Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] is to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contents of the Church of Scotland ceremony and where it is to be held is entirely at the discretion of the minister . |
| 2 | And , of course , who it is for and where it is to be sent back to — facts which often seem to be forgotten . |
| 3 | It must be stated clearly for whom the grammar is written , and where it is to be used . |
| 4 | Although it is to be used , filled out , and completed by one carrier only , its layout resembles that of air waybills whose text is flexible enough to include references to combined transport shipments . |
| 5 | History teaching has undergone many developments in the last three decades and no doubt change will continue although it is to be hoped that the pace of that change may diminish . |
| 6 | And , although it is to be officially unveiled next month , there is already a waiting list of local people eager to be treated with it . |
| 7 | You know , it 's much , it 's much easier to be nasty about something than it is to be nice about something . |
| 8 | In contrast to the Sahel zone which is classified as semi-arid , Kuwait is arid ( Desertification Map of the World , FAO/Unesco 1977 ) so it is to be expected that desertification is a prominent problem and a major agent of environmental change . |
| 9 | Likewise in the case of Lewis 's Eve : if she is ransomed by Ransom 's struggle with the Un-Man in the underworld , a sort of Harrowing of Hell sequence , how can she be said to have resisted the temptation on her own ; and if she has not really resisted through her own strength — if she is to be rewarded with immortality and felicity for something she has not done herself — where is the justice in the punishment , on another planet , of Eve and her descendants , for something which again was not wholly her responsibility ? |
| 10 | That is , if she is to be believed . |
| 11 | Make up two sentences to show if she is to be told or not — watch them as you say them — hear them in your mind 's ear . |
| 12 | " recommend earnestly to them to purchase Timber , that may answer the purpose , from the wreck of the Brig stranded on Duich Bay , if she is to be broken up … " |
| 13 | Now , and not before , sprinkle it with salt on both sides ( a teaspoonful for each side is enough ) , put it into a clean cloth and leave it draining until it is to be used . |
| 14 | To the question , therefore , which ought to hold the first rank , Raphael or Michelangelo , it must be answered , that if it is to be given to him who possessed a greater combination of the higher qualities of the art than any other man , there is no doubt but Raphael is the first . |
| 15 | If , as I have argued , thought and consciousness irreducibly escape the net of physicalist interpretation , and if , as I have suggested , the external world must possess the mind-like property of generality if it is to be conceivable , then we can see that Socrates ' assertion in the Phaedo , that the world must be explained by reference to mind , was essentially correct . |
| 16 | The ADC felt that this was ironic , given that a property has to be close to amenities if it is to be excluded from the Right to Buy ; |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Any untoward or awkward transition is immediately noticeable because it destroys the calm dignity that the human body needs if it is to be shown at its best . |
| 19 | Balance is difficult to define in simple terms and requires great sensitivity by journalists if it is to be achieved . |
| 20 | Reversing this trend , if it is to be reversed , can not be achieved by a new minimalism . |
| 21 | Climate modelling and assessing environmental change will need more than three years ' data if it is to be enhanced . |
| 22 | The Labour Party will need to develop a plausible vision for the future of the NHS if it is to be seen as a credible alternative to the present government . |
| 23 | If it is to be more than a symbolic marker of the moment when North and South decided in principle to work together for mutual survival , a number of decisions on how to administer it will have to be made . |
| 24 | This is partly because its product , type , must be familiar if it is to be legible . |
| 25 | Pasha Naiz and his death were evocative in consequential ways ; they were part of an idiom which was largely inexplicit ( though not unstructured ) but which has to be made explicit if it is to be understood by people who do not have it . |
| 26 | ‘ I would much rather forgo your interest if it is to be tempered with interference ! ’ she spat through pursed lips . |
| 27 | Any attempt to inject market disciplines must take account of this essential feature of social care ( social work ) if it is to be constructive rather than destructive . |
| 28 | If it is to be felt by the participants then it is not too much to suggest that it should be understood by the teacher . |
| 29 | All I can say to you is that if it is to be good news , it would give me more pleasure than I can say ; and if it is to be bad — I have gone through it , and Anne , and many others , and one does survive and go on , though you think you never will … |
| 30 | All I can say to you is that if it is to be good news , it would give me more pleasure than I can say ; and if it is to be bad — I have gone through it , and Anne , and many others , and one does survive and go on , though you think you never will … |