Example sentences of "and [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To fail in such a venture , to sing out ‘ Give us an ‘ O ’ and get no response , is to lose face and effectively to be deterred from making a similar attempt in the future . |
| 2 | HAVING long admired The Cricketers ‘ Who 's Who , edited annually by Ian Sproat , MP , I am pleased that The Cricketer is now and henceforward to be associated in its promotion with Lennard , the publishers . |
| 3 | To doubt is to waver between the two , to believe and disbelieve at once and so to be ‘ in two minds ’ . |
| 4 | When it is used figuratively , it can mean to soar or to lift oneself up , and so to be arrogant in spirit . |
| 5 | The case came to hinge on the legitimacy of Mabel because of William 's first contracted marriage and so to be a matter for the church courts . |
| 6 | erm We park appallingly carelessly , some of us do it intentionally very often , some of us do it innocently or probably ignorantly , and perhaps to be fined on the spot would be a way of saving an awful lot of paperwork , an awful lot of time , and perhaps reminding people that they should n't be doing these things although I 'm always slightly worried , this is in a sense another problem , I 'm slightly worried by , by the inequity that six pounds or whatever it is will mean a lot to one person and hardly anything at all to another , and you do see some cars mis-parking again and again , and I 'm not sure that erm the instant penalty would make much difference there . |
| 7 | And at the more maths you know , I think , the easier it is perhaps to get a job , and perhaps to be able to choose an interesting field . |
| 8 | Yet , at the same time , the process of obtaining material through interlending schemes is expensive and time-consuming , and only to be undertaken for groups of material which are infrequently needed by the library 's clientele , or which — because they are out-of-print — can not be purchased for library stock . |
| 9 | Soon Diana was only spending weekends at Highgrove — and only to be with her adored sons , William and Harry . |
| 10 | They are unthinkable , and only to be approached by the statistician or the poet , ’ wrote E.M . |
| 11 | He said , ‘ In order to prevent literary contracts being held up , I also suggest that a general power of attorney be given to me again only in a limited area and only to be used if Elinor be indisposed . ’ |
| 12 | Better to live in hope — and better to be shot cleanly through the head than be smashed by the surf and stripped of his flesh by the knife-sharp coral . |
| 13 | She ( and occasionally he ) is seen by some as an unnecessary interference in the realm of the doctor , by others as a monitor to assess clients ' suitability for treatment , and by others again as a provider of information about treatment , advice about choices and generally to be a shoulder to cry on . |
| 14 | The aim should be to out-climb every other glider nearby and not to be satisfied with just staying up , unless the conditions are very poor . |
| 15 | Thus we commend the Bible to be read by the Churches and by Christian families in their homes , as nourishment for their souls , and not to be separated from the sacrament in the liturgy ; we commend modern translations , into the various languages , as a help to understanding ; we commend the people who have the duty of seeking to interpret the Bible in terms of the modern scientific view of the world ; and remind the Churches that all knowledge is of God and therefore that scientific discovery is also part of His work ; and so the world will be brought to know God as its Maker , and the Cross as timeless . |
| 16 | He urged the NRA to take a very aggressive stance and not to be put off . |
| 17 | ‘ Everybody accepted that the existing buildings were of both individual and group value , and not to be demolished save in favour of an outstanding replacement , ’ he commented . |
| 18 | It was very good to have someone like that — someone who keeps pushing you and telling you that you can do it and not to be shy . ’ |
| 19 | The hardest task for his subordinates is to decide what the phrase ( now often shortened to NWO and not to be confused with the airline that used to be called Northwest Orient ) might mean . |
| 20 | She held out hope and it was taken eagerly and when with each letter the hope waned she was ready to support Mrs Browning 's own faith that death was but an extension of life and not to be feared . |
| 21 | Her concerns were here , in front of her , concerns that were domestic and intimate and not to be spoken of in the same breath as supposedly greater events . |
| 22 | Expressive behaviour , according to Tormey ( and not to be confused with the way Harré is using the term ) points in two directions simultaneously : towards some state of emotional arousal in the person ( say , anger or wonder or pleasure ) ; and towards what he calls an intentional object , something outside the person to which the state of arousal is prepositionally related . |
| 23 | There is a place for the social PTA ‘ faggots and peas evening ’ or ten pin bowling at the George and Dragon , though it needs to be understood by all that attendance by staff at such social evenings is purely a matter of personal choice and not to be taken as an indicator of loyalty to the school . |
| 24 | Finding myself mildly offended , and not to be denied contact , I shouted and waved from at least half a mile away . |
| 25 | More fundamental , and not to be avoided , is the question of whether homosexual unions should be excluded . |
| 26 | If older people are not to be disadvantaged , and not to be treated as a separate class defined solely on the basis of age , it is vital that the debate about rationing care is a public one ; and that principles about equality and individual value are considered alongside economic imperatives . |
| 27 | From the moment I could understand the human voice 1 — and I expect most of my generation — was told to be ‘ seen and not heard ’ … ‘ consider others before yourself ’ … ‘ never complain' and if you were a boy child , then you were exhorted to be a man , to show no emotion , and not to be a sissy . |
| 28 | For weeks it threatened to be a cesspit of scandal , and not to be outdone the controversial English striker Stan Bowles , whose behaviour over the years made him seem like a surrogate Scot , admitted that he frequently took drugs . |
| 29 | Thus , for example , the student with difficulty revising , having drawn up his plan of action , agreed to work on the first item on his list and not to be side-tracked into attempting other items at the same time . |
| 30 | Also , not to be able to take part in things and not to be able to go out in the evening I find difficult . |