Example sentences of "[conj] it [was/were] due to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In deciding to take no action against the licence , Mr Peter said that he bore in mind that it was due to be renewed shortly when he would want a report on the company 's arrangements in regard to drivers ' hours and records . |
| 2 | Pohive and the pro-democracy movement took the case to the courts in 1989 , and it was due to be heard in the Supreme Court on Feb. 22 , 1990 . |
| 3 | Shortly before it was due to be changed , American astronauts decided to call a newly discovered planet Kirov Ballet . |
| 4 | Both times it was retrieved but in 1966 , while it was lying in the field just three days before it was due to be raised , the top half was stolen by a gang from Aberford again . |
| 5 | The move follows the publication of the Queen 's Christmas message 48 hours before it was due to be broadcast to the nation and claims that a BBC employee leaked the speech to a newspaper . |