Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [be] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This grant was to be Edward 's final contribution to his brother 's northern empire . |
| 2 | This grant was to be Edward 's final contribution to his brother 's northern empire . |
| 3 | The composer does not specify when this change is to be made ; it is entirely the player 's affair , but it does mean that it is safer to write high notes than it used to be . |
| 4 | The basis of this liability was to be found in an implied term in the lorry driver 's employment contract to indemnify Romford for loss caused by his — the employee 's — negligence . |
| 5 | Earlier research has shown that if projects of this kind are to be successful , management needs to make organisational changes , as well as technical ones . |
| 6 | It would be wrong to treat this case as a decision on the application of section 6. which was clearly not in the court 's contemplation , but it may be permissible to comment that if an offence of this kind is to be held to be sufficiently serious to justify a substantial community service order , the scheme of the Act , with its albeit clumsy attempt to raise the public perception of the severity of community sentences , seems destined to failure . |
| 7 | This unity was to be rent asunder by changes in technology and by the impact of the Modern Movement in architecture . |
| 8 | This hope was to be realised within the next three decades . |
| 9 | If this pitfall is to be avoided , it is suggested that careful attention is needed to the way in which normalisation is being interpreted . |
| 10 | Further development is required if this technique is to be included in the alternative treatments for the management of gall stones . |
| 11 | Since French troops had been removed from their positions on the Somme to bolster their imperilled comrades at Verdun , this offensive was to be undertaken largely by British troops . |
| 12 | Encouragement in this direction was to be provided by tax incentives and state-subsidized research and development . |
| 13 | Obviously , I understand that this course is to be built mainly for the benefit of the people who 'll buy the new houses , but it seems a pity that natural unspoilt countryside should be bulldozed to make way for what 's really just a few rich people 's pastime . ’ |
| 14 | The terms in which it expressed this decision are to be found in a letter dated 23 October 1991 addressed to the plaintiffs ' solicitors and written by Mr. A. D. Farries , a principal in the Crown Prosecutor Fraud Investigation Group . |
| 15 | This decision is to be left to the governors of the school , but the Department of Education and Science is recommending as wide a definition as possible , to include legal guardians , foster parents and the head of a children 's home when the child is in care . |
| 16 | If this decision were to be upheld , the appellants stand to lose their liberty and , in my judgment , it would not be right that such a result should occur when the evidence is excluded only on the basis of the rather stricter rules laid down in Ladd v. Marshall . |
| 17 | This response was to be expected . |
| 18 | We strongly suggest that if this preparation is to be attempted it be done on a small scale and the reaction mixture be checked for unreduced bis(2-azidoethyl)ether before removal of chloroform and distillation of the diamine . |
| 19 | This money was to be handed out to things from athletic clubs and the poor of the South Teheran slums to encourage them to demonstrate in favour of the Shah . |
| 20 | Little for that matter did I believe that this experience was to be the start of a whole new direction in my life , the lessons of which I have attempted to set out in this book . |
| 21 | This checklist is to be used at each change of activity . |
| 22 | This checklist is to be used at the end of each episode . |
| 23 | The disagreement was about how this decentralization was to be explained . |
| 24 | This review is to be repeated as frequently as the county council determines . |
| 25 | Nonsuiting the plaintiff , Lord Kenyon C.J. said , ‘ If this action was to be supported , it would materially affect the navigation of this kingdom . |
| 26 | This association is to be expected in the light of the composition of this factor , which includes ‘ threat ’ as one of its components . |
| 27 | The punishment for this crime was to be docked his best wave , so his tally would be reduced to three against the other surfers ' four . |
| 28 | Two-thirds of this gap was to be refunded to the UK . |
| 29 | ‘ Look , this opposition is to be expected . ’ |
| 30 | It was not an errand she would enjoy , because she knew the sorrow it would cause , but her specific task in this household was to be the eyes and ears of her dear companion . |