Example sentences of "and [conj] it [be] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 However , we will certainly look very carefully indeed at the qualifications and at the control of any potential incinerator and where it is to go , should one come forward in Northern Ireland .
2 But first there are further instructions about how the Passover is to be celebrated , who may join in , and where it is to take place .
3 The party 's most important electoral commitment was the creation of 800,000 jobs over four years , and although it was to fall lamentably short of the aim , the reduction of unemployment remained an important point of reference for the party in power and for its political allies ( see , e.g. , PSOE 1983 : 43–4 ) .
4 The oxygen consumption of an insect may rise a hundredfold when flight begins and if it is to continue for long periods a reserve of oxidizable respiratory material is needed .
5 However , if this holist conception is to provide a standard for at least some explanations within the social sciences , and if it is to avoid the difficulties discussed in Part II , it is obvious that it will need to be greatly refined and elaborated .
6 Control of the terms chosen for the headings list ( what is technically called the " thesaurus " ) is of crucial importance if the coordinate index is to attempt to provide a service over the whole field of knowledge , and if it is to provide the depth of service that is technically feasible .
7 And if it were to invade Saudi Arabia , it would control 44% of the world 's oil reserves .
8 They pretended that what was happening was not happening , and if it were to happen , it would certainly never happen to the likes of them .
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