Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] due [verb] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was due to arrive in Tasmania to stay with a geologist colleague , Penny Green , you can imagine that I was n't too displeased when I was asked if I minded going on the odd fishing trip as the whole family was ’ into ’ it ! |
| 2 | Only a few short weeks before she was due to come to Edinburgh and receive the medal , she was forced to go into hiding in her own country . |
| 3 | We were due to open on Thursday . |
| 4 | At breakfast on the day before they were due to arrive in New York Mrs Carson said , ‘ I think you could go below and see your cousins today . |
| 5 | They were due to fly to Greece for a game against a team with an unpronouncable name . |
| 6 | When they were due to fly to Kiev together he snubbed Macmillan by staying at home ‘ to have a tooth filled ’ . |
| 7 | On November 5 , 1969 the Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) sought the RAF Museum 's approval to keep PA474 flying right up to the date that it was due to go into Hendon , which the Museum agreed to . |
| 8 | Known as Jimmy by his friends , he was due to retire in December and has been a weaver with Stoddards for the past 34 years . |
| 9 | He was due to go in June but brought forward the date to join Adidas , which was finally sold off yesterday by the controversial French tycoon Bernard Tapie to a group of international investors for $371 million . |
| 10 | He was due to return to Nottingham next summer to complete the final year of his course . |
| 11 | He was due to appear at Oxford Crown Court . |
| 12 | He was due to appear at Caesar 's Palace in Luton last night . |
| 13 | Anthony Perkins , the star of Psycho , had grown his own cannabis back home in Los Angeles and had thought to avoid being busted by customs by posting it to the hotel in Wales where he was due to stay in June 1989 . |
| 14 | Then he was due to travel to Sri Lanka where he will watch the second Test against Australia . |