Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [be] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My fears were to be unfounded as the nurse chatted to me and before could stop fantasizing about women in uniform the needle was in and the blood was pumping . |
| 2 | On an appeal by the plaintiff the Court of Appeal held ( dismissing the appeal ) that in so far as the rules of the club provided that two of its officers were to be responsible in law for the conduct of the club then ( in the absence of an express provision that the officers were responsible for the condition of the club premises ) the rules did not give rise to a duty of care towards individual members to maintain the club premises in a reasonable state of safety and repair . |
| 3 | As far as government backbenchers are concerned , their instructions are to be present at these committees but it is hoped that they will be silent as each speech only adds that much longer to the proceedings . |
| 4 | Their permeable skins , however , still dictate that their surroundings are to be moist if the animals are to avoid death by desiccation . |
| 5 | The nationalists strengthened their position until the British admiral commanding the naval force at Alexandria decided that he must destroy its fortifications if his ships were to be safe . |