Example sentences of "it was [verb] [to-vb] all " in BNC.

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1 It was developed to keep all aspects ‘ under one roof ’ in view of the fact that , outside London , Belfast is second to Manchester as the largest cargo airport in the UK .
2 In contrast to the policy adopted at St James 's , Knatchbull Road , it was decided to re-roof All Saints and St Barnabas with natural slates rather than the cheaper synthetic slates that had been used on the earlier project .
3 It was hoped to accomplish all this within a week .
4 The definition had been left somewhat vague in the legislation , though it was intended to embrace all matters relevant .
5 ‘ I wanted a legitimate way to increase my profile , ’ Shelley says , ‘ but I do n't like doing things just for my own benefit , so I was very comfortable with this idea because it was intended to benefit all its members . ’
6 It was agreed to halt all depositing of industrial waste in international waters by 1995 , including sub-seabed disposal of nuclear waste .
7 To achieve maximum optimization of the existing lifts , it was agreed to combine all three lifts into a common group with a state of the art microprocessor control system .
8 ‘ Suppose it was meant to turn all eyes towards our hostess ? ’
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