Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pers pn] [be] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The following afternoon I was to be found in Green Park near Buckingham Palace with two ‘ smart ’ ladies in tow , the Hon Mrs This and That , and I had to photograph their hats . |
| 2 | What will her reaction be when she knows that her bright boy , while patting and stroking her and kissing her brow and her blue lips , must have been laughing up his sleeve at her , and thinking what a clever boy he is to be able to live in her fine house and have a big say in her business , while at the same time running a mistress on the side . ’ |
| 3 | They also pointed out that in a competitive market for a homogeneous product it was to be expected that prices would be identical and follow each other closely . |
| 4 | ‘ Then what an unfeeling little brute you are to be sure . |
| 5 | ‘ What a bloodthirsty little creature you are to be sure ! ’ said Biff , with a hint of admiration . |
| 6 | In determining what constitutes a reasonable prospect it is to be assumed that the prospect given by the facts and other matters known to the creditor at the time he entered into the transaction resulting in the debt was a reasonable prospect ( s 271(4) ) . |
| 7 | Then Cantona committed his second And if the masses shoe-horned onto the Vicarage Road terraces had the growing feeling it was to be Watford 's night , Cantona 's second howler of the night when Strachan 's cross found the darling of Elland Road unmarked again and just six yards out . |
| 8 | In spite of its obvious imitation of continental movements it was to be a profoundly British variant , with social and political roots in domestic problems . |
| 9 | It is hard to convey to those who do not remember the abysmal depths of post-war British catering what a heady sensation it was to be invited to strike a blow for improvement — or to strike a restaurant off for bad cooking , uncleanliness or lack of attention . |
| 10 | Bunting ( 1978 ) in more general terms disclaims this responsibility and states that with the introduction of high-yielding paddy it was to be expected there were social problems but it was up to the politicians to ‘ do something about it ’ . |
| 11 | In extension of that consideration in this particular case it is to be noted that the imposition of the condition for supervision on T. 's half-sister 's access was restrictive of a freedom previously enjoyed . |
| 12 | By devastating his fields , orchards and vineyards you hoped to force him to listen to a case which he was otherwise disposed to ignore ; by military means he was to be compelled to come to terms . |
| 13 | And if in this new life he was to be alone … well , he had been alone for most of his life . |