Example sentences of "be [vb pp] is to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If the right to be heard is to be a real right which is worth anything , it must carry with it a right in the accused man to know the case which is made against him . ’ |
| 2 | This includes Schenk , despite her stated belief in the essentially ironic character of wisdom literature ; a belief which seems to imply that the best lesson one can ever be taught is to be cynical ( which might , sadly , be true ) . |
| 3 | And to be feared is to be somebody . |
| 4 | To be governed is to be subjected to the regular pressure of an authority operating according to fixed rules . |
| 5 | To be unmasked is to be unspirited as well as undone . |
| 6 | To be Wymanised is to be overcome by a feeling of nausea when an excess of Wyman is forced upon you . |