Example sentences of "it was [adv prt] to [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 If these did n't work it was on to the funerals — huge fantasy ones .
2 At Old Trafford it was wicket-high , and in Sussex it was up to the Downs .
3 Scotland was kilt-deep in it ; it was up to the lorry-axles on Shap , up to the bus-steps in London .
4 It was up to the politicians to define the ends : an end to urban poverty , victory in Vietnam .
5 Bunting ( 1978 ) in more general terms disclaims this responsibility and states that with the introduction of high-yielding paddy it was to be expected there were social problems but it was up to the politicians to ‘ do something about it ’ .
6 He said the party told Romania last month it was up to the Poles to choose their future through free elections .
7 It was back to the books to find out what to expect .
8 So it was back to the hooks in the faith that something must turn up .
9 When both worked , it was down to the skills of the two drivers and there seemed very little to distinguish them .
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