Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv] [adv] to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | For one thing , she was still here to do that job for her sister . |
| 2 | In a contested election , however , it was impossible to do much with direct patronage , even if such were available , for there was never enough to do more than grease the palms of a handful of venal men , most of whom were to be found in the burgh councils . |
| 3 | Because i i they though it was in competition with other varieties around and it something t It was n't necessarily to do with the fact that erm they though it was less it held less prestige in the community . |
| 4 | It was too soon to do so . |
| 5 | But as the year closed , the ‘ New Age ’ promised in It was still more to do with ley-lines and ‘ the ecstatic return of everything blessed ’ , as John Michel , the paper 's fixture on UFOs , Britain 's ‘ holy places ’ , and the ‘ centres and lines of latent power in Britain' , put it . |