Example sentences of "you [be] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must make your own if you are to be a Lapp . |
| 2 | ‘ What a bloodthirsty little creature you are to be sure ! ’ said Biff , with a hint of admiration . |
| 3 | In the next chapter you will find details of exercises in breathing , relaxation , basic meditation and visualisation — all of which are vital If you are to be healthy in a truly holistic way . |
| 4 | These might include terms defining your headquarters , indicating where travel involved in your job begins and ends , where and in what currency you are to be paid and whether or not you are obliged to pay UK National Insurance contributions . |
| 5 | Great is the festival hall where you are to be the only guest . |
| 6 | I think it is essential to feel that if you are to be a successful athlete . |
| 7 | ‘ You had best come up on deck if you are to be sick . |
| 8 | This first kite has to work if you are to be satisfied , so our first tip is for you to be conservative , and select one of the tried and tested shapes that give least trouble . |
| 9 | You need to learn to handle it for at least three minutes if you are to be any good at negotiations . |
| 10 | Making miniatures from pressed flowers could really be an entire book in itself , as you need different and very particular skills if you are to be successful . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | Take care to establish whether within the terms of such a contract you are considered part of the rostered qualified workforce , or whether you are to be treated as supernumerary . |
| 13 | ‘ I will take you back to the cage … and in the morning I will give the order that you are to be called by any name you want . ’ |
| 14 | You are to be by daughter-in-law as well as my niece . " |
| 15 | You are to be kept alive . |
| 16 | You are to be kept alive . ’ |
| 17 | You should know weeks ahead just what you are to be studying and at what time . |
| 18 | This is very difficult when you are accustomed to your precise and meaningful jargon , but it is a skill you must acquire if you are to be a successful communicator . |
| 19 | You realise how very lucky you are to be given another chance to be happy , and appreciate the blessing you have received in finding a soulmate and companion you can trust . |
| 20 | In an end-of-term address at Clifton College , Bristol , the Rev. J.M. Wilson presented his students with a dramatic choice : ‘ It has to be settled whether you are to be your own master or slave ; whether your body shall be kept under , and you will be strong enough to rule it ; or whether your body shall be the target . ’ |
| 21 | 27 You are to be imprisoned for life . |
| 22 | In any case , the closer you get , the more likely you are to be killed . ’ |
| 23 | You are to be complimented , though I urge caution . |
| 24 | ‘ Then what an unfeeling little brute you are to be sure . |
| 25 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't pretend that you are to be cured , my lady , ’ smiled the doctor , from under the Physical bob-wig that marked his profession . |
| 27 | You are to be taken whence you came and , at a time appointed by this court , hanged by the neck till dead ! ’ |
| 28 | Look , ’ he said , ‘ you are to be in France by the beginning of December . |
| 29 | Higueras warned Jim , ‘ Once a player is as close as you are to being number one in the world , the adjustments should be fractional in your game . |
| 30 | ‘ You 'll need a good wig if you 're to be Hedda 's long-haired poet . ’ |