Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] was to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second plea was to the regime for ‘ clear and convincing steps ’ towards putting the country on a just , democratic and socialist course . |
| 2 | Her first responsibility was to the children , she acknowledged with a sigh . |
| 3 | Their first allegiance was to the Messiah whose embrace they eagerly awaited . |
| 4 | My next call was to the company that had been holding some of my things in storage , just to warn them that I was coming round . |
| 5 | His last expedition was to the volcanoes of Indonesia and the Philippines . |