Example sentences of "[conj] this [noun] was [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this cruise was to be in the nature of a " rest cure " , almost immediately after his return in early March 1954 , he suffered an attack of tachycardia , marked by an acceleration of the pulse . |
| 2 | From the very first entry at the top of the list it is clear that this discussion was to be for Darwin revelatory . |
| 3 | Little for that matter did I believe that this experience was to be the start of a whole new direction in my life , the lessons of which I have attempted to set out in this book . |
| 4 | On the Sunday the anticipation was that this train was to be a double-headed and that a six-coach rake would be provided . |
| 5 | The message to emerge from this conference was one of liberation , from both spiritual and material bondage , and this liberation was to be achieved by the participation in the whole life of the church , not just church services . |
| 6 | One well informed historian of the period believes that the Cabinet was in favour of retaining the death penalty by a majority of eleven to five , and this estimate was to be borne out in a vote in the Commons the following April . |
| 7 | The Broad Sanctuary houses were common-place and unattractive , and it was ‘ an important question of principle ’ if this style was to be applied to other public building . |
| 8 | Nonsuiting the plaintiff , Lord Kenyon C.J. said , ‘ If this action was to be supported , it would materially affect the navigation of this kingdom . |
| 9 | If this topic was to be systematically explored I needed to build up a series of case studies of the appointment procedures associated with women teachers . |
| 10 | Merymose might get it in the neck from Kenamun , but if this madman was to be nailed quickly , the odd official would have to sacrifice his dignity . |
| 11 | The sociology of knowledge was deemed to have a role in grasping the social basis of knowledge but this task was to be clearly distinguished from any comment on the validity of knowledge . |