Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [prep] be [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Four days later the Military Council , which had ruled in Georgia since the flight of Zviad Gamsakhurdia in January [ see pp. 38731-32 ] , transferred its legislative and executive powers to a newly created State Council of which Shevardnadze was to be the chair .
2 But although it brought victory to the Black Prince , the battle of Nájera was to be the cause of the renewal of the war which had been halted in 1360 .
3 Patrick Dollan stated at Motherwell , soon after the party 's foundation , that the aim of the SSP was to be the missionary society for socialism , in full cooperation with the trade union and cooperative movement .
4 Bunyan was to be a member of the Bedford Congregation for the rest of his life .
5 Nasser was to be a figure not only of his time , but of his social background as wall .
6 What was good for catholics was also good for protestants , and Ireland was to be no exception .
7 So if Zurich is to be the centre of your Swiss exploration , be sure to book a hotel well in advance .
8 Future events include a children 's Easter party at the Dolphin Centre , Darlington , at which Tizer Ted is to be the star attraction .
9 The first manifestation of the influence of Chicago was to be the portal and colonnade style of classical station , as exemplified at Boston North ( 1893 ) and at Columbus Ohio ( 1897 ) .
10 Napier also employed about 15,000 men in the Vulcan Forge between Washington Street and McAlpine Street , and extensive construction yards at Govan , but Parkhead Forge was to be a tumult of fire and heat for 100 years .
11 An agreement was later made with the administrations of Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland that Lusaka was to be the centre for broadcasting to Africans in the three territories .
12 Glasser was to be the author of a study of a Calabrian village , and the Spanish war bears a bleak meaning in the story he tells here .
13 And , Fir Park Motherwell is to be the venue for the B and Q Cup final on Sunday December the twelfth .
14 BOB DYLAN is to be the subject of a major tribute concert on October 16 , the 30th anniversary of the release of his debut album .
15 Her present to Harry was to be a pair of racing binoculars in a fine leather case with his initials stamped on it ; Wendell 's , a handsome cheque , since he was aware that Harry had opened an account at the bank and was trying to build up a reserve of cash .
16 Our Ruby Wedding in August was to be the highlight , of course , but we had plans for other delights .
17 Eileen , Sarah and Kate were to be the bridesmaids , and Kate produced a bolt of pale pink taffeta for their dresses telling her mother that it came from a fire damage sale .
18 Sadly for Britain they have already made the decision that Britain is to be a loser country , ’ he said dramatically .
19 They determine whether Britain is to be a winner or loser country .
20 Fascism in Britain was to be an irritant in society , not a serious threat to the establishment .
21 Based on an original pre-war idea of Lord Strathcona , the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park in Middlesex was to be the showpiece of the Empire , co-ordinating undeveloped wealth and untapped resources with scientific research in a celebration of human enterprise .
22 The ploy had worked surprisingly well , especially when Candy had learned that Bernie had been successful and that Ace Elliot was to be the star guest .
23 CLACTON is to be the launch-pad of an extensive campaign to save the poor or elderly from increases in fuel bills .
24 As Paul is to be the protector , the STG partners think it best to have trustees outside the firm , so we 'll arrange that through the group of accountants we deal with in Bermuda . ’
25 Edinburgh is to be the venue for the HCI ‘ 91 — Usability Now ! , this year 's conference of the Human Computer Interaction group of the BCS .
26 Fraser was to be the author of Blood of Spain , an oral history of the Civil War .
27 Finally , in 1988 in Action for Cities , it was announced that the Lower Don Valley in Sheffield was to be a UDC , covering about 2,000 hectares with a seven-year budget of £50 million .
28 THE Queen and the Princess of Wales are to be the guests at Saturday 's wedding of the princess 's close friend the Hon Harry Herbert when he marries Chica Bevan at Highclere Castle , the seat of his father , the Queen 's racing manager the Earl of Carnarvon .
29 Less than two and a half hours later , Le Mans was to be the scene of the worst disaster in motor racing history .
30 What Lazarsfeld was after was a way of searching for patterns in data , patterns exhibited between variables , and patterns that , if confirmed regularly across studies , could stand as statements of empirical relationships between phenomena .
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