Example sentences of "[conj] you [be] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Great is the festival hall where you are to be the only guest . |
| 2 | ‘ I will take you back to the cage … and in the morning I will give the order that you are to be called by any name you want . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't pretend that you are to be cured , my lady , ’ smiled the doctor , from under the Physical bob-wig that marked his profession . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's been one thing understood between us for years and that was that you were to be discreet . |
| 5 | The telephone rang at 8a.m. this morning to alert me to the fact that you were to be broadcasting on Radio 4 … 't was a friend of mine to whom I had mentioned your future plans … |
| 6 | A new little contraption we want to try out , so you 're to be a guinea pig . |
| 7 | And you 're to be allowed the freedom of the outer ward , to take air and exercise with me sometimes . |
| 8 | You must make your own if you are to be a Lapp . |
| 9 | In the next chapter you will find details of exercises in breathing , relaxation , basic meditation and visualisation — all of which are vital If you are to be healthy in a truly holistic way . |
| 10 | I think it is essential to feel that if you are to be a successful athlete . |
| 11 | ‘ You had best come up on deck if you are to be sick . |
| 12 | This first kite has to work if you are to be satisfied , so our first tip is for you to be conservative , and select one of the tried and tested shapes that give least trouble . |
| 13 | You need to learn to handle it for at least three minutes if you are to be any good at negotiations . |
| 14 | Making miniatures from pressed flowers could really be an entire book in itself , as you need different and very particular skills if you are to be successful . |
| 15 | This is very difficult when you are accustomed to your precise and meaningful jargon , but it is a skill you must acquire if you are to be a successful communicator . |
| 16 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You 'll need a good wig if you 're to be Hedda 's long-haired poet . ’ |
| 18 | And if you 're to try and fill her shoes , which I very much doubt you 'll ever do , but if you 're to be even half the woman that she was , may God have mercy on her , then you 'll need all the reminding I can give you . ’ |
| 19 | It 's all one to me but time 's getting on and your Auntie 'll want you back early if you 're to be up at crack of dawn in the morning . ’ |
| 20 | But this does n't take into account the capital equipment you need if you 're to be self-sufficient . |
| 21 | ‘ As I say , this is supposed to be Top Secret , but you 'd better know if you 're to be any help . |
| 22 | Could you tell me what is the policy of your party on this matter and if you were to be elected to power at the next election what would your party do ? |
| 23 | If you were to be talking in a discussion group on television , or writing an article for a widely read magazine , such a statement would then be quite unacceptable . |
| 24 | You are obliged by law to inform your local water company in writing at least five working days before making certain alterations or additions to your plumbing system ; there would be stiff penalties if you were to be convicted of a contravention of the water bye-laws . |
| 25 | Well for the first six months , if you were to be taken seriously ill you would |
| 26 | Take care to establish whether within the terms of such a contract you are considered part of the rostered qualified workforce , or whether you are to be treated as supernumerary . |
| 27 | In an end-of-term address at Clifton College , Bristol , the Rev. J.M. Wilson presented his students with a dramatic choice : ‘ It has to be settled whether you are to be your own master or slave ; whether your body shall be kept under , and you will be strong enough to rule it ; or whether your body shall be the target . ’ |
| 28 | Higueras warned Jim , ‘ Once a player is as close as you are to being number one in the world , the adjustments should be fractional in your game . |
| 29 | ‘ But you , Bethlehem … small as you are to be among Judah 's clans , out of you shall come forth a governor for Israel , one whose roots are far back in the past , in days gone by . |