Example sentences of "[vb infin] is [prep] be " in BNC.
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1 | What I do not need is to be awoken at 4 a.m. in the depths of winter , forced from my bed and summoned to gawp at an empty space where once a football stand stood . |
2 | What you can expect is to be asked to justify your approach to nursing problems . |
3 | ‘ What I 'd really like is to be a ploughshare . |
4 | I 've had my health put right so now all I 'd like is to be rich and famous . |
5 | Who do you think is to be the most hurt by such a scandal ? |
6 | 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 . |
7 | What does he say is to be done about it ? |
8 | 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 . ’ |