Example sentences of "that was [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | That I could understand , yeah something that was sort of that shape , even if it was only just at an angle , but it , I would of said that was much to big for it . |
| 2 | True , it was astonishingly heavy when one came to lift it , but — as the philosophical cook observed — that was all to the good , as one slice would be enough ! |
| 3 | Well , perhaps that was all to the good . |
| 4 | But that was all to the good . |
| 5 | It looked like somebody 's curtains cut up — which was what it probably was — and if it provided a talking-point — well , that was all to the good , was n't it ? |
| 6 | If the fringe soon proved to be rather tattier , the services more underhand than the original promotional copy made out , well , that was only to be expected of an enterprise left to run itself without Capellan supervision . |
| 7 | She had lost weight before the wedding ; that was only to be expected — but the girl moving through the crowds , shaking hands and accepting flowers , looked positively transparent . |
| 8 | But that was only to be expected . |
| 9 | But , with a man of Luke 's charisma , that was only to be expected . |
| 10 | She peered closely at her face ; there were a few lines about the mouth and eyes but at forty-seven that was only to be expected . |