to do
There's nothing to do here
What is he doing?
He did nothing wrong
It's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly
To do one's homework
to produce; to make
This chair is made of wood
To make one's will
My company produce software and trade in computers
to act
It's one thing to talk, it's another to act
Your fail makes me (feel) very ashamed!
to be
What's your father? - My father is a teacher
To be in insurance/computing
It isn't easy to be a mother
to become
It is not easy to become a doctor
to work
To work under somebody
Have you been working here long? - No, I've just started
To work in transport/television/computers
to give; to hold; to organize
Will the company give a tea-party?
to act as ...; to serve as ...
Let that serve as a lesson to you!
I volunteered to act/serve as an interpreter for charitable organizations
as
The Ambassador to the United States has been designated as the new Foreign Minister
In all my 20 years' experience as headmistress, I have never ...