Example sentences of "but it [be] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | But it was to be a cruel illusion . |
| 32 | There were other huts visible as outlines in the mist of early afternoon , but it was to the hut with the figure ‘ 2 ’ painted in yellow on the doorway that they were led . |
| 33 | In November he was able to lecture at Central Hall , Westminster , on " The Three Voices of Poetry " — in the recording of that address , his clipped and precise speech , almost professorial in character , can be heard — but it was to be his last major engagement for many months . |
| 34 | Perhaps she really did little more than lend her name , but it was to her at any rate that Queen Victoria 's secretary wrote with royal support for her venture ( the Queen had also supported the Victoria Press , named after her ) . |
| 35 | But it was to be another 20 years before the changes had marked effect . |
| 36 | I suppose if the doctor had got his diagnosis right , then I would have had to go to hospital but it was to be another ten years before I was sent to such a place . |
| 37 | The suspension was initially to be rescinded within four months , but it was to be renewed up to 1821 . |
| 38 | But it was to a totally different kind of person to whom he confessed his total loneliness . |
| 39 | Not only was the state 's liability for compensation limited , but it was to be paid only if and when the owner of land suffered from planning restrictions . |
| 40 | But it was to this very building that he departed each morning , from an office much like this that he returned each night . |
| 41 | But it was to be over a month before Dad ‘ turned up ’ again . |