Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I were to be wrapped up warmly , and … ’ |
| 2 | George and I were to be victims , I was to be taken to the top floor and George to the third floor up . |
| 3 | The nut appears to be plastic and , if I were to be really picky , has been cut a hair on the high side . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If I were to be denied my belief in the almost limitless potential of my students , I 'd give up . |
| 7 | But it or if I were to be thinking I 'd say , Is n't he . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If I was to be arrested , I would be arrested with dignity . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | And it was because you told her I was to be the baby 's legal mother when the adoption went through . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | How glad I was to be homeless . |
| 19 | I was to be at the harbour at 8 a.m. on the dot . |
| 20 | George and I were to be victims , I was to be taken to the top floor and George to the third floor up . |
| 21 | As it turned out , fate had decreed that I was to be the one who would change this unhappy state of affairs . |
| 22 | She did not know that I was to be there and came forward saying : ‘ My dear Elizabeth , what a very nice surprise . |
| 23 | They informed me that my Mom had been taken into hospital and I was to be taken into care until she recovered . |
| 24 | Just on a year ago , as I was to be in London at the time of the World Cup , I made enquiries about obtaining tickets to attend some of the Cup matches in the United Kingdom . |
| 25 | ‘ Then I could show Mother Francis that I 'd be back up in the convent in time for Mass in the chapel , and she 'd get to know I was to be relied on . ’ |
| 26 | But I was to be disappointed . |
| 27 | ‘ And if , by some magic wand , I was to be offered an overnight cure for just one of them , I am not sure which I would choose . ’ |
| 28 | Still virginal in my dealings with the music press , I was to be despatched to the Reading Festival to cover this bastion of the British rock calendar for NME . |
| 29 | I once had two weeks to learn to love everything , two weeks until I was to be shot . |
| 30 | ‘ I was to be the poet , he the novelist . |