Example sentences of "be [to-vb] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He immediately set off and arrived that night at Lesnes Abbey in Erith , with his household , and if we are to believe that he walked the whole way , it was a goodly walk for a bishop . |
| 2 | The business problem in that area has always been to ensure that we provide the maximum amount of service with our products , and that our production costs are as low as anybody else 's . |
| 3 | The role of the physician with an interest in diabetes is to ensure that they have the necessary treatment policies and training and that he is readily available for advice on the more difficult cases . |
| 4 | The position was illogical , both because classical law had allowed many wordings which were far from precatory , and because the simplest way of distinguishing civil-law institutions was to see whether they used the proper wording . |
| 5 | There is a story that a Hertfordshire man , George Allen , who made the metal rings for McAdam , asked him what a stone-breaker was to do if he lost the ring . |
| 6 | During the 14 hours prior to surgery the house officer explained the operation again to Mr Reynolds and ensured that he understood what was to happen before he signed the consent form . |