Example sentences of "and [to-vb] [conj] it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abolitionists successfully used the convention drastically to reduce the freedom of parliamentary action and to claim that it was more representative of national opinion than the legislature . |
| 2 | And while a good many people subjected to compulsory hospital admission and treatment are grateful , in retrospect , for this enforced care , many continue deeply to resent the intrusion and to deny that it was either necessary or helpful . |
| 3 | Since education was such a critical service it was a responsibility of government to determine its content and to ensure that it was effective . |
| 4 | One temptation is to characterize cattle stealing as a traditional activity , and to argue that it was the victim of modernization . |
| 5 | Murray 's brief was to travel throughout the country and to assess whether it was possible to construct a consensus around Meech Lake which was acceptable to all of the country 's provinces . |
| 6 | It is a bit much for the hon. Member for Gordon to show a report and to say that it was compiled by Labour-controlled Lothian regional council . |