Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] it [was/were] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members heard Beamish tell the audience that Germany was a great country today because Hitler had named the enemy and it was to be hoped that he would soon call an international conference on the question . |
| 2 | Sinatra stormed off of the set of Carousel on the first day of shooting because it was to be shot in both the new CinemaScope 55 format and the standard ‘ flat ’ ratio , meaning everything had to be shot twice . |
| 3 | The arch was to remain one of the important station motifs but it was to be matched and surpassed by the tower . |
| 4 | It is therefore possible to imagine two opposite reactions if it were to be shown conclusively that the creature was a whale . |
| 5 | For example , she considered Yardley 's Foundation Cream highly desirable , and would purchase it at every shop where it was to be found , with the consequence that she must have had dozens of pots stored , all drying up , in the limited accommodation provided in her billet . |
| 6 | Thenceforward it was to be taken that Parliament had only conferred the decision-making power on the basis that it was to be exercised on the correct legal basis : a misdirection in law in making the decision therefore rendered the decision ultra vires . |
| 7 | On the basis that it was to be a ‘ one-off ’ , and following conclusive proof that it could read DCA/RFT files directly off the company network , the syste was allowed . |
| 8 | In 1988 , customers , so cheesed off with the Line 's service , staged the famous so-called ‘ battle of Finchley Central , ’ occupying a train after an all-too-common announcement that it was to be diverted to Mill Hill East instead of ‘ speeding ’ to its original destination of High Barnet . |
| 9 | Bank workers went on strike on Feb. 4 and occupied the headquarters of the National Savings and Insurance Bank in the capital , Buenos Aires , in protest at the announcement that it was to be privatized , Cavallo withdrawing this intention on Feb. 5 . |
| 10 | Many also were prepared to accept state welfare reform if it was to be truly redistributive from rich to poor , rather than financed by taxes on the poor themselves . |
| 11 | It was possible to estimate the approximate vicinity of the conjectural planet if it were to be of a reasonable size and to be responsible for the perturbation of Uranus ' orbit . |
| 12 | Electrification was first mooted during the early LNER days but it was to be 1954 before the final chapter in the story of Victoria opened . |
| 13 | SITE VISITS Written evidence must be submitted to the inspectors at least three weeks before it was to be given at the inquiry . |
| 14 | It was felt that was totally contradictory as community care was more expensive and required a lot more time and resources if it was to be quality care . |
| 15 | This was an elegant and substantial location for higher education but it was to be only the beginning . |
| 16 | The individuals concerned , including particularly Harold Wilson and Roy Jenkins , were persuaded to take part in the belief that it was to be a serious piece of film-making . |
| 17 | Where Richard was during these years of military and diplomatic manoeuvring we do not know , but it is a reasonable guess that he was with his mother , since Aquitaine was her duchy and it was by her wish that it was to be made over to him . |
| 18 | The objective of the operation was to arrest Mr with the proviso that it was to be done with the safety of the public to be paramount and that the safety of the police officers and Mr was also to be considered . |
| 19 | Would every ‘ past service ’ raise an implication that it was to be paid for , so as to allow action on a subsequent promise of payment ? |
| 20 | Six years ago , Sir Peter set up a memorial appeal fund , with instructions that it was to be launched immediately after his death . |
| 21 | The future of Britain 's longest running chart show , Top Of The Pops , was in doubt tonight after a report that it was to be axed . |
| 22 | This argument is strengthened by a body of evidence that suggests that these very small investors would be most unlikely to read , let alone interpret correctly , such information if it were to be provided in the audit report . |
| 23 | Hilary Wainwright did begin to raise such questions in stating that truly radical television would have to address the needs of its audience if it was to be able to ‘ imagine the real messy , [ business of socialism ] ’ . |
| 24 | I suppose if the doctor had got his diagnosis right , then I would have had to go to hospital but it was to be another ten years before I was sent to such a place . |
| 25 | Energy was directed mainly to the primary sector , where , until recently , it was impossible to have anything but a church-sponsored school if it was to be funded by the state . |
| 26 | Mozart , then between 14 and 17 , was still very much under his father 's thumb and it was to be another eight years before he broke free from Salzburg , settled in Vienna and married Constanze Weber . |
| 27 | Tribute was paid to the late 's contribution and it was to be brought to the notice of Divisions that nominations were sought . |
| 28 | They were now an old married couple and it was to be expected . |
| 29 | The Air Staff sought battlbattle-winningormance in an aircraft that would do virtually everything in all weathers from long-range nuclear deterrent strike , through all the phases of reconnaissance , down to close battlefield support for the Army , almost regardless of cost since it was to be their capital aircraft . |
| 30 | She had no idea whether it was to be a large gathering , or just a few intimate friends . |