Example sentences of "[noun] was [to-vb] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the first acts of the coalition was to issue a challenge to the Prime Minister , John Major , to meet them . |
| 2 | In the interests of efficient enforcement his practice was to negotiate a solution to a problem privately , and at all costs to be patient . |
| 3 | The intention was to provide an incentive to owners to sell their land at a price which took account of the developer 's liability to pay the ( reduced ) charge . |
| 4 | Bellow supported Roth 's early work , and Roth 's work was to bear a resemblance to Bellow 's . |
| 5 | But anyway , in the end she was fired and her last act was to send a memo to Tony DeFries , the contents of which I would rather not go into . |
| 6 | His first move was to build a causeway to the enchanted isle ( Sri Lanka ) , and then place Ravana 's citadel under siege , ripping up trees and toppling walls in mischievous monkey-fashion . |
| 7 | Although this led to it being called ‘ the year of confusion ’ , his object was to put an end to confusion . |
| 8 | But , being a thorough architect , his first instinct was to find an objection to his client 's scheme . |
| 9 | The Irish government , for its part , had insisted that it must be represented throughout any such talks on the grounds that the objective was to produce an alternative to the Anglo-Irish Agreement , to which it was a co-signatory . |
| 10 | Ven 's answer was to cup a hand to the side of her face , and , with a wealth of sincerity in his look , ‘ I love you , ’ he translated quietly . |
| 11 | On July 23 a UN fact-finding mission was to begin a visit to the region , to assess the logistical difficulties of holding such a referendum before March 1991 , as well as to assess the scale and cost of the necessary supervision . |
| 12 | Their purpose was to put a stop to the alliance of the Christian Democrats and the Neo-Fascists being promoted by Luigi Gedda , head of Catholic Action . |
| 13 | On C … 's instructions , Peter 's next step was to attempt a break-in to DPR 's computer system , i.e. the leadbank . |
| 14 | The aim of the party was to provide an alternative to the existing coalition and opposition parties , to establish a " functional and participative democracy " and to convene a constitutional assembly to restructure the republic . |