Example sentences of "which [be] [prep] [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The structure plans then provided a framework for local plans , which were to be more detailed strategies prepared at district level .
2 Neither , at first , did the incoming administration foresee the impact of rising unemployment , which was to be especially serious among the urban young .
3 The interesting exception comes in the lead up to the 1979 election , when people were very harsh about the past period ( during a Labour administration ) but hopeful for the future ( which was to be under Conservative administration ) ; however , gloomy expectations about the future soon followed that 1979 election .
4 Tribal sculpture and the painting of Cézanne , both of which were used extensively by Picasso as sources for the Demoiselles , were to be the two major influences in the creation of Cubism ; in fact the constant inspiration which Picasso and Braque drew from the art of Cézanne and the stimulation which tribal sculpture provided for Picasso were the only important outside influences in the development of a style which was to be very self-contained .
5 As Officer Commanding , 4 Ferry Pool at Prestwick , McGuinness was instructed to act as Liaison Officer on behalf of the ATA which was to be directly involved in the critical transfer .
6 Although the great house remains the focus of her village society of two or three families , their pervasive flaw is a pride and ceremony that detracts from comfort — that middle-class word which was to be so crucial for the Victorians .
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