Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [was/were] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | So although Frazer was doing a kind of anthropology that was later to be rather dis despised , it had something to be said for it . |
| 2 | Feelings were thought to be strong , on either side , about the sentence that was now to be carried out . |
| 3 | It was this proprietorial attitude that was later to be one of the elements that would alienate Anne , who wanted to pursue her own career in parallel with her husband 's . |
| 4 | ‘ All I can say though is that whatever happens it will be my decision , ’ she said , revealing the determination and single-mindedness that was later to be turned against her . |
| 5 | The inference that was clearly to be drawn from their study was that land reform/land redistribution was the critical factor in the peasant problem : even if the peasants ' lot could be improved by less drastic means . |
| 6 | This attitude was also responsible for a new horological invention that was ultimately to be of far-reaching social significance . |
| 7 | It was mild by contrast with some of his later invective , but it marked the beginning of a year that was soon to be darkened by violence , malice and crime . |
| 8 | It was a debt that was never to be repaid by the politicians or the generals of both sides , no matter how many red poppies were later bought or how many ‘ Last Posts ’ were sounded on dismal anniversaries . |
| 9 | Its significance rested upon its ability to censure the High Authority and to demand its collective resignation , a blunt sanction that was never to be applied . |