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 . |