Example sentences of "be to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm to be on the committee of the Society for the Relief of Distressed Widows , ’ she told him one day . |
| 2 | I 'm to be like you . |
| 3 | He said , ‘ So the most I can hope for would be to be at home on a respirator full-time ? ’ |
| 4 | It tends to be to be for local production rather than for export . |
| 5 | ‘ I am the type who likes to be to be on the training ground every day . ’ |
| 6 | If Labour is to have a role in Scotland , then it surely must be to be in the forefront of that fight with the Scottish people . |
| 7 | I know your mother scoffs at social life but I do n't think she realizes what pleasure she is missing , how delightful it can be to be among amusing people . ’ |
| 8 | After take-off Beaton surveyed his surroundings : ‘ Silk-lined walls , arm chairs like Pullmans , various compartments for eating , sleeping , smoking — this is the aircraft that took Churchill to America … how grateful I am to be among the lucky ones on the last lap for home . ’ |
| 9 | I ca n't tell you how thrilled I am to be in closer contact with Medau again . |
| 10 | When we have cares , we are not to look to pagan religious practices and philosophies for respite , but we are to be as the Apostle Peter put it ‘ Casting all your care upon him , for he careth for you . ’ |
| 11 | For students all too easily feel that they have to come up with negative assessments if their appraisals are to be worth anything . |
| 12 | If we are to be at all logical in our approach to contemporary ethics , we must accept this much . |
| 13 | Irrespective of the means provided to bring automatic roof vents and sprinkler systems into operations , automatic fire detection able to sense the presence of a smouldering fire may be important to reduce damage to some forms of goods if the premises are to be at any time unoccupied . |
| 14 | This order stays all further proceedings except for the purpose of carrying terms agreed — as contained in a Schedule annexed into effect ; the order ends with the words " … for that purpose , the parties are to be at liberty to apply " . |
| 15 | ‘ They 're usually a city theatre booking , so we are even more delighted Cannon and Ball are to be at Darlington . |
| 16 | This is set out in the statement but clarification may be needed as to whether the bands are to be of equal size or that ability grouping determines different sized bands . |
| 17 | This policy is limited , however , in two crucial ways : first , that such ‘ choice ’ in effect reduces to the ability to pay , and ability to pay has been profoundly affected by other policies which have increased the differences among groups with regard to income and wealth ; and secondly , that many public services must be provided in the local area if they are to be of real value and if other costs , not only financial , are not to be incurred , for instance , in travelling or moving residence in order to receive them . |
| 18 | These need to be as specific as possible , including a timetable for action if they are to be of any use . |
| 19 | And , if specific hypothetical examples of such computations are to be of any interest to students of biological organisms , they should be able to distinguish reliably ( though not necessarily infallibly ) between equivalent changes in the real-world environment . |
| 20 | Whatever aspect they present — whether written for scientific or commercial purposes , or perhaps for some voluntary organisation — they will follow the lines of this chapter if they are to be of use . |
| 21 | The purpose of this study is to determine whether accounting practices need to be adjusted or developed if they are to be of use to firms operating in the highly changeful high technology sectors . |
| 22 | ( b ) The presumption rebutted ( i ) By express words The parties may always provide expressly that time limits are to be of the essence . |
| 23 | A book by Mother Teresa has said much to us about how we are to be for Jesus in this situation . ’ |
| 24 | The disciplines of active life in the sense of worldly help to others , or the necessity for study , are to be like " stikkes " laid on the burning coal that represents man 's innate desire for God and needs to be nourished if it is to provide full light and heat ( 35 – 9.397 – 449 ) . |
| 25 | ‘ But you , Bethlehem … small as you are to be among Judah 's clans , out of you shall come forth a governor for Israel , one whose roots are far back in the past , in days gone by . |
| 26 | And we appreciate how honoured we are to be among the select few who they chose to share this very special occasion with them . |
| 27 | Franca thought , he 's sent her on ahead to fix things up , to have things out , to clarify things , to establish the regime , how things are to be from now on . |
| 28 | You are to be by daughter-in-law as well as my niece . " |
| 29 | ‘ The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation is moving from Quebec and the new headquarters are to be in Rome . |
| 30 | So basically for drawing all designs that are to be in a single colour , relying on texture for their effect , I use the Fancy Patterns option . |