix printer , the quality will be so low , so do n't spend too much . |
| 26 | The officer hesitated , and then said , ‘ It 's to Langstone . |
| 27 | If it 's to be for life . |
| 28 | It 's to my cousin . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It 's to be fair shares for all , ’ he had said to Cathbad , and Cathbad had at once said , ‘ Oh dear me , yes of course . |
| 30 | Luckily , I 've come to terms with my height and now it 's to my advantage , ’ she says . |