Example sentences of "it [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | That had changed tremendously , so easy it was to get into the country , that I went in and out of the border about three times , because having got into Yugoslavia , I realized I had some Italian currency , so I drove out again , spent my Italian currency , and drove back again . |
| 32 | John Major flashed his Brixton smile , John Gummer put away his Jackie Collins novel and Norman Fowler , whose task it was to reply to the debate , fixed his face into an expression of thoughtful concern . |
| 33 | Now it was that 249 Squadron received the news that it was to stay on the island . |
| 34 | The synagogue was administered by a council of ‘ elders ’ who appointed a ‘ ruler ’ whose duty it was to prepare for the daily services and provide some general supervision . |
| 35 | It was also the meeting place of the Board of Guardians , whose duty it was to look after the poor , and the Patrington Union which was responsible for 27 parishes . |
| 36 | Women , whose responsibility it was to look after the family budget , were notoriously reluctant to incur the additional expense of a doctor 's bill on their own account . |
| 37 | And so it was to prove in the late '60s and early ‘ 70s . |