Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [be] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the lecture there were tea and refreshments and it was not until fairly late that I rang Emily just to say Hello , and how sorry I was to be too busy to get over to the house to see her this trip . |
| 2 | After take-off Beaton surveyed his surroundings : ‘ Silk-lined walls , arm chairs like Pullmans , various compartments for eating , sleeping , smoking — this is the aircraft that took Churchill to America … how grateful I am to be among the lucky ones on the last lap for home . ’ |
| 3 | Despite this it was to be less than two years before the Party adopted the idea of the " People 's Front " in its entirety , including the help of Liberals and even of Conservatives who were opposed to the National Government . |
| 4 | In this he was to be sadly mistaken , and the collapse of his position in the face of what was initially little more than a putsch organized by the queen shows how shallowly based his authority was , resting on fear and coercion rather than genuine loyalty . |
| 5 | In this he was to be disappointed . |
| 6 | Again we see how much easier it is to be absolute in allegiance to a doctrine rather than to enquire into the beliefs upon which it is founded . |
| 7 | Cool and fresh it 's to be for the fish , more studied and solid for the main course ; for the dessert , fragile and delicate . |
| 8 | Apart from the appointment of Edward Kirk to the post of Principal at Leeds in 1881 it was to be almost 100 years before deaf people once again became acceptable as teachers of deaf children . |
| 9 | While she worked she told Sara how fortunate she was to be going to Portugal and to have been found a husband and how , when she was married , it would be her duty to obey him and remain utterly faithful to him , taking the Blessed Virgin Mary as her model and guide in all things . |
| 10 | All of the references given above come from what is called the Priestly strand ( ‘ P ’ ) and as such they are to be dated to around the time of the Jews ' exile to Babylon in the sixth century BC — that is , according to the still widely accepted dating of this biblical strand within the source-critical school of thought ( though it must also be said that my own arguments as developed in this essay and elsewhere independently point to the exile as the time when these blood concerns and rituals would first have emerged ) . |
| 11 | ‘ How dreadfully uncomfortable it is to be ill when one lives alone . |
| 12 | I was wondering what kind of problems I 'd come up against , having heard how impossible he was to be directed . |
| 13 | How easy it is to be expert in theory ! |
| 14 | Let us consider watercress as a typical example of how easy it is to be deceived . |
| 15 | Consider how easy it is to be misled by the persuasive power of apparent proof . |
| 16 | In a week 's time you will find how easy it is to be perfectly objective with your child and at the same time kindly . |
| 17 | First , the episode shows how easy it is to be led astray by one 's own rhetoric . |
| 18 | By the end of two hours … the children have rescued a man from a burning building , , , , handled a gas leak … learnt about electricity … and dsicvoeverd just how easy it is to be tricked into going with strangers . |
| 19 | She was surprised to find how easy it was to be passive . |
| 20 | But after ramming their words back down their throats his enormous smile shows how delighted he is to be a golden oldie ! |
| 21 | She had not liked him very much but she judged him to be one of those unfortunate men who dislike their neighbours even more than they dislike themselves and as such he was to be pitied , plodding on from day to day among his bingo-playing telly-watching parishioners . |
| 22 | ‘ And for that you 're to be pitied Aggie . ’ |
| 23 | Let me say immediately how glad I am to be here , looking forward with hope and enthusiasm to the task that lies ahead , working alongside many others in the building up of God 's kingdom within the diocese of Middlesbrough . |
| 24 | The initial response of Bishop Crowley immediately after his appointment was ‘ Let me say immediately how glad I am to be here ’ . |
| 25 | right , okay so anyway that erm one 's causing a little bit of concern , I 've got another one scheduled for March which I was going to centre on here where will come along and talk to us about the Editor and the Royal Visit and you know ee ach dear me how glad I am to be away from the Scottish Office |
| 26 | How glad I was to be homeless . |
| 27 | And how lucky I am to be living in Badminton , a beautiful Cotswold village , on the edge of a park in the middle of a great landed estate , with all the amenities provided at my landlord 's expense and responsibility . |
| 28 | I ca n't tell you how thrilled I am to be in closer contact with Medau again . |
| 29 | You realise how very lucky you are to be given another chance to be happy , and appreciate the blessing you have received in finding a soulmate and companion you can trust . |
| 30 | In any case , the closer you get , the more likely you are to be killed . ’ |