Example sentences of "[be] to [be] keep [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will need a great deal of paper if your notes are to be kept useful . |
| 2 | Everything is to be made secure ; all gates are to be kept closed and locked . |
| 3 | You are to be kept alive . |
| 4 | You are to be kept alive . ’ |
| 5 | Windows have to be cleaned often if they are to be kept clean , and literary clarity , too , is always likely to be an effect of long labour . |
| 6 | In recent talks with trade unions , Sir Colin said that catering costs were not fully competitive with those of outside contractors , and that the gap would have to be closed if the business were to be kept in-house . |
| 7 | The method is to show the number of households which would be found if the headship rate were to be kept constant at the values in each age-group in 1971 , but allowing for actual changes in number of persons within these age groups . |
| 8 | A strong pound has been seen as essential if inflation is to be kept low . |
| 9 | If this is true , it is the more important that active approaches and positive attitudes prevail , if enjoyment in books is to be kept alive in the face of more passive forms of entertainment . |
| 10 | A self-contained pool must have a sufficient volume of water in relation to its surface area if the water is to be kept clean . |
| 11 | Liberal Democrat candidate Suzanne Fletcher has welcomed news from British Rail that the Norton to Ferryhill route is to be kept open for freight traffic , but also says that an improved service is badly needed through Stockton station . |
| 12 | He referred to Inwood , whose name was to be kept alive at the new hospital , and which had been likened to a ‘ five star hotel ’ , and where patients had particular cause to be grateful to the town 's GP 's who were so conveniently on hand at the Health Centre . |
| 13 | If the calf was to be kept alive the course of action was clear and time was critical . |
| 14 | The plan of campaign was to be kept simple and direct . |
| 15 | By contrast , in 587 Rauching was in alliance with Chlothar 's followers and hostile to Childebert : Guntram was to be kept neutral . |