Example sentences of "[noun] it be [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , this provided a shield behind which those whose intention it was to distribute material generally were able to disguise their activities . |
| 2 | When I regained consciousness it was to find that I 'd injured my spine and the doctor had ordered that I was to stay put , otherwise there was the possibility that I 'd end up a cripple . |
| 3 | When at length they reached the expected doorway it was to find the door open . |
| 4 | So the finer it is the more time or expense it is to knit it . |
| 5 | In the nineteenth century it was Richard Wagner whose extraordinary ambition it was to make a complete artistic environment , in which the arts would blend . |
| 6 | Either way , Theodora thought , how like the clergy it was to want to keep the clerical club intact and not let in outsiders . |
| 7 | What a pleasure it is to hear some of these pieces for the first time in clear digital sound ! |
| 8 | ‘ You must be Mr Sachs , what a pleasure it is to meet you at last . ’ |
| 9 | According to him , there is a strict dualism between mind , whose essence it is to think and perceive , and material , unthinking , extended body . |
| 10 | It 's going into a dictionary it 's to help erm students I suppose but that 's all I can |
| 11 | He read it aloud , then handed the paper back to her , and I thought what a pity it was to have to worry about that wretched boy on the one really good day we had had since our arrival . |
| 12 | I now realize what a great honour it is to have this Presidential Chain bestowed on me and I trust that I will be able to uphold and fulfil my obligations as President , particularly when I reflect upon the contributions made by my predecessors . |
| 13 | In welcoming the crew , the Rajah Curry House in Liverpool 13 can not have anticipated the battlefield of cables , cameras and kormas it was to become . |
| 14 | Man 's fixed fate it is to fall . |
| 15 | The bodymaker passed the doors to the finishers , who in turn passed them on to the french polishers ; the doors then moved along to those whose work it was to hang them in position , the operations being so arranged that the polished door was completed just at the point where it was to be hung on the coach . |
| 16 | The kestrel is our most common falcon , but what a delight it is to see it hunting in a natural habitat rather than at the edge of a motorway . |
| 17 | But there is an old part to the town , running east from the harbour , and a delight it is to walk through : Basque urbanism at its most attractive . |
| 18 | But what a delight it was to come across your adventure , particularly so as Sept saw me doing 6 days canoeing the Zam with Shearwater , rafting Vic Falls 4–19 and a flip at 18 , and I spent 2 days at Kariba lake on a houseboat . |
| 19 | In the long run it was to create a new ‘ image ’ of itself which was purposely devoid of politics , as well as left-wing politics . |
| 20 | He told us what sport it was to take her to the ‘ Houtsize ‘ 0use ’ in London , first putting her on the Inner Circle , getting off smartly himself , and leaving her to go round and round until his amusement wore off . |
| 21 | her questions had been more curious than tender and even when she had touched his cheek it was to prove for herself that no bruising remained . |
| 22 | And the man in question is not a philosophical or statistical abstraction from reality , but the reality itself ; not a theoretician 's concept to play a mechanical part in a Marxist phenomenology of history or a philosopher-king 's model of ideal society , but flesh and blood ; the thinking and feeling individual whose right it is to make his life , including his working life , as fully as possible his own in a society the essential purpose of which should be to maximise his chances of doing so . |
| 23 | The holding company , General Synod , files a separate set of accounts , as do the Church Commissioners , whose job it is to manage the greater part of the Church 's historical property . |
| 24 | For England and Pakistan to have contested the World Cup final was a marvellous bonus for those whose job it is to sell tickets in advance . |
| 25 | Furphy , whose recent past included a spell in the United States , ( where a high flyer leisure executive delivered the ‘ amazing ’ one liner , which has stuck in his mind to this day ) is the hands on marketing man whose job it is to oversee the vast membership growth that is enabling Lloyd to expand at the rate of two clubs per year . |
| 26 | Whose job it is to sort it all out , varies from problem to problem . |
| 27 | ‘ The only people who are are the politicians whose job it is to sort this crisis out . ’ |
| 28 | In many organisations you will be put through to a secretary whose job it is to filter calls . |
| 29 | In the majority , however , this is the task of the account executive , whose job it is to take the client 's brief , ask the appropriate questions , and translate the brief into clear objectives for the creative team to work to . |
| 30 | The convention is organized by eminent literary critics and support staff include ‘ interpreters ’ whose job it is to facilitate relations between the characters as well as ensuring the smooth running of the convention generally . |