Example sentences of "this [noun] [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , the I I also make the point , that er , my understanding is having now talked to a number of the other C A B's , that in fact they were looking to Thamesdown money advice centre because this money was actually to replace funds that previously had been er , available through the Allied Dunbar sponsorship scheme , and which has , which I gather was withdrawn er , at very short notice , and they were looking to Thamesdown to er provide that support and resource as a county resource , and I I therefore felt that it was right to bring it forward . |
| 2 | This decentralization was partly to ease administrative problems such as salary payments , but it also was intended to encourage more local involvement in education . |
| 3 | This study was also to take account of the principle — enshrined in the OAU charter — of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries . |
| 4 | This study was also to take account of the principle — enshrined in the OAU charter — of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries . |
| 5 | The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the relation between Helicobacter pylori colonisation , symptoms , mucosal damage , and synthesis of eicosanoid by gastric mucosa , as detected by PGE 2 and thromboxane B 2 ( TXB 2 ) concentrations , in patients taking NSAIDs compared with control subjects . |
| 6 | This review was reportedly to determine whether a US general should continue to exercise overall control of NATO forces in Europe . |
| 7 | This practice was largely to indicate that documents and records had been produced to the auditors and would also indicate an audit trail . |
| 8 | The aim of this Council was presumably to rationalize post-16 vocational provision , and establish criteria according to which the various existing qualifications may be accredited in a uniform way . |
| 9 | So far , employment had shown less tendency to migrate from the central cities , but this process was soon to quicken . |
| 10 | Talk of this sort was mostly to raise morale , as McFarlane was at pains to say when his ‘ Secretary of State ’ remark was thrown back at him at the hearings . |
| 11 | This arrangement was partly to help overcome a technical problem since Laura Ashley machinery was not capable of producing sheeting to the required width , and coordinated bed linen was a must for American designers . |
| 12 | The main aim of this phase was simply to spread the message about the lobon-gur solution still further : 2.5 million households had been visited during Phase 1 , and a further 4.5 million households were visited during Phase 2 . |
| 13 | An aim of this project was therefore to use and develop ways of identifying the existence and importance of binding constraints using alternative approaches , while still within the confines of a rigorous theoretical model . |
| 14 | However , as we shall see , this position was later to change . |