Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] it be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of all the uniformed organizations , the Boys ' Life Brigade founded in Nottingham by the Revd John Brown Paton , was the most distinctive in so far as it appeared to be non-military , committed as it was to the principles of life-saving , even though it had a BB-style uniform and a military command structure . |
| 2 | The nagging doubt remains , however , that the thing might have looked blue to me , and that I had simply not realised that it was to the thing 's colour that I was expected to respond . |
| 3 | The Jet Provost T.5 in question had just heard that it was to be shortly replaced by the Shorts Tucano and immediately took out its angst on a passing erk . |
| 4 | But the brief also instructed that it was to be ‘ a lively , humorous paper that covered all aspects of life and not just current affairs . |
| 5 | They saw the growth of unemployment , related as it was to a deepening economic crisis , as being accompanied by growing state coercion . |
| 6 | It was an insignificant moment , no one there would have thought that it was to be the first movement in such a great drama , not only for them but also for those watching . |
| 7 | The building has been the subject of controversy ever since locals were told that it was to be turned into a clinic for twenty six convicted sex offenders . |
| 8 | Affirmative evidence rebutting that implication would , I think , be needed if it were to be contended that paragraph ( b ) had not been satisfied . |
| 9 | We lean towards the view that : ‘ Race is only used when it 's to somebody 's advantage , and I do n't mean the working-man 's advantage … |
| 10 | The pagan counterpart of the eagle 's song may be the death of Aragorn , relegated as it is to an Appendix . |
| 11 | Tabasco is so well known that it is to pepper sauces what Hoover is to vacuum cleaners . |
| 12 | It was in this atmosphere of unease that the Younger Committee reported ; about computers it had to say that , restricted as it was to investigating private sector applications , it had no evidence of abuse , but that there was a possibility and apprehension of abuse in the future . |
| 13 | For all its great altitude , the view from the top of the Col du Tourmalet is much less open and memorable than many , blocked as it is to the south by a row of peaks and overpowered immediately to the north by the bulk of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre , which is a most assertive mountain . |
| 14 | The education package for schools announced by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs in March 1980 is a particularly welcome initiative , directed as it is to those who are likely to leave school soon . |
| 15 | The political press , directed as it was to a small , literate and politically informed public , did not aim to capture its readers with an entertaining and interesting package . |
| 16 | Mercury One-to-One has also confirmed that it is to beta test the service before the launch , which is planned for this summer . |
| 17 | The only words from which it can be contended that it is to be implied are the words , ‘ I am glad to hear of your intended marriage with Ellen Nicholl . |
| 18 | I must early have realized that it was to be a regular correspondence , for I kept her letters , though I usually destroy letters as soon as I have answered them . |
| 19 | The ownership of archaeological finds depends on the local laws ( in some countries all archaeological artefacts are automatically the property of the state and have to be reported , while in others the finds belong to the owner of the land on which they were found ) , but whatever the ownership , each find needs to be properly recorded if it is to be of any use archaeologically . |
| 20 | Dance movement in every form and style must be correctly parsed and expressed if it is to be clearly understood whether its message is simple , subtle , bold , comic or tragic . |
| 21 | The appeal of the goldfish world-wide had been maintained because it is to beautiful , so hardy , and with a very little care , so rewarding to keep . |
| 22 | However , despite its title , the article does not investigate the complexity of the issue , limited as it is to the historical aspects of textuality , such as spelling , punctuation and typography . |
| 23 | St Ives , exposed as it is to the advertising cycle through the production of magazines , has done well to achieve profits stability after a sharp fall from £29.1m in 1989/90 . |
| 24 | The defence has been considered in a number of recent cases in which it has been held that it is to be applied in a flexible and pragmatic way . |
| 25 | ‘ But qualified that it was to be on an impersonal basis only . ’ |
| 26 | But , while it is an extremely sporting and enjoyable method , ferreting involves a lot of hard graft and a lot of skill and knowhow is required if it is to be done effectively . |
| 27 | No wonder , then , if Lucky Jim , dedicated though it is to Larkin , was thought to be about life in Swansea University College , which it never was . |