Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a meeting of EC Environment Ministers in Brussels on March 18 , 1991 , it was agreed to set tougher emission levels for carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides emitted by heavy diesel lorries and buses . |
| 2 | It was agreed to have further meetings on the issue in advance of the US-Russian summit planned for June in Washington . |
| 3 | At a meeting on Dec. 18 of the Council of ( Finance ) Ministers it was agreed to postpone further discussion of the issue until the end of 1991 . |
| 4 | It was not a very good day today , and he had a terrible feeling that it was going to get worse . |
| 5 | It was going to get weirder , that was what he meant . |
| 6 | Originally it was thought to give better protection to the crew ejecting at high speed and provide them with a ‘ shirt-sleeve ’ environment . |