Example sentences of "it [be] [to-vb] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | RATNERS , the jewellery chain whose profits plunged after its boss branded one of its lines ‘ total crap ’ , announced yesterday it is to close 180 shops . |
2 | The nationalised industry announced that it is to close 31 pits , which will result in 30,000 job losses . |
3 | A concise way of illustrating it is to consider two questions . |
4 | Pres presentation one and it was to last three minutes and the subject was what would I do if I won two million pounds and we recorded that er on the C C T V for later playback . |
5 | It was to take eight years to produce the entire series . |
6 | Although the Council was to have only six members , it was to receive 17 votes . |
7 | It was to hold 26 cars . |
8 | more public expenditure : the King 's Fund researchers provided a tentative estimate that spending would have had to be just under £400 million higher in 1987/88 if it was to match 1981/82 levels , taking into account changing demand and technology ; |