Example sentences of "[Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] is to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beautiful though your age is , many though the intellects that adorn it , and ugly though my age is , cruel many of its leaders , I believe that the period from which I come is to be preferred to yours in this respect . |
| 2 | ‘ What I want is to be in charge of myself , to decide what I will or will not do . ’ |
| 3 | What I need is to be alone . ’ |
| 4 | What you want is to be able to answer a few sensible questions uniquely identifying you , the trouble is there 's probably a repertoire of only ten of those questions , you 're going to get asked three or four of them , but those questions , your date of birth , your telephone number , the er address of your bank and so on and so forth , if you 're a private detective you can get those , you can have them on a sheet of paper and you can pretend to be whoever you like . |
| 5 | What we want is to be working here . |
| 6 | Even a small park with a few facilities can achieve ***** if what it offers is to an exceptionally high quality standard . |
| 7 | Even a 1 Key holiday home can be Highly Commended if what it provides is to a very high standard . |
| 8 | Please remember that even a Listed or 1 Crown place , or 1 Key holiday home , can still be Highly Commended if what it provides is to an exceptionally high standard . |