Example sentences of "they [was/were] due [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They were due to return by Easter 1101 , but they were conveniently delayed , and it was not until September that the result of their mission became known . |
| 3 | They were due to go to Druid 's Bottom two days before Christmas , but Auntie Lou was ill . |
| 4 | On March 15 a 23-member grand jury indicted four officers involved in the beating ; they were due to come for trial on May 13 . |
| 5 | When they were due to fly to Kiev together he snubbed Macmillan by staying at home ‘ to have a tooth filled ’ . |
| 6 | They were due to fly to Greece for a game against a team with an unpronouncable name . |