Example sentences of "be [to-vb] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joni records that , at their first meeting , ‘ after an endless stream of compliments on the execution of my work ’ , Berenson , who had purchased from Torrini an ‘ Alberto Aringhieri in prayer ’ ( fig.2 ) inspired by Pinturicchio 's celebrated fresco in Siena cathedral , ‘ singled out the Aringhieri for special praise , saying that he found it more skilfully done even than the original , which he had been to see and examined just before coming to my studio ’ . |
| 2 | The naturalistic instinct has been to claim that mind somehow creates generality in a sense stronger than that which Aristotle allows ; it does not merely release generality from its potential state in matter , but fabricates it . |
| 3 | However , if these and the well-established universities and institutes are to continue and improve , what is required is an increase in support , not a major reduction . |
| 4 | That may be too sudden a verdict , but if such tours are to continue and flourish then the background planning must be much more evenly balanced . |
| 5 | In establishing its parameters for employment land provision of county in its eight constituent districts , the County Council 's intention has been to sustain and improve the economic wellbeing of the county by ensuring that continuous supply and a wide choice of sites can be made available . |
| 6 | Sir : The Institute of Statisticians ' role over the last 40 years has been to promote and protect the professional integrity of statisticians not only in this country but in the many others covered by our membership ( 'Wide support for impartial check on official statistics ' , 10 October ) . |
| 7 | I rise to break my Trappist vow of six years to say how honoured and privileged I have been to attend and take part in this debate . |
| 8 | Essentially the approach has been to try and identify the factors or characteristics that are associated with cases or situations of abuse , to assume that these are qualitatively different from the rest of the population and finally to hypothesize that these factors or characteristics in some way relate to the basic cause(s) of the problem . |
| 9 | Well what most airlines have done has been to try and trim back their scale of operations , but what Virgin are doing is using Richard Branson 's personal money to try and expand out of trouble . |
| 10 | The official reaction to these changes ( more fully discussed in Chapter 9 ) has been to try and persuade farmers to adopt a more conservationist attitude , notably on unproductive land ( Leonard and Cobham , 1977 ) . |
| 11 | One objective of the more recent theories has been to try and reconcile this apparent conflict in the different sets of statistical results . |
| 12 | Honestly , girl , if you only knew where I 'd been to try and find you ! ’ |
| 13 | Prior to this riot , the Johnson administration 's strategy had been to try and eradicate the possibility of further disorder by tackling the chronic social problems highlighted by the riots . |
| 14 | The Sergeant walked past inspecting the kit , finding fault everywhere ; my mistake had been to try and conceal an unwashed pair of pants in my bag . |
| 15 | More specifically the roles of the ACPCs are to establish and review local interagency guidelines about procedures ; tackle significant issues that arise , and establish good practice ; offer expert advice about the handling of cases in general ; make policy and review progress about prevention ; and oversee interagency training . |
| 16 | Unless someone has a better solution , can I ask the many thousands of WCM readers who are as infuriated as I am to write and complain to the BBC 's Head Programme Scheduler . |
| 17 | Under a contract for the sale of goods the seller 's basic obligation is to deliver the goods , and the buyer 's basic obligations are to accept and pay for them ( SGA 1979 , s27 ) . |
| 18 | Only later did she learn that what Rosemary had been doing back in Hazelbury that Saturday when Sebastian had met her had been to come and tell her parents personally that Derek had moved out from the flat they shared and was now living with someone else . |
| 19 | Once students have identified the discourse type they are to process or produce , the next step is for them to ‘ find their way around ’ inside it . |
| 20 | If rural areas are to absorb and retain more labour than they have been expected to do in the past then agriculture and other forms of primary production will have a key role to play . |
| 21 | The tendency in the past has been to restrict or cut down on plant proteins and increase animal protein in the diet . |
| 22 | Our objectives are to simplify and integrate the two systems , to mount a determined assault on poverty and dependence , and to protect our citizens from want . |
| 23 | Two of the things dogs often do when anxious are to chew or lose toilet control — and so the whole situation becomes a vicious circle . |
| 24 | And if you 're to try and fill her shoes , which I very much doubt you 'll ever do , but if you 're to be even half the woman that she was , may God have mercy on her , then you 'll need all the reminding I can give you . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ David says you 're to come and say goodbye to Matthew . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You 're to come and see the child tomorrow , Tom , ’ he ordered . |
| 27 | They 're to cover and protect the silage , made of spoiled hay . ’ |
| 28 | Seedlings should be sown where they are to grow and thinned twice to a final spacing of 20cm ( 8in ) ; good plants occupy a square foot of space . |
| 29 | If teachers in ordinary schools are to identify and meet the whole range of special needs , including those of children currently in special schools , they are entitled to support . |
| 30 | Typical double-length instructions are to load and store the double-length accumulator , addition and subtraction ; less common are double-length compare and negate . |