Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] due [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 In fact , Johnrose was due to play for Preston at Pool a week ago , but he picked up a calf injury in the pre-match warm-up and missed the game .
2 The full committee was due to meet for a final session in mid-February , prior to presentation of the Basic Law to the Chinese legislature for approval in March-April 1990 .
3 Roberts commented that all the top officers of KMAG were due to depart for other posts within the next six months , which was disturbing .
4 The Undertones were due to re-form for the night but John and Damian O'Neill had to return to Derry following the tragic death of their father .
5 Rehearsals were due to begin for myself and my accompanist/narrator John Gould , a shy , quirky , gifted musician whom I 'd known for almost twenty years .
6 The immediate problem was rehearsal time , as Denis was due to leave for Massachusetts any moment to spend the summer with Astrid 's parents .
7 Last Thursday the case was due to call for yet another routine deferral .
8 Smith was due to box for England again against Italy soon but has decided to switch his allegiance to the paid ranks instead .
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