Example sentences of "it [be] [to-vb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a terrible moment , something flared in his heart and he felt an insidious tug at his mind : how would it be to enter that Realm , and talk with the Dark Lords and learn their secrets … ? |
| 2 | I 'm not sure it was that brilliant but ha , ha , and it 's to change that law |
| 3 | it 's to buy that picture a thou a thousand pounds ! |
| 4 | Chair , it was one officer whom we 've got on staff at the moment Karen Wheeler who 's away nursing her new baby , and it 's to authorize that officer to carry out certain roles under the health and safety |
| 5 | The way to do it is to treat that murder in as formal a manner as you can . |
| 6 | A case of gamekeeper turned poacher , given that she had been a fast-stream entrant to the Treasury , much of whose function it is to resist that sort of demand . ’ |
| 7 | Below a certain height it may be a hopeless situation , but even where there is enough height for a recovery , you can imagine how hard it is to make that movement forward unless you have practised stalls and incipient spins until the movements are well drilled . |
| 8 | Mr Brighton , erm before I turn to another speaker , your comment about the location of a new settlement , and the likely effect it would have on the West Yorkshire conurbation , er I presume from what you 've said is that effectively the new settlement , if you have one , its location should be such as to serve the needs of York and Greater York , and therefore the further it is away from the West Yorkshire conurbation , or the West side of North Yorkshire , the more likely it is to fulfil that function . |
| 9 | The balance of power was shifting back to favour the landlord , and it was to remain that way for a long time . |
| 10 | Zurich , in the Middle Ages , was Switzerland 's most important city , and it was to stay that way . |
| 11 | It was to prevent that happening that I wanted to act , in homage to Modigliani and to my father , and out of a sense of duty to their memory . |