Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] be to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the angel said unto them , ‘ Fear not , for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy , which shall be to all people . |
| 2 | for behold , I bring you good tidings of great joy , which shall be to all people . |
| 3 | The paper will then focus on records in the scientific arena , as an example , to illustrate what impact there could be to historical research because of their electronic nature . |
| 4 | There is certainly a case for insisting on the democratic control of the EMS , but that means getting more , not less involved in European politics , messy , complex and frustrating as they may be to those who long for simple black-and-white , left-and-right simplicities . |
| 5 | They want to use condoms — nine out of 10 agreed it was sensible to carry condoms ‘ just in case ’ — but half those surveyed said they would be to embarrassed to buy them . |
| 6 | However distasteful it may be to some people , this does at least provide a rational explanation for the behaviour of those bystanders , even if it does not excuse them . |
| 7 | There is no good reason why that traditional understanding should now be abandoned , however inconvenient it may be to some of those who would otherwise like to shelter under the umbrella of the term " democracy " . |
| 8 | Anathema as it may be to Welsh Rugby Union ears , this was something they realised at Twickenham at least five years ago and we have all seen the felicitous results . |
| 9 | If I send one to grandma , one to you and Amy , and then I 'll write one to grandma Lincolnshire , but I 'll wo n't send it off , it 'll be to expensive wo n't it ? |
| 10 | Attractive he might be to some people , but he was out of her league and anyway , she was n't interested . |
| 11 | Yet , writing half a century later , Sir John Fortescue recognised that Henry V had been right : ‘ though we have not alwey werre uppon the see , yet it shalbe nescessarie that the kynge [ Edward IV ] have alway some ffloute apon the see , ffor the repressynge off rovers , savynge off owre marchauntes , owre ffishers , and the dwellers uppon owre costes ; and that the kynge kepe alway some grete and myghty vessels , ffor the brekynge off an armye when any shall be made ayen hym apon the see ; ffor thanne it shall be to late to do make such vessailles ’ . |
| 12 | If a distribution to shareholders was classed as a form of spending by a company , such payments would be taxed as now , leaving the undistributed profits to accumulate free of tax ; what an encouragement it would be to foreign manufacturers to start business here , with all the advantages to us of new jobs created and a resulting trade improvement . |
| 13 | When you went ashore it would be to some pub . |
| 14 | ‘ I am aware of the nature of it and how offensive it would be to most MPs and most people in this country . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I felt I needed advice about the base unit because I was n't sure how easy it would be to mass produce from the prototype which had hemispheres studded into it . |
| 16 | If this were carried out by candidates in examinations , what a boon it would be to those who have to mark the scripts ! |
| 17 | In practice the resolute supporter of Party A is not likely when he lists his preferences to be thinking primarily of any eventual cooperation between his party and Party B. His chief concern will be the success of as many as possible of Party A's candidates , and it will be to all of them that he gives his higher preferences . |
| 18 | Where there is coverage of such systems as potential IT-based contributors to improved corporate strategy , the reference will be to systems that are not normally the province of librarians and information scientists ( such as financial market systems , credit-rating services ) ; or it will be to videotex-based systems which most librarians and information scientists would n't be seen dead using ! ( cf. Prestel ) . |
| 19 | In future , however , I suspect it will be to this fine disc that I shall be looking when I want to hear this sunny and enchanting score . |
| 20 | That in itself emphasised what value he can be to United — his sheer danger and menace forces the opposition to follow him , which inevitably creates space for others . |