Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are going to have to choose our bird from a very short list of names , none of whom are known to us , or have any political or ideological weaknesses to play upon . ’ |
| 2 | Directors are treated as being in a position analogous to that of trustees , so powers conferred upon them are given to them in a fiduciary capacity . |
| 3 | Firstly , I am reporting to you that there has been in the current year additional efficiency savings over and above those that previously anticipated er at the level of two hundred thousand pounds and so we are assuming in the budget erm that those can continue into ninety four , five and thereafter , and then we 'll see the resolutions have been amended to take that into account and the text of the erratum sheet explains how that 's been done . |
| 4 | It would be interesting to know whether Petrey really does hold the views I am attributing to him , and whether he thinks that speech act theories of semantics are therefore based on a fundamental error . |
| 5 | By ‘ accepted meaning ’ I am referring to one accepted by participants in the phenomena — it is clearly constituted for Barthes as an interpretation against which he is speaking . |
| 6 | I am referring to their EMI recording of Nicholas Maw 's great work Odyssey . |
| 7 | ‘ My friend : I am referring to you . |
| 8 | I am writing to you about the case of Im Su-Kyong , who was arrested for ten years for attending a peace march from North Korea to South Korea . |
| 9 | I am writing to you to ask if it is possible to obtain drawings , designs and or working instructions for making what is known as a Steamer Chair . |
| 10 | But if you have the gift of sight , please close your eyes … and I feel confident you will extend a helping hand to those on whose behalf I am writing to you . |
| 11 | I am writing to you about your father . |
| 12 | I am writing to you to pass on some information regarding Clown Loaches . |
| 13 | Once again I am writing to you on behalf of Pat McDonald , who is in Riyadh . |
| 14 | As promised , I am writing to you to explain why your Board and its financial advisors Purchase and Szell consider the Anglo-Welsh takeover bid to be wholly unacceptable and why we strongly recommend you to reject it . |
| 15 | I am writing to you for information about the kind of courses I read about in the article on the Features Page of last week 's Daily Telegraph which gave the address of your organization . |
| 16 | I am writing to you regarding a letter in your February/March issue from David Sedgwick . |
| 17 | I am writing to you in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee for International Justice and Peace of the Catholic Bishops ' Conference of England and Wales , to express our concern about the danger of nuclear proliferation . |
| 18 | Q : I am writing to you after reading the article ‘ Upgrading your Hard Disk ’ in the June 1992 issue . |
| 19 | I am writing to you because of a letter in the autumn 1991 issue . |
| 20 | Now I am writing to you to ask for your help , and I ca n't blame you if you do n't come . |
| 21 | It is with great dismay that I am writing to you following the presentation of the Editing for Industry awards in Torquay . |
| 22 | I am writing to you to offer you an appointment in the grade of Curator Grade G on a casual ( ie temporary and non-pensionable ) basis to work in the , a department of the National Library of Scotland . |
| 23 | He mentioned then a touring display on the poet Hugh MacDiarmid , and I am writing to you now with some more information on the display . |
| 24 | She wrote : ’ I am writing to you in the hope that you can help me with the injustice which has occurred . |
| 25 | Further to our meeting earlier this week , I am writing to you to outline how KPMG Peat Marwick ( ‘ KPMG ’ ) may assist you with your plans to establish a significant presence in Europe in [ ] services . |
| 26 | I am writing to you , on behalf of a client of this firm , to enquire whether you and your fellow shareholders would consider disposing of your holdings in [ Company name ] Limited . |
| 27 | I am writing to you , on behalf of a client of this firm , to ascertain whether your Group would be interested in holding preliminary discussions regarding the disposal of the above named subsidiary undertaking [ division ] . |
| 28 | I am writing to you now to ask if you would provide me with a list of your affiliated clubs . |
| 29 | I am writing to you on my views of fox hunting . |
| 30 | I am listening to what the Lord God is saying ; he promises peace to us , his own people , if we do not go back to our foolish ways . |