Example sentences of "[Wh det] were to [be] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her head did not nearly reach his shoulder , and even from where I stood I could sense the gentleness , the protectiveness , which were to be her portion . |
| 2 | Stocky and friendly , he had two small flaws in his character which were to be his undoing . |
| 3 | Thereafter he lived for society and gossip , projecting a ‘ History of his Times ’ , the materials of which were to be his long , delightfully observant letters to his favourite stepdaughter , Elizabeth Ord . |
| 4 | The society 's board of trustees is hoping that at least part of the funds it needs by June will come from government sources : in response to a stampede of scholars from around the world who invaded the library in what were to be its final days last month , local government provided an emergency $66,000 to keep the library open until 2 April . |
| 5 | His influence grew by the season , and in May 1951 he achieved , at The Oval , what were to be his career-best batting and bowling figures : 87 against Glamorgan ( 10 fours and a six ; 161 in 110 minutes with Geoff Whittaker for the ninth wicket ) and 7 for 49 on a helpful pitch against Lancashire . |