Example sentences of "[to-vb] that it was [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Preston , editor of The Guardian , said his newspaper 's main aim was to get the European court to rule that it was wrong for the Government to use injunctions to prevent publication of such material , on the questions of principle and cost . |
| 2 | It ran right up and over his cheekbones , leading one to suspect that it was important for him to shave his eye sockets and forehead daily , if he wanted to avoid becoming altogether bestial . |
| 3 | A detailed ultrasound assessment was undertaken before the procedure to determine : ( a ) the position of the gall bladder to ensure that it was suitable for safe percutaneous puncture ; ( b ) the size and stone load of the gall bladder to ensure that there was adequate working space for the lithotrite and that a vortex could be achieved ; and ( c ) the function of the gall bladder by use of a standard fat stimulus . |
| 4 | Under this enforced regimen of quiet and rest , he came to understand that it was necessary for him to retire a little from the active life in which he had previously been engaged ; he told William Turner Levy that he would have to learn to concentrate his time and energy upon his real work . |
| 5 | In any event , if luck was on her side , and by her reckoning it was high time luck paid her a visit , the garage might well have delivered her car to her hotel by now — or at least have telephoned to say that it was ready for collection . |
| 6 | Even he had been forced to admit that it was strange for so lovely a young woman to be leading a life devoid of romance . |
| 7 | It is a defence to show that it was necessary for the defendant to enter the plaintiff 's land . |