Friday, December 10, 2004, 10:11 GMT
It was to be one of the most important judgments the court made.
what's that supposed to mean?
what differs if 'to be' part disappears like 'It was one of the most important judgments the court made' ?
the sentence is from Longman Dictionary. it defines the use of 'be'(as aux.verb) as 'used to show what had to happen or what did happen'
and the expression above is an example usage, which I dont get it.
what's that supposed to mean?
what differs if 'to be' part disappears like 'It was one of the most important judgments the court made' ?
the sentence is from Longman Dictionary. it defines the use of 'be'(as aux.verb) as 'used to show what had to happen or what did happen'
and the expression above is an example usage, which I dont get it.