Example sentences of "he was to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was to be a great king , for thirty-five years the master-politician of Western Christendom , able to overwhelm or out-manoeuvre all his rivals . |
| 2 | This MacGregor he was to be a minister , and he was a well educated man but unfortunately he 'd made a mistake when he preached his sermon so he gave it up . |
| 3 | If he was to be a martyr to this strange woman 's caprices , then so be it . |
| 4 | A message , unspoken , was there between them : he was to be a new man , there was to be a new relationship . |
| 5 | A clause in a lease was silent about the status of the rent reviewer : all it said was that he was to be a surveyor . |
| 6 | ‘ It 'd be a very odd individual who , when telephoned by his girlfriend and advised he was to be a father , failed to follow up on it , ’ Vitor growled , starting to walk again . |
| 7 | Since he was to be the founder of the service of carols and nine lessons , he made a permanent mark on English , and not only English , life and religion . |
| 8 | Counsel said that there was evidence that Palmer liked to cuddle and play with the baby and how proud he was to be the baby 's father , as he thought . |
| 9 | He was to be the thirteenth , the equal of the Twelve . |
| 10 | Mario , however , had a contract with Chapman and that contract had stipulated , as at Mario 's insistence it always did , that he was to be the team 's Number One driver . |
| 11 | He was to be the authority , as head of the Church . |
| 12 | And he was to be the first of a growing number of police officers to take part once a week — as we tried to persuade our viewers to do more to help the police in preventing and solving crimes , as well as catching the villains . |
| 13 | Riven , remembering the Rime Giant 's attempt on his life in Ralarth Rorim , could not help but wonder how many more times he was to be the focus of a battle . |
| 14 | Little did he know when he was called out on stage he was to be the subject of glowing tributes from around the world |
| 15 | Lufbery became obsessed by the urge to avenge his friend , which evidently pursued him until his own death in May 1918 , and he was to be the first American to earn the title of ace . |
| 16 | He was to be the next King was n't he ? |
| 17 | God spoke on three February mornings to John Reeve , and told him that he was to be the prophet and his cousin was to be Reeve 's mouth . |
| 18 | In 1888 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects , and also the Art Workers ' Guild , of which he was to be an enthusiastic and devoted member , and which provided his main circle of friends ; he was elected master of the guild for the year 1903 . |