Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [be] [art] new " in BNC.
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1 | They were to be a new form of secondary school — ‘ beacons of excellence ’ — funded mainly by industry , and would concentrate on science and technology . |
2 | Haplochromis were to be a new challenge . |
3 | When the OED was planned in the mid-nineteenth century it was to be a new approach to lexicography . |
4 | A message , unspoken , was there between them : he was to be a new man , there was to be a new relationship . |
5 | A message , unspoken , was there between them : he was to be a new man , there was to be a new relationship . |
6 | There was to be a new national Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) of 9 per cent on most goods and services to take effect Jan. 1 , 1991 , replacing the existing Federal Manufacturers ' Sales Tax . |
7 | The road in question was to be the new North Parade , and — just to be sure — the Trustees wanted permission if necessary to knock down almost the whole of Pig Street and a lot else besides , including : |
8 | By the early 1960s Leech was a major landowner in the area of what was to be the New Town . |
9 | The June 5 announcement that Foreign Minister Ghozali was to be the new Prime Minister prompted favourable international press comment ; Tehran radio said that he was " recognized by the Islamists as someone who has been away from domestic confrontation " . |