Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [to-vb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Francis Hawkins was to rise to effective second-in-command of the BUF after 1936 and the impact of the ex-British Fascist members was to be significant in the organization and administration of the movement . |
| 2 | The Washington Post of Feb. 12 reported that diplomats from the major powers saw these changes as " necessary if the UN is to adjust to current world realities by moving away from its former , almost exclusive preoccupation with North-South issues and put more stress on conflict-prevention and peacekeeping " . |
| 3 | The care provided by the Beacon was to transfer to special units in the remaining children 's day centres . |
| 4 | Significantly , Macleod announced during his speech that the government planned to ensure that Hong Kong 's fiscal reserves would stand at HK$71,600 million by March 1997 ( Hong Kong was to revert to Chinese sovereignty in July 1997 ) . |
| 5 | Although Central Asia was to fall to Russian arms — and soon after to the railway station — in the 1870s , it was not until the turn of the century that Siberia and the Far East bowed to the onward march of the station , here rigidly classified into a whole range of categories of importance . |
| 6 | The junction at Newton is to revert to double track , airline style black boxes are being installed in trains to pinpoint the cause of accidents , and a new electronic safeguard system which will literally stop trains in their tracks if a driver makes a mistake is being tested . |
| 7 | The junction at Newton is to revert to double track , airline style black boxes are being installed in trains to pinpoint the cause of accidents , and a new electronic safeguard system which will literally stop trains in their tracks if a driver makes a mistake is being tested . |