Example sentences of "am to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am to be Bishop of Durham . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am to some extent on home ground there , ’ she said , reluctantly and not looking at him . |
| 3 | If I am to be punished unfairly , could we return to the subject of volunteering for the Parachute School ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I am to be questioned and interfered with and hounded , not to be left , doing a job of work the way I choose , a necessary job , a job our sister has made tediously inevitable , a job the result of which may save us from potential disgrace , even if we can not go so far as to expect it to improve our situation out of all recognition . |
| 5 | I am to be given no privacy . ’ |
| 6 | In this society it follows that real talent goes unrewarded and unflinching purity of soul is automatically derided — on both these counts I am to be numbered among the punished , especially in regard to material goods and services , financial security , the trust and love of friendship , and the divinely counselled companionship of wife and family . |
| 7 | So she began with praise : — the more I think on it Ellen the more beholden I am to you for how you have cared for Oreste and the more fortunate . |
| 8 | He asked for them to be clearly marked , packed in damp moss and sent to Lord Cornbury 's by Oxford Chapel , ‘ where I am to be around generally any morning before ten if you ever have time to call ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ So I am to be punished , after all ! ’ |
| 10 | I am to be legitimated , and made heir to Duart . ’ |
| 11 | I am to be dominated by the truth because I have been made a Christian by the operation of the Holy Spirit within . |
| 12 | After take-off Beaton surveyed his surroundings : ‘ Silk-lined walls , arm chairs like Pullmans , various compartments for eating , sleeping , smoking — this is the aircraft that took Churchill to America … how grateful I am to be among the lucky ones on the last lap for home . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If I am to be disappointed , I should like to get it over . ’ |
| 14 | Therefore , much as I may myself enjoy theatre-going and much as I may cheer when I see a full theatre , I must contain my own enthusiasm if I am to be a cool observer . |
| 15 | Planning over an 11-year period could , I believe , bring about a veritable revolution , especially if the whole curriculum ( both subjects and cross-curricular themes ) can be welded together , but I want to see some rapid practical progress if I am to be reassured . |
| 16 | Unused as I am to public scribbling , and tardy to boot ( I 've just read your December/January issue ) , I felt I had to thank you for saving me time and trouble ( not to mention hard-won shekels ) , in a search for something which obviously does not exist . |
| 17 | And how lucky I am to be living in Badminton , a beautiful Cotswold village , on the edge of a park in the middle of a great landed estate , with all the amenities provided at my landlord 's expense and responsibility . |
| 18 | If I am to be autonomous , God must go . |
| 19 | I am to fingerstyle bass playing what Lemmy is to pick playing — we both give it fair amounts of welly ! |
| 20 | She had thanked me for ‘ the deep and exhaustive treatment ’ , and added characteristically : ‘ I can not help being pleased — grateful though I should be and am to her in a way — for Pamela Handford [ sic ] Johnson 's errors to be pointed out . |
| 21 | February 23 — I am to be made flight lieutenant and given command of ‘ B ’ flight . |
| 22 | ‘ I really do n't know what good I am to anyone , ’ he sighed . |
| 23 | ‘ Methinks I am to be your chaperon — which means , I suppose , that I am to see that you conduct yourself properly and are accompanied suitably whenever you leave these apartments . |
| 24 | Let me say immediately how glad I am to be here , looking forward with hope and enthusiasm to the task that lies ahead , working alongside many others in the building up of God 's kingdom within the diocese of Middlesbrough . |
| 25 | The initial response of Bishop Crowley immediately after his appointment was ‘ Let me say immediately how glad I am to be here ’ . |
| 26 | For some time it has been evident that all I am to you is a vessel to receive your seed . |
| 27 | During the time I spent at home I seem to have eaten nothing but apples and , if I am to be believed , an inordinate number of them . |
| 28 | Not all the congratulatory letters were complimentary , but I 'm just as grateful to those who took me to task or argued with me or lectured me as I am to those who gave me a kind pat . |
| 29 | You can chuck me in the river , if you like , for all the good I am to meself . |
| 30 | That 's Captain J.B.J. Noel — the 1922 and 1924 cameraman — talking to Blessed , and I 'm as willing to give credence to that as I am to Simon Fraser 's dream of Tilman 's end . |