Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb mod] be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A major part of the nurse 's role is therefore to assess how much help a patient requires and what risks there may be to his safety . |
| 2 | If the mind is so conceived that its relation to the world can only be a causal one , then to perceive something must be to be causally affected by it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But whatever the size of your company and whatever business you are in , I believe it will be to your benefit to read this booklet and act upon its recommendations . |
| 5 | ‘ When we married 26 years ago I never realised it would be to a millionaire , but he has always been lucky . |
| 6 | ‘ When we married 26 years ago I never realised it would be to a millionaire but he has always been lucky . ’ |
| 7 | Malcolm Storry 's bullet-headed Aufidius is not simply a rude barbarian but an acute analyst of Coriolanus 's character : Mr Storry has the priceless gift of making the language tangible so that when he says ‘ I think he 'll be to Rome as is the osprey to the fish ’ the image comes resonantly alive . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | And I think you will agree it will be to the best advantage of all if the holidays were curtailed . |