Example sentences of "of [pron] [was/were] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | clarified the objective of whatever was to be discussed |
| 32 | For Engels its significance lies in the fact that it was seen as the basis of what was to be the most dramatic change in the history of mankind . |
| 33 | Before long , my engineers designed a prototype of what was to be called COMPARM ( Compact Arm ) . |
| 34 | Neville Duke at the helm of P.1067 WB188 — the prototype of what was to be called the Hunter . |
| 35 | Spanish socialism , meanwhile , was in the early stages of what was to be termed ‘ bolshevization ’ : a shift towards revolutionary positions in which moderates like Prieto found themselves struggling to retain influence and party office . |
| 36 | Some of the lesser priced Modernist works were of greater interest , Edward Hopper 's 1926–28 watercolour , ‘ Gloucester houses ’ ( lot 143 est. $300–400,000 ) , bought cheaply by the Jordan-Volpe Gallery , for $300,000 ( £187,500 ) was a brilliant example of what was to be one of his most popular subjects . |
| 37 | By the early 1960s Leech was a major landowner in the area of what was to be the New Town . |
| 38 | This was a prelude to his speech on 21 February 1957 when he proclaimed his konsepsi ( conception ) of what was to be Guided Democracy . |
| 39 | Although not unaware of the benefits in increased production which the new agrochemicals had allowed , she drew attention , in a passionate book , to the long-term dangers : With words like these Rachel Carson placed farming practice at the centre of what was to be an often rancorous controversy about the compatibility of efficient , profitable and cheap food production with the ecological balance of the countryside . |
| 40 | She came towards him ; in her eyes he could see the dread of what was to be . |
| 41 | Success for Bonallack was not to be long delayed , for in 1961 he won the championship for the first of what was to be five times , the fifth being at Royal Co Down in 1970 , the last occasion on which it was held in Northern Ireland . |
| 42 | Secondly , there was the emergence of what was to be a continuing question for EC policy , namely the issue of " additionality " . |