Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] is to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've always been forest Romanies , but if Wychwood is to be chopped down Boz and the rest of us will have to take to the road . ’ |
| 2 | If Bede is to be believed , Oswine proved an attractive ruler who gained the admiration of Aidan , which suggests that Oswiu faced a dangerous rival in this Deiran king whom he eventually out-manoeuvred and slew by treachery the ninth year of the latter 's reign ( HE 111 , 14 ) . |
| 3 | If Fitzormonde is to be believed , we know the reason for the murders : Burghgesh 's death on that unfortunate ship in the Middle Sea so many years ago . |
| 4 | ‘ If Pinder is to be believed , it was missing at twelve-thirty , ’ said Sergeant Bird , taking a seat as quietly as a man of his bulk could manage . |
| 5 | Anyway — Fjortoft put in a nice little goal for Norway last night — so if Frank is to be in contention ( ? ) he will have to beat Dino or Wallace for a place during this winter — which is not — that — probable . |
| 6 | So if Zurich is to be the centre of your Swiss exploration , be sure to book a hotel well in advance . |
| 7 | Seventy years ago , if Eddington is to be believed , only two people understood the general theory of relativity . |
| 8 | By 1819 , if Shelley is to be taken as a reliable guide , Wordsworth 's stock had gone down and down : ‘ He was at first sublime , pathetic , impressive , profound ; then dull ; then prosy and dull ; and now dull — oh so very dull ! it is an ultra-legitimate dulness ’ ( Dedication to Peter Bell the Third ) . |
| 9 | Could n't have been for the sex if Rose is to be believed , so must have wanted you for dinner . ’ |
| 10 | Nothing in his IBM Corp background could have prepared him for the kind of speech he gave — in fact had to give , if Taligent is to be seen as the answer to the world 's ills . |
| 11 | If DCF is to be criticized , it is not the technique which is wrong , but the setting of discount rates which over-discount the future . |
| 12 | Christian priesthood is called to be fully human if God is to be known as fully God . |
| 13 | Prof Friel believes Derry has become a ‘ can do ’ city and that this new-found self-confidence , especially among young people , is essential if Derry is to be recognised as a European city . |
| 14 | If Britain is to be saved from the disaster of Mr Major 's own making , it is the policies as well as the men who will have to go . |
| 15 | If Baldwin is to be trusted , this visit had serious consequences , for it was on this occasion that the abbess placed a monastic veil on Matilda 's head , and when Rufus saw the veil , he went away . |
| 16 | The inhabitants are hidden behind their city walls , cowering in fear , if Rahab is to be believed . |
| 17 | They determine whether Britain is to be a winner or loser country . |
| 18 | The Environment Secretary will announce whether Gloucestershire is to be capped some time over the next 6 weeks . |
| 19 | For instrument approaches airfield QNH is to be used until approaching the Final Approach Fix or Final Approach Point , as appropriate , when QFE is to be set at the Initial Point and all flying in the visual circuit is to be conducted on QFE . |
| 20 | The suggestion that though God is to be conceived as male , humanity is to be understood as female in relation to God , I shall leave until the next chapter . |
| 21 | As Paul is to be the protector , the STG partners think it best to have trustees outside the firm , so we 'll arrange that through the group of accountants we deal with in Bermuda . ’ |