Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh pn] [was/were] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cramped accommodation was found in the Louvre for six students , each of whom was to be paid an annual stipend of 1,000 livres , a director and later a secretary . |
| 2 | By 1802 John Wayland — a member of a famous Frome family , some of whom were to be very eminent in Baptist circles in America — was the new owner , and rates on it cost him 4d. ; lucky old Mrs. Muir , then , who had taken over by 1804 , and was only charged half the price … |
| 3 | In a contested election , however , it was impossible to do much with direct patronage , even if such were available , for there was never enough to do more than grease the palms of a handful of venal men , most of whom were to be found in the burgh councils . |
| 4 | The pact also provided for 300 UN guards , all but a handful of whom were to be stationed in northern Iraq , and an unspecified number of aid workers . |
| 5 | The second unexpected area of conflict came over the question of who was to be entitled to final cut on the film . |
| 6 | The dominance of economic terms of reference , to the possible detriment of clients , rather than matters of public service can also be seen over the issue of who was to be accepted as a member of the scheme . |
| 7 | Mohammed Ali Samater was reappointed as Prime Minister on Jan. 21 , Barre allowed him the responsibility of choosing his own ministerial team ; no immediate announcements were made about who was to be chosen . |
| 8 | There was some confusion as to who was to be left behind , as ever all wanting to be in at the action , the Steward and Moray flatly refusing to stay . |
| 9 | The volunteers drew lots as to who was to be ‘ teacher ’ and who to be ‘ learner ’ , and the teacher saw the learner being strapped into a chair . |