Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know Victor and I are to be married . |
| 2 | ‘ For your information , Lucy and I are to be married — as soon as possible . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Lucy and I are to be married . ’ |
| 4 | If I am to be autonomous , God must go . |
| 5 | On Mr Gajdusek 's behalf , I feel he must mean I am to be impersonal in any help I give you with your problems . |
| 6 | I am to be married . |
| 7 | ‘ If I am to be disappointed , I should like to get it over . ’ |
| 8 | He said : ‘ I am doing it my way and if I am to be able to beat Alain Prost I want to do it on the track by out-driving him , not by any other means . |
| 9 | Some boys if I 'm to be honest , but we have n't yet worked out the right way of gong about it . |
| 10 | Many people have found its traditional keystrokes to be somewhat less than mnemonic , an opinion I tend to subscribe to , if I 'm to be honest . |
| 11 | If I were to be critical it would be to say that the scratchplates could be finished off more tidily , and occasionally the necks and bodies do n't look entirely new — although that 's hardly surprising , really . |
| 12 | But I was to be disappointed . |
| 13 | My father travelled to Nairobi by way of Mega , Moyale , Marsabit , Laisamis and Nyeri , all places with which I was to be familiar some fifty-five years later . |
| 14 | I was to be one of these victims , and I had to go afternoon after hot afternoon to learn to embroider in a room that even with the windows open was almost completely airless , trying to keep my eyes open while I stitched and listened to endless gossip . |
| 15 | But I like to think they knew I was to be married . |
| 16 | How glad I was to be homeless . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ What a bloodthirsty little creature you are to be sure ! ’ said Biff , with a hint of admiration . |
| 19 | ‘ Then what an unfeeling little brute you are to be sure . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
| 22 | You need to learn to handle it for at least three minutes if you are to be any good at negotiations . |
| 23 | ‘ You had best come up on deck if you are to be sick . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | " You 're to be good with Mummy , " he 'd commanded the twins after breakfast . |
| 26 | But this does n't take into account the capital equipment you need if you 're to be self-sufficient . |
| 27 | ‘ As I say , this is supposed to be Top Secret , but you 'd better know if you 're to be any help . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's been one thing understood between us for years and that was that you were to be discreet . |
| 29 | However , he learns to his anger and dismay that she is to be married . |
| 30 | In February , by contrast , she is to be one of Mr Wroe 's Virgins in BBC2 's serialisation of the Jane Rogers novel about a 19th-century religious sect . |