Example sentences of "but [adj] [be] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a suspicion of extra flesh at hip and belly , but that 's to be expected on an adult male . |
| 2 | Well I think actually not as , as , as many as there were the , like in the other , years ago , but that 's to be expected nowadays . |
| 3 | There are improvements that can be made but that 's to be said for all animal husbandry systems , from pets , to guide dogs for the blind , and every other every other type of system . |
| 4 | ‘ A little tired , but that 's to be expected , and I do n't regret a thing , ’ came the firm response . |
| 5 | There is only some slight damage to its carrying case , but that is to be expected . |
| 6 | He would not find anyone among the people celebrating those events who was in favour of the legislation except his own Parliamentary Private Secretary who was also present , but that is to be expected . |
| 7 | Certainly it was a man 's room , but that was to be expected . |
| 8 | But that was to be expected . |
| 9 | ‘ But that was to be expected . |
| 10 | But that was to be expected down here . |
| 11 | The timetable of Francis 's movements after his father 's death was still full of gaps but that was to be expected . |
| 12 | The Junior Section has between 30 to 40 members but some are to be promoted to the Senior Section which has fewer members . |
| 13 | The Junior Section has between 30 to 40 members but some are to be promoted to the Senior Section which has fewer members . |
| 14 | They do n't know at the time , but this is to be the biggest event of the unusually hot British summer . |
| 15 | Both men had a history of lawlessness , petty felonies and misdemeanours , but this was to be their first foray into serious and hopefully prosperous crime , an opportunity prompted by pure chance . |
| 16 | But this was to be a market that was not wholly free or spontaneous . |
| 17 | But this was to be a very different story and one unsuited to the ears of children . |
| 18 | The overthrow of a Foreign Secretary was a considerable achievement for a popular agitation , but this was to be the limit of the peace Ballot 's success . |
| 19 | Such measures brought it to heel for the time being ; but this was to be the last occasion before the end of the old monarchy when the government won a real victory over this increasingly dangerous opponent . |
| 20 | The war years had certainly elevated their position , but this was to be only temporary , and at the end of the 17th Century women were as badly off as if the war had never happened , worse in fact because their position declined after the war . |
| 21 | Some difficulties were experienced in the interpretation of SCOTVEC guidance documents , but this was to be expected as we were one of the first colleges to be involved in developing units for the HNC Pilot Scheme , and telephone communication with the SCOTVEC Curriculum Development Officers , who were most helpful , usually resolved them for us . |
| 22 | But this was to be expected just before a general election . |
| 23 | Allowance will be made for contingencies , but these are to be the exception rather than the rule . |
| 24 | But these are to be followed by RS/6000 with Oracle and HP 9000 with Sybase versions by the end of year , with Informix and Windows NT versions to follow in 1994 . |
| 25 | Director Tony Smith had just completed the prize-winning TV series Tutti Frutti , but these were to be some of his first commercials . |
| 26 | But these were to be men of non-noble birth or at best only from minor junker families , destined merely for posts such as Warsaw or The Hague where real aristocrats were not needed . |