Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] were to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's been one thing understood between us for years and that was that you were to be discreet . |
| 2 | Wardle , Appleyard , Close , Lowson , Trueman and Illingworth entered cricket in Yardley 's reign and all had great respect for his tactical ingenuity and his benevolent , Gower-style leadership although they were to be critical later . |
| 3 | As originally conceived in the White Paper , the main characteristics of the polytechnics were that they were to be large , comprehensive , have an applied philosophy , be primarily teaching institutions with a brief to develop courses in new areas , and their courses were to be validated by the CNAA . |
| 4 | He had warned many Champenois that they were to be ready to follow when so commanded and , he wrote , ‘ they willingly agreed ’ . |
| 5 | If I were to be critical it would be to say that the scratchplates could be finished off more tidily , and occasionally the necks and bodies do n't look entirely new — although that 's hardly surprising , really . |
| 6 | When I told him that if we were to be married I would n't ask my father for a penny he … well , he threw me out . ’ |
| 7 | About 300 political prisoners had been deported from Lisbon to Madeira in the autumn and winter of 1930 , and they were to be important in the trouble which followed . |
| 8 | ‘ We would have more respect , certainly for the politicians , if they were to be positive , imaginative and constructive instead of carping and negative in their approach . ’ |
| 9 | There was no consensus amongst the Serbs as to the form of government they wanted if they were to be able to force recognition of Serbian autonomy from the sultan . |
| 10 | The GREY program has automatic intensity adjustment and if it were to be useful would need to be modified to provide a user override , at least during development of the measuring technique . |
| 11 | Must not theology , if it were to be possible at all , be established from the other side , by God himself — by the God who makes himself known to us in Jesus Christ rather than the God whom we choose to recognise in him , a God who comes from beyond ourselves to judge , redeem and save ? |
| 12 | If it were to be successful the mental health movement would have to move away from any strong association with welfare . |
| 13 | But they were to be disappointed . |
| 14 | In a sense I suppose , er what DeKlerk 's government has demonstrated is that they are trying as it were to be impartial and not allow political considerations to influence their judgement about whether Mrs Mandela should go on trial . |