Example sentences of "[was/were] [to-vb] [adv prt] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , with a rate of inflation averaging 4% in the 1980s , the £58 licence fee set in 1985 would have had to increase by £7 by 1988 if it were to keep up with the increase in the general price level only . |
| 2 | So the problem was to come up with the right kind of songs which would still act as vehicles for the guitar — because , basically , the song itself is the most important thing . |
| 3 | His solution was to come up with the first table of annual premiums based on life expectancy . |
| 4 | The idea was that when that was done , on a signal I was to open up with the Breda and shoot up the café . |
| 5 | He was to set out with the three French patrols , drive the hundred-odd miles to the Gabes Gap and pass through it as quickly as possible to create confusion in the enemy rear areas . |
| 6 | I was to keep on with the Radio Column , some reviews , and any special features I could dream up . |
| 7 | And another way of showing how wealthy you were was to keep up with the fashion ‘ look , I can afford to wear this year 's dress , I 'm not wearing last year 's or the year before 's ’ . |
| 8 | He explained : ‘ We 're not really sure what happened the car cut out four or five times around the circuit in one lap and the only way to keep it going was to mess around with the ignition . |
| 9 | As he saw it , the job of the Church was to get on with the task of proclaiming the gospel and ministering the sacraments . |
| 10 | My task , apart from the usual household chores , was to get on with the work for my three summer O-levels and to get ahead by starting to work towards my A-levels — English , Latin and Greek . |