Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's all out there on the street and it 's the closet I 've ever been and probably the nearest I will ever be to actually feeling part of the world . |
| 2 | yeah , er , design I can never be to a boiler or storage heater for the winter also the heater would activate the till the heat |
| 3 | Membership of an organisation necessitates voluntary restrictions upon the sovereign powers of States which can only be to the extent accepted by the members through the express or implied terms of the treaty . |
| 4 | In the first place , Singer countered , it would be difficult to locate the minimal qualification for the sense of justice and , furthermore , once established , it could well be to the detriment of equality since it might imply that we could have ‘ grades of moral status , with rights and duties corresponding to the degree of refinement of one 's sense of justice ’ ( 1979 : 16–17 ) . |
| 5 | He could well be to South Africa what Willie-O now is to the World Champions . |
| 6 | ‘ I was told : ‘ Poppy , it will only be to the bottom of your back . |