Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [pron] was [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite this it was to be less than two years before the Party adopted the idea of the " People 's Front " in its entirety , including the help of Liberals and even of Conservatives who were opposed to the National Government . |
| 2 | Apart from the appointment of Edward Kirk to the post of Principal at Leeds in 1881 it was to be almost 100 years before deaf people once again became acceptable as teachers of deaf children . |
| 3 | In this he was to be sadly mistaken , and the collapse of his position in the face of what was initially little more than a putsch organized by the queen shows how shallowly based his authority was , resting on fear and coercion rather than genuine loyalty . |
| 4 | In this he was to be disappointed . |
| 5 | Of particular importance here was the formation of the Britons Society in 1918 which was to be the immediate precursor of British racial fascism . |
| 6 | Throughout the 1870s inspectors advised Guardians on means of cutting expenditure : in particular there was to be more stringent investigation of applicants for and recipients of out-door relief . |