Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [be] to [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But final-stage rockets had misfired before , and at a time when people were whispering about a change of prime Minister and the shake-out that would bring , the very last thing Sladen must want was to be caught up in a brawl between Number 10 , the Foreign Office , Defence and the secret services . |
| 2 | The problems that this could cause were to be demonstrated all too vividly in 1968 . |
| 3 | And he goes on : ‘ No one is expecting to make big money — all players would ask is to be treated reasonably in line with what they achieve . ’ |
| 4 | I hope that as chairman of ICI the contribution that I can make is to be looked upon by people on all levels as someone whose experience they can call on at any time . |
| 5 | What you can expect is to be asked to justify your approach to nursing problems . |