Example sentences of "it to [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The factor which most powerfully predicts deletion is deletion of the first plural element in the string ; if a plural in the phrase is going to be realized by [ s ] , there is a strong tendency for it to be realized on this first element . |
| 2 | And we began the long process of actually sort of causing it to be reborn . |
| 3 | Connectors may be obtained from a local plumber 's merchant or DIY store to enable it to be fitted to a standard threaded water tap at one end and the hosepipe itself on the other . |
| 4 | He arranged for it to be bound in silver and , to hide his embarrassment , had it inscribed Risum teneatis , amica — ‘ Restrain your laughter , friends ’ . |
| 5 | I have a contract which I honour and I expect it to be honoured . |
| 6 | Metal lends itself to a wider range of decorative techniques than most other materials because of its physical properties , particularly its ductility , which allows it to be twisted into wire or inlaid with other metals and even other materials such as gemstones . |
| 7 | She brought the tartan rug and Gran , uncharacteristically passive , allowed it to be tucked round her legs . |
| 8 | This method of grinding grain had to await the human skill to fabricate tools from two materials because three wooden parts were essential to the rotary mill : the rynd which bridged the eye of the runner stone and enabled it to be hung on top of the wooden spindle , and the handle , used for turning the running stone . |
| 9 | Sign interpreters can be seen to ‘ break down ’ under the stress of an increasing use of articulation to maintain the information in memory for it to be recalled and analysed . |
| 10 | Moreover , that focal point could be established as a definition of ‘ god ’ sufficiently broad for it to be accepted as the believed-in entity covering all the diverse forms of the totems credited with the power to heal . |
| 11 | The bishop of Tours relates that when the emperor saw a flagstone engraved with a cross he ordered it to be raised . |
| 12 | It would seem fitting for it to be converted and put to some useful purpose , retaining what remains of its equipment , before the deterioration becomes too great . |
| 13 | One acne theory has it that an enzyme deficiency permits testosterone ( the male sex hormone present in both men and women ) to run riot , allowing it to be converted within the skin into a by-product called dihydrotestosterone ( DHT ) which over-stimulates the sebaceous glands . |
| 14 | Of course you program in your volume level too , then press the ‘ save ’ button , having selected an appropriate patch for it to be saved into . |
| 15 | The BBC still , happily , seemed keen to see the film produced and so Gerard budgeted it to be made as simply as possible in 16mm for television , with the hope that cinema distributors would find it irresistible and give it a release on the big screen . |
| 16 | Where the principle object of a Bill was money , it was formerly the practice for it to be made the subject of a debate in the Commons upon a resolution before the Bill was read a first time . |
| 17 | ‘ A lot more research , based on reliable date , is essential if progress it to be made in rugby safety ’ , summed up Akpata . |
| 18 | No one had heard of access to ink print information in those days and as I was the only blind student there I did n't feel I had any support to ask for it to be made available . |
| 19 | When she discovered , in the summer of 1977 , that 5,500 metres of plain cloth was ‘ hanging about in Helmond and they do n't know what to do with it ’ , she was appalled and gave orders for it to be made up into suitable garments immediately . |
| 20 | For whether or no she had been instrumental in the making of that despicable will , it was her presence here that had caused it to be made . |
| 21 | That section is in the following terms : ( 1 ) Every one who by words spoken or written or by conduct represents himself , or who knowingly suffers himself to be represented , as a partner in a particular firm , is liable as a partner to any one who has on the faith of any such representation given credit to the firm , whether the representation has or has not been made or communicated to the person so giving credit by or with the knowledge of the apparent partner making the representation or suffering it to be made . |
| 22 | But had the statement been plainly defamatory of Crozier , the court would have ordered the settlement to be postponed until after his trial , and may not have allowed it to be made at all under the cloak of absolute privilege . |
| 23 | She had expected it to be weighted , to feel cold and heavy . |
| 24 | However , when that same individual is observed spending some of its vital time and energy budget assisting others to survive or rear their young the logic of Darwin 's theory would suppose it to be engaged in activities that would tend to lower its biological fitness . |
| 25 | Part or all of the aedeagus is held by some authors to be of a secondary , non-appendicular nature but others consider it to be formed by the division of the gonapophyses of the 9th abdominal segment , the two median halves fusing during development to form the penis while the lateral halves constitute the parameres . |
| 26 | It is what makes the difference between the phrase ( 30 ) , where the first-order relation is of course qualification , and the completeness of ( 31 ) : ( 30 ) lucky Gomez ( 31 ) Gomez is lucky Similarly , this is the difference which opposes ( 32 ) and ( 33 ) , where the relation assigned is equation rather than qualification : ( 32 ) the broker , a man in a grey suit ( 33 ) the broker was a man in a grey suit The notion of " completeness " may seem vague ; again , however , we should not expect it to be defined more closely for the very good reason that fundamental notions — and we take assignment together with equation and qualification , along with the ideas of entity and property , to be the bedrock of linguistic structure — do not allow themselves to be defined . |
| 27 | Its new A7 entry-level mainframe is also Pentium-ready , with availability for it to be announced . |
| 28 | Is it to go to all the members of your organisation , is it to be read by the Board of Directors only , is it to be studied by the upper echelon of the scientific staff , or is it for the eyes of your boss only ? |
| 29 | Though the whole population remained the focus of interest , sampling techniques enabled it to be studied economically . |
| 30 | In presenting it that night , Robert Naish would most certainly have expected it to be rejected by the weight of bondholders already known to oppose redemption . |