Example sentences of "[noun pl] was [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tendency of a work to deprave or corrupt its readers was henceforth to be judged in the light of its total impact , rather than by the arousing potential of " purple passages " . |
| 2 | This made geographical sense : both valleys drain west to the River Lune and the Irish Sea and are separated from the rest of Yorkshire by the barrier of the Pennines ; nevertheless , the breaking of traditional ties was not to the liking of all the inhabitants . |
| 3 | The book which contained the fruits of Dr Jaffery 's labours was about to be published . |
| 4 | Piers was nowhere to be seen , and without his presence in the kitchen she thought carefully about what she was going to do with the bits of chicken and the assortment of vegetables . |
| 5 | six months was down to the two three pounds under the weight I was when I started . |
| 6 | Hoomey was afraid Nails was up to mischief . |
| 7 | On the one hand , trade unionists were increasingly confident that the period of post-war wage reductions was about to be halted , even if a battle remained to be fought . |
| 8 | Most of the country 's fertility clinics were listed , although none of the catalogues was up to date . |
| 9 | First the figures , furniture retailing continues to be highly competitive so I am pleased to report that turnover for the twenty eight weeks was through to the twenty million five point five percent better than the same period in the previous year . |
| 10 | While the purpose of creating commodity organisations was neither to escape liability nor to create profits for the organisation itself , but to control dealings in the commodity for the benefit of member States , the consequence has been to deprive third parties who were dealing in good faith with the organisation of a domestic judicial remedy . |
| 11 | At the beginning of the 37th general congregation Archbishop Felici announced an alteration in the rules governing secrecy : from now on it was permissible to reveal what was said in debates in the Council , though discussion in commissions was still to be kept from journalists . |
| 12 | Completing the professional trio is the first lady professional in the district — 22-year old Sally Rippon from Stinchcombe Hill who started playing at 16 and within three years was down to handicap 4 . |
| 13 | Motion at the rooftops of two nearby buildings was up to three times that at ground level . |
| 14 | Unhappily , the suppression of the greed and lust of evolution , innate in all individuals was not to be easily set aside . |
| 15 | Whatever showmanship may have been developed in the CHAB productions was now to be used originating talks programmes and other current affairs features , including discussion groups , from the Vancouver studios of CBC to the forty-odd stations of the national network . |
| 16 | This happy state of affairs was soon to be destroyed , for Seth , the younger brother of Osiris , was jealous of Osiris 's power and prestige and determined to seize the throne for himself . |
| 17 | It was also announced that the number of conciliar periti was not to be increased — a decision not strictly adhered to . |
| 18 | The expectation of good relations was not to be fulfilled . |
| 19 | The suspension of all social security payments was only to be temporary , part of a national effort to restore confidence in the pound . |
| 20 | Disbelief that closures could be achieved within these constraints was never to be wholly suspended and in important ways served to hamper the subsequent implementation process . |
| 21 | Visibility on both motorways was down to 50 yards but some drivers were speeding a few feet from the vehicle in front . |
| 22 | As Davy wrote later , John Buddle , the mine inspector , convinced him that , ‘ as far as ventilation was concerned , the resources of modern science had been fully employed ; and that a mode of preventing accidents was only to be sought for in a method of lighting the mines free from danger . ’ |
| 23 | whereby provision by extra-mural departments was not to be automatically mediated through expressions of need channelled through voluntary bodies , especially the WEA . |
| 24 | If Tara 's brilliance , if the radiance that had once shone for Ireland 's High Kings was ever to be kindled again , Medoc must be driven out and destroyed . |
| 25 | In the context of these investigations , I used the concept of danger clues to describe any piece of information that would tend to alert a social worker to suspect that child abuse was taking place.s An important source of danger clues was obviously to be found in the condition of the child , particularly its physical state and behaviour . |
| 26 | For a week or so in February , a pair of longtailed tits was often to be seen in and beneath the shrubs near the nutbag . |
| 27 | The essential feature of the community of Jerusalem Christians was their total other-worldliness , i.e. the three-key decision ( a ) between work and leisure ; ( b ) between consumption , saving and giving ; and ( c ) between accumulating and selling assets was not to be influenced by personal consumption and gain . |
| 28 | The years of steady expansion were over , although achieving the hoped-for cuts was not to be as easy as the centre expected . |
| 29 | Classics was also to be Nietzsche 's chosen profession and his rise in it was rapid . |
| 30 | The judgment of the Commissioner on this and the other issues was not to be gainsaid . |