Example sentences of "[adj] that [pers pn] [was/were] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same qualifications characterized the University Statute of 1863 which , while granting the universities greater autonomy , made clear that it was to be exercised within narrow guide-lines . |
| 2 | His heart sank , perversely convinced that he was to be transferred to some damp hole where he would be able neither to stand upright nor lie at full length , and chained there in darkness . |
| 3 | John Hutt , Governor of Western Australia , was thrilled that it was to be an Englishman who was to dispel the mists of ornithological obscurity from the continent . |
| 4 | He had the expatriate knack of being lent things and getting himself looked after on his return to the native land , and as they talked it became apparent that we were to be entertained to lunch by the gallery owner . |
| 5 | He was probably also aware that it was to be his last on any comparable scale . |