Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I were to be wrapped up warmly , and … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Clive , what about if I were to … ’ |
| 3 | George and I were to be victims , I was to be taken to the top floor and George to the third floor up . |
| 4 | If I WERE to a take a bath I would not turn both taps fully on since this is bound to result in a freezing cold bath . |
| 5 | The nut appears to be plastic and , if I were to be really picky , has been cut a hair on the high side . |
| 6 | If I were to be critical it would be to say that the scratchplates could be finished off more tidily , and occasionally the necks and bodies do n't look entirely new — although that 's hardly surprising , really . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ If I were to single out any one project as a model of its kind , it is the car park in Chichester . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Well , you see — I thought I explained this to you — if I were to eidetik now I would go into a kind of a trance . |
| 9 | Henniker and I were to be taken up to Mr. Ingard 's room , Spalding and Miss Robinson were to go to the offices allotted to us on the second floor . |
| 10 | If I were to be denied my belief in the almost limitless potential of my students , I 'd give up . |
| 11 | especially if I were to actually get , if I get that I 'd consider going if I could get a place in the halls , the residence |
| 12 | But it or if I were to be thinking I 'd say , Is n't he . |
| 13 | If someone were to be left alone in one of these structures , not only would the physical senses be deprived , but the individual would be in a psychic atmosphere well suited to the encouragement of inspirational and prophetic experiences . |
| 14 | If someone were to work part time for a corner shop keeper who had no other employees there would be no way of collecting tax at that employment . |
| 15 | It is vital that the system is regularly maintained to ensure safe operation — and it would be a disaster if someone were to ‘ bodge ’ a repair if , for example , one of the two relief valves had discharged water . |
| 16 | Eventually I reach the road and follow it to its top , surprised by how close I was to the summit of the pass . |
| 17 | Later they told me that the examination had shown that I was not yet sixteen and that I was to be sent back on the next flight . ’ |
| 18 | I saw some of the places that were to play an important part in the later dramas of my life : the great Clerecia church where I was to be sitting one momentous morning , and beside it the lovely Casa de las Conchas , its walls decorated with rows of carved scallop shells — seven rows adorn the upper storeys . |
| 19 | If I was to be arrested , I would be arrested with dignity . |
| 20 | The upshot was that I was summoned by the university authorities and told that I was to be allowed to continue my studies but only under certain stringent conditions . |
| 21 | And it was because you told her I was to be the baby 's legal mother when the adoption went through . ’ |
| 22 | I was to be incarcerated for another two days and nights on a diet of three assorted pills and a curious fizzy powder in a paper wrapper , presented every few hours with instructions in mime . |
| 23 | It was an affliction rather than a gift , and I was to be healed of it two years later by what I believe was the power of Christ . |
| 24 | In the years that followed I was to be in that lovely apartment many times visiting Jessica and Celia , who served the most delicious toasted bacon sandwiches and coffee that I have ever tasted . |
| 25 | After the lecture there were tea and refreshments and it was not until fairly late that I rang Emily just to say Hello , and how sorry I was to be too busy to get over to the house to see her this trip . |
| 26 | What if , like my poor neighbour , I was to be so riddled with cancer , that after cutting me open , they just sewed me up and sent me home ? |
| 27 | I once asked a taxi driver to take me to the Glasgow Herald offices whither I was to hand in my weekly scribblings . |
| 28 | How glad I was to be homeless . |
| 29 | I was to be at the harbour at 8 a.m. on the dot . |
| 30 | George and I were to be victims , I was to be taken to the top floor and George to the third floor up . |