Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] due [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This chapter discusses the initial employment destinations of information engineering research students supported by SERC , whose grant aid was due to end in 1984 . |
| 2 | The card was due to expire in March 1993 , but she received a letter from the Golden Key company saying the card was no longer valid . |
| 3 | Emirates GC , the venue for the annual Dubal Desert Classic , was the first in the Gulf states , while the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club was due to open in October . |
| 4 | The new Fono was due to assemble on May 7 . |
| 5 | The £1-a-share bid was due to close at 3pm yesterday , but the Carlton-led group of media bidders decided they needed longer to iron out all the problems . |
| 6 | The night sitter left at 7 a.m. and the home care aide was due to come at 8 a.m . |
| 7 | In mid-November Assad , whose current constitutional term was due to end in March 1992 , had been nominated as the sole candidate by the Ba'ath Party and the People 's Assembly . |
| 8 | President Daniel arap Moi on Oct. 28 dissolved the National Assembly ( whose term was due to end in March 1993 ) , as a prelude to multiparty elections . |
| 9 | Sartzetakis 's term was due to expire on March 30 . |
| 10 | The law was due to come into force on Jan. 1 , 1991 . |
| 11 | The law was due to come into force on Aug. 1 . |
| 12 | Although the law was due to come into force on July 1 , 1991 , the notification provisions would be the only aspect of the legislation to become operational whilst Roe v. Wade remained in force . |
| 13 | The full committee was due to meet for a final session in mid-February , prior to presentation of the Basic Law to the Chinese legislature for approval in March-April 1990 . |
| 14 | The country 's third five-year plan was due to end in June 1990 ; economic growth under the period of the plan was estimated at about 3 per cent per annum , less than the 5.5 per cent annual target . |
| 15 | The Investiture was due to start at eleven . |
| 16 | Legislative elections were held in November 1991 ; the legislature was due to meet in January 1992 to elect a new government . |
| 17 | Negotiations over Chilean membership of the group were due to resume in the second half of 1991 . |
| 18 | The Marquis was due to appear at Horseferry Road magistrates on two counts of assaulting policeman , and four of dodging taxi fares . |
| 19 | Ironically , an engineer was due to call at Lobbersdown Farm today after the fami ly had noticed the boiler was smoky . |
| 20 | Their match was due to start at 11.15 . |
| 21 | Whoever sowed the seed , the conference was due to meet within a few hours . |
| 22 | Proceedings were expected to be dominated by the question of a successor to Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , whose second five-year term as UN Secretary-General was due to expire at the end of 1991 . |
| 23 | The first lecture was due to start in half an hour — time enough for what she had to do . |
| 24 | The main night shift was due to start at 10pm . |
| 25 | A board meeting was due to decide between three possible bidders for the Somerset-based company , but the sale was likely to face opposition from a substantial minority of directors . |
| 26 | The disarming process was due to begin from the moment of Senora Chamorro 's inauguration and be completed by the tenth of June . |
| 27 | A rectangle of cardboard hung on the door announcing that the shop was due to open at nine o'clock . |
| 28 | Only on one count , against Powell , was the jury unable to reach a decision and a mistrial declared ; Powell 's retrial on that specific charge was due to start on Oct. 19 . |
| 29 | A previous bid of $110m per share was due to expire on Friday , and faced strong opposition in the form of a proposed merger between the cellular radio operations of LIN and BellSouth . |
| 30 | In four days time , Karen King was due to go to her Aunt Jane 's on the Isle of Man , still hoping to persuade Jessica to join her on the boat . |