Example sentences of "[noun pl] were to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But my words were to no avail . |
| 2 | The words were to be simply interpreted ( p202 ) . |
| 3 | Omelettes were to be made without the breaking of eggs . |
| 4 | Since that time clearly we 've also had a series of further er indications development government guidance on the issue , new P P G one , three , and twelve all produced in March ninety two , which made it quite clear the environmental considerations were to be given greater attention in development plans . |
| 5 | All such styles were to be seen at the exhibition , but classically based designs predominated . |
| 6 | What was done to achieve this elusive parity of esteem which was required if the new schools were to be acceptable to parents and pupils ? |
| 7 | In December 1839 , schools were to be established for the use of workmen in the Company 's employ ; in June 1840 , these were to include a reading room . |
| 8 | On 14 August 1903 , the school teachers asked to keep their travelling privileges after the schools were to be handed over to the Local Education Authority . |
| 9 | Local schools were to be free to buy in the services of private organisations to inspect their standards . |
| 10 | The Secretary of State argued , inter alia , that the selection process necessary now that the grammar schools were to be retained could not be adequately organised within the available time , and that this was unreasonable behaviour within section 68 . |
| 11 | These schools were to be non-denominational and open to inspection . |
| 12 | There was to be an import ban on construction materials for which local substitutes were available , and cuts in subsidies to coffee producers and exporters were to be made by April . |
| 13 | But no steps were to be taken to put them into effect until they had been communicated to the king , who , when he had satisfied himself that they had been made without prejudice , would decide what was to be done . |
| 14 | Readers were to be left with the impression that a ‘ woodchopper ’ beating out the time audibly and often was the inevitable result and proof of unmusical French ‘ good taste ’ : one preferring permanent metrical chaos . |
| 15 | The statute in pursuance of which the challenged action was done would provide guidance to the court as to what grievances were to be considered as giving a genuine cause for complaint . |
| 16 | Staff were advised that the company was looking for a new property when the search for a new suitable area began and when Aldermaston had been identified as the place where the new offices were to be built . |
| 17 | Seventeen premiums were to be awarded . |
| 18 | If solutions were to be found they would be of a technological nature . |
| 19 | In the glorious Summer of 1914 military guards were to be stationed at Saltash Pier and other landing places ‘ as a precaution ’ . |
| 20 | Soviet customs regulations were to be maintained in Lithuania ( the Lithuanian government on March 17 had announced plans to curb exports from the republic , including introduction of Lithuanian-run border checkpoints ) , and guards were to be posted around nuclear power stations and " other very important sites which are all-union property " . |
| 21 | In the end a compromise emerged under which some — eventually most or all — hospitals and community units were to be allowed to become ‘ independent trusts ’ owning their own buildings and having their own governing bodies . |
| 22 | During 1992 some 5,500 of the proposed 19,500 state housing units were to be constructed in occupied territories . |
| 23 | At the same time , the main drive units were to be thoroughly overhauled and the existing motor generator sets replaced . |
| 24 | Artisans and small traders were to be allowed to perform individual services from their homes , from shops or by street vending , provided they had a trading licence and a medical card . |
| 25 | The end result of Henry 's policy was that ruined castles were to be seen throughout his dominions , visible reminders of the Old King 's power and the penalties meted out to rebellious lords . |
| 26 | Ariadne announced that the pictures on the back page with what some call funny captions were to be axed and was promptly beaten up by post and battered into continuing . |
| 27 | Pippin was assigned Neustria , but the two main beneficiaries were to be Louis the German and Charles , leaving Lothar with only Italy . |
| 28 | From these the finalists were to be selected to appear before the panel of judges at a social evening in Alton . |
| 29 | Throughout July and August the Khmers Rouges maintained their boycott of phase two of the October 1991 UN peace process , under which 70 per cent of the country 's estimated 200,000 fighters were to be assembled and disarmed [ see p. 38864 ] . |
| 30 | To assist the EEC in these objectives , three funds were to be set up : a European Social Fund to develop ‘ employment opportunities for workers ’ and to raise their standard of living ; a European Investment Bank to further economic expansion through the use of loans and guarantees ; and a European Development Fund targeted upon the associated French overseas territories . |