Example sentences of "it [was/were] [to-vb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was to comprise five ECJ and three EFTA judges . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It was to take eight years to produce the entire series . |
| 4 | Although the Council was to have only six members , it was to receive 17 votes . |
| 5 | It was to employ 1000 people . |
| 6 | It was to hold 26 cars . |
| 7 | The CNAA had already approved a dozen of Hatfield 's courses for honours degrees , and it was to have twenty degree courses by 1968 , establishing a pattern of honours degree , degree and sub-degree courses . |
| 8 | But the raison déacute ; etre behind this concession was not so that the bowlers could swing the ball more : it was to prevent one ball becoming so discoloured that the batsman could not see it easily under the light of day-night games ! |
| 9 | 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 ; |
| 10 | But this time it was to shove fifty U S dollars into my hand . |