Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [noun pl] were to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The referee obviously made up his mind that penalties were to be given . ’ |
| 2 | The referee obviously made up his mind that penalties were to be given . |
| 3 | It is no accident that Londoners were to be found financing enterprises in the shires — Henry Fyner , a goldsmith , had built the first English blast furnace at Hartfield , Sussex — and helping to create the country 's stock of ‘ social overhead capital ’ — roads and bridges , schools and colleges . |
| 4 | No one doubted that some form of physical education should be part of the programme ; nor was there any dissent from the view that girls were to be taught domestic economy and similar subjects in addition to trade and academic courses ; and , thirdly , the terms ‘ vocational ’ and ‘ liberal ’ should be generously interpreted , rather than be seen as mutually exclusive . |
| 5 | Therefore , the fact that pensions were to be increased by earnings rather than prices was academic ; it meant nothing to pensioners . |