Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [vb mod] be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | My responsibility must be to truth , not to society , which is corrupt . |
| 2 | My ideal would be to not give a damn as much as possible . |
| 3 | So if you 've got children looking at mortgages , just tell them to be careful and that I think really my advice would be to , for anyone starting off a new mortgage now , to definitely go for repayment , until they 've sorted out what they 're doing , because if you cash an endowment within two years , if you ca n't keep up the payments , if you lose your job , then y you get nothing back . |
| 4 | erm My inclination would be to those people who phone up and say ‘ look , I borrowed your kit and I ca n't work out whether the red plug goes in the blue hole ’ or whatever , to say , ‘ Well , tough ’ you know |
| 5 | How susceptible my brother would be to whatever vibes I could send out was a question I did n't like too much to think about , given the state of his head , but I had to do something . |
| 6 | My understanding is that A those do n't exist at present within the deposit plan , but if they did at some future date , for any reason , that their function would be to be used after two thousand and six to sustain the permanence of the greenbelt . |
| 7 | Its responsibility should be to the administration of the amateur game , the clubs , the schools , the counties , indoor facilities , to ensure maximum participation and enjoyment on a mass scale throughout the country . |
| 8 | Erm , over the page , the section , and the session , training needs position , erm , the erm , the work of the consultants has been completed , and we 've still not got a report from Tech or any indication of , of erm , what their reaction would be to the , to the report which comes out . |
| 9 | Like the First Directive , its application will be to occupations or occupation activity regulated in some way by , or on behalf of , the state . |
| 10 | In the view of the Director of the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education , there is an iron curtain separating public sector higher education in Wales from the University of Wales whose existence must be to the detriment of the young people of Wales . |
| 11 | Such a change would entail the creation of a clearing house , presumably in Brussels , whose job would be to reapportion VAT receipts to ensure that revenue is accrued as now in the country of consumption rather than production . |
| 12 | Jasminder predicts that British companies will soon be employing people whose job will be to ‘ hold the vision ’ for that business . |
| 13 | The closing declaration included joint commitments ( i ) to create an Andean Presidential Council whose task would be to further promote the political and economic integration of member countries ; ( ii ) to formulate a common position on future foreign debt negotiations to be presented to the forthcoming Latin American Economic System ( SELA ) ministerial meeting [ see p. 37018 for June 1989 meeting ] ; and ( iii ) to propose a permanent consultative system to press for the full implementation of the February 1990 Cartagena summit 's agreements and measures against illegal drug production and trafficking [ see pp. 37243-44 ] . |
| 14 | They covered her nakedness with an apron of figleaves , and punished her sexuality with pain and oppression : ‘ In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children ; and thy desire shall be to thy husband , and he shall rule over thee ’ . |
| 15 | Naturally they accepted , knowing how invaluable his expertise would be to them . |
| 16 | In his acceptance speech he said that his goal would be to " renew , reassemble and reform " the party . |
| 17 | but he said er , the man said , and I do n't , now I 'll see what yo your reaction will be to this . |
| 18 | I venture to write and enquire if you would oblige me by calling at this Officer , at some time convenient to yourself : I am not at liberty to offer any further information at this juncture , but I think I may say that our meeting will be to your advantage . |
| 19 | ‘ Our job will be to be flexible . |
| 20 | On 10 June I received a letter from Mr. , which made reference to the site meeting I held with you on 4 June , and then said , and I quote , ‘ the volunteers will carry out the resurfacing works on the Canal towing path … ’ ; ‘ after the works are completed … ’ ; ‘ the upgrading works carried out by your organisation will be to the benefit of all canal users ’ . |
| 21 | On 10th June I received a letter from Mr. L. , referring to the site meeting with G. and stating , I quote , ‘ although the volunteers will carry out the resurfacing works on the Canal towing path … ’ ; ‘ after the works are completed … ’ ; ‘ the upgrading works carried out by your organisation will be to the benefit of all canal users ’ . |