Example sentences of "[was/were] to [be] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps , to convince the doubters , it would be no bad thing if the World Cup final at Melbourne were to be decided by their ‘ glorious human fallibility ’ — a run-out given not out — as millions around the world stare aghast at the reality on their screens and know , in all Heavenly justice , how it should have been . |
| 2 | The heights were to be reached with her execution in 1587 , when accusers and defenders rushed into print , producing works with titles like ‘ An excellent dyttye made as a generall rejoycinge for the cuttinge of the Scottishe queene ’ , or ‘ Marie Stewarde late Quene of Scotland hath defiled her owne bodie with many adulteries … ’ , compared with ‘ The Martyrdom of the Queen of Scotland … ’ or ‘ L'Histoire et Martyre de la Royne D'Escosse ’ . |
| 3 | Having shaken hands with the dignitaries she moved to the quartet of golf professionals who were to be presented to her — Manuel Cabálleros , Gerhard Bugner , Des O'Grady and Andy Kyle . |
| 4 | If a movie were to be made of her American tour , one would see pages fly from calendars , clock hands spin and headlines slapped one on top of the next . |
| 5 | Enterprises were to be compensated for expenditure on equipment and construction and for outlay incurred because of the price reforms , and concessions were to be made in their hard-currency and social insurance contributions to the state budget . |
| 6 | He then went on to consider whether the further proceedings would be against the children 's interests under four heads : ( 1 ) the disturbing effects on the children of further investigation ; ( 2 ) the fact that , under section 91(1) , if in respect of any child a residence order were made in favour of the foster mother , the existing care order to the local authority would be discharged ; ( 3 ) the shared parental responsibility between the foster mother and the mother which would result from section 12(2) conferring parental responsibility upon the foster mother if a residence order were to be made in her favour ; ( 4 ) the time that would be likely to elapse before any substantive order could be made . |
| 7 | If the algorithms for correction of the above four types of spelling errors were to be applied to our system , it is unlikely that applying them to the highest-rated allowable string ( if there are any allowable strings ) is going to find the intended word . |
| 8 | What if he were to be punished for his vengeance by a plunge into the nerve-glove ? |
| 9 | They were to be prepared for their maternal duties and given material assistance to maintain a higher standard of motherhood . |
| 10 | The end result of Henry 's policy was that ruined castles were to be seen throughout his dominions , visible reminders of the Old King 's power and the penalties meted out to rebellious lords . |
| 11 | And his prayer seemed to have been amply answered when the Planetary Guard came for the Valence gang ; though , as is the way with prayers which are answered , there was cause for woe too — for the Valences were to be stripped of their best young fighters . |
| 12 | It was now also common knowledge that the aircraft , once the Wasp was within range , were to be flown from its decks to the besieged island of Malta . |
| 13 | Two other people were to be visited regarding their absences . |
| 14 | In the coming witch-hunt thousands of people were to be deprived of their livelihood and reputation but , as we now know , the most serious spies went undetected . |
| 15 | In 1551–2 a statute was carried forbidding the sale of offices ; sellers were to be deprived of their interest and title in the office , purchasers to be disabled from holding it . |
| 16 | Mind is not to be found in molecules any more than the works of Shakespeare were to be found in his genes . |
| 17 | Churches long sealed with all their histories in them were to be opened to me this day . |
| 18 | If we were to have dialogue , if dialogue were to be opened between us and I am now talking about dialogue and not of debate , then erm it is only erm , I 'm certain that there would be a great deal to , to say to him from us on our part , and I am also sure that he will have a great deal to say . |
| 19 | Other jobs and dignities , including the leadership of the House , the chairmanship of the party , the conduct of Central African affairs , the oversight of European negotiations , the first Secretaryship of State , and even the Deputy Premiership , were to be added unto me for varying periods in the years that followed ; and each time Macmillan went abroad-notably during his Eastern tour in 1958 and his African trip in 1960-I was automatically invited to act as head of the government . |
| 20 | Possessions were to be valued for their family associations , rather than their artistic or commercial value ; the Fairley household gods — three glorious red Beloush rugs , another huge Persian carpet woven with a deer-hunting scene , two handsome gilt-framed mirrors , portraits both human and animal , and an assortment of silver — were carried from one featureless Navy married quarters to the next , becoming chipped , torn and battered in the process , but no mention was ever made of their material worth or aesthetic quality . |
| 21 | But if upgrading of all the wards were to be embarked upon it was evident that it would cost a small fortune . |
| 22 | Lisa had been fully occupied explaining to a rather elderly lady why she could n't pick out the exact blooms that were to be delivered to her daughter-in-law in New Zealand . |
| 23 | In May 1412 a treaty ( that of Bourges ) was sealed between Henry IV and the dukes of Berry , Bourbon , and Orléans which gave the English king much of what his predecessors had spent years fighting for : a recognition that Aquitaine was rightfully English , and an undertaking to help the king defend it ; the cession of twenty important towns and castles ; and agreement that certain lands , notably Poitou , were to be held by them of the English crown , and would revert to it when the present holders died . |
| 24 | The National Grid was charged with adopting a ‘ merit order ’ of power stations , based on efficiency , in order to fix which power stations were to be used at which times . |
| 25 | The Games were to be used as what Mandell calls ‘ The Nazi Olympics ’ , a spectacle to underscore the supposed physical and intellectual superiority of the Aryan race . |
| 26 | However , it was decided that quality components were to be used from whatever source in whatever country was considered to offer the optimum choice . |
| 27 | Compulsory membership of a trade union , in force since 1936 with only a brief interlude , was to be abolished , and employers were to be released from their obligation to recognize or negotiate with unions or to be bound by pay awards negotiated at a national level . |
| 28 | Without further hesitation they gathered their sticks together and boarded the five Bristol Bombays , squeezing themselves into the fuselages among the piles of equipment that were to be dropped with them . |
| 29 | He was co-author of the declaration of Philadelphia of 1945 which set postwar goals for the ILO , and affirmed that economic and financial policies were to be judged by their contribution to social justice . |
| 30 | But this would be weakened if we were to be deflected from our existing targets . |