Example sentences of "it was [vb pp] [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd known that it was bound to lead to Arnie . |
| 2 | Thus in 1779 , when it was desired to refer to Choiseul 's despatches relating to the Family Compact of 1761 , they could not be found and copies had to be obtained from Madrid . |
| 3 | It was intended to go to Cserka , where 25,000 Muslims are trapped by besieging Serbs . |
| 4 | The world would be a better place if it was predisposed to listen to Blackwomen 's voices . |
| 5 | How may it speak to us , as it was designed to speak to Torquatus the Roman ? |
| 6 | A second Expeditionary Force was despatched across the Channel to France , but it WAS forced to return to Britain almost immediately because the French government asked Germany for an armistice , on 17th . |