Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] to [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This kind of gossip and these misunderstandings only served to bring home to him how grateful he should be to Theo , who was now a believer and supported him willingly . |
| 2 | Entry should be to Chris Ebrey on a standard entry card with division marked and a note to indicate whether available to assist for Friday 's practice runs . |
| 3 | It might be to Jeddah , or to Karachi , or to Budapest . |
| 4 | Malcolm Storry 's bullet-headed Aufidius is not simply a rude barbarian but an acute analyst of Coriolanus 's character : Mr Storry has the priceless gift of making the language tangible so that when he says ‘ I think he 'll be to Rome as is the osprey to the fish ’ the image comes resonantly alive . |
| 5 | He was magnificent , but she must n't let the surge of unexpected excitement running through her blind her to the danger he could be to Dana . |
| 6 | As a result the deictic/non-deictic ambiguity is very general , and plagues the recipients of expressions like : ( 80 ) Bob is the man to the left of Mark where Bob may be to Mark 's own left ( non-deictic ) , or to the left from the speaker 's point of view ( deictic ) . |
| 7 | Had it been a boy , he would have been Arthur , after that toast of all good Cornishmen , the once and future king ; but as she was a girl , she was Jennifer , which was as close as need be to Guinevere . |
| 8 | If I went anywhere it would be to Florida and Las Vegas for gambling . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I was not sure what the general public 's reaction would be to Swan Lake . |
| 10 | A nice half-day excursion would be to Monte and Terreiro da Luta , still within the city of Funchal but a bus or a taxi ride up the hillside at the back of the city . |
| 11 | ‘ The first toast shall be to Hari Morgan , shoemaker extraordinaire . ’ |
| 12 | ZIMBABWE 'S debut Test tour as a first-class cricket nation will be to India , it was announced yesterday . |
| 13 | Cheapest flights will be to New York , Newark , Washington and Boston . |
| 14 | The new President 's first state visits next week will be to East and West Germany to meet acting President Manfred Gerlach in East Berlin and President Richard von Weizsacker — and Chancellor Helmut Kohl — in Munich . |
| 15 | William Brautigan outlined the good progress being made by the church book stall , Peter Fitzmaurice reported on social events and Muriel Brautigan gave details as to the use of a £1,500 charitable donation and outlined arrangements for the next Deanery Pilgrimage , which will be to Bath on May 27th . |
| 16 | A recent jumble sale made £200 for the Le Court Cheshire Home , Greatham , and it was announced that the outing this year will be to Sissinghurst , when husbands and friends will be invited to join in . |
| 17 | My first duty will be to Nottingham and our aim will be to get back to the top . |