Example sentences of "but he [was/were] [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was as much as he felt he could cope with for a while , but he was soon to be ‘ prevailed upon by government ’ to become chairman of British Steel in double harness with the Tate $ Lyle job . |
| 2 | Sid James had n't made a picture since the one that was without the Williams credit , Cabby , but he was soon to be almost a fixture on the set , playing parts as stereotyped as Ken 's . |
| 3 | She looked round for Leo , but he was nowhere to be seen . |
| 4 | But he was nowhere to be seen . |
| 5 | In all , Hughes missed four clear chances but he was not to be denied and his 11th goal of the season came after 41 minutes . |
| 6 | But he was not to be deflected . |