Example sentences of "were to [be] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His godparents were to be her sister Sarah , young Jonna and Bob Lamb . |
| 2 | Topaz nodded and two days later set out with Sister Cecilia and Sister Anne , who were to be her escort . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Cleyn became well known as an engraver and a painter in England , but these cartoons were to be his masterpiece . |
| 5 | Stocky and friendly , he had two small flaws in his character which were to be his undoing . |