Example sentences of "he [verb] was to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The need , he felt was to be realistic ; idealism was all very well , but what is necessary is a practical programme based upon mutual self-interest . |
| 2 | In every way , Henry V acted as if all that he did was to be lasting in its effects . |
| 3 | What he wanted was to be as dirty as the miners , covered in coal-dust like them . |
| 4 | In 1970 , the last thing he wanted was to be reminded of Richard and the silly game they used to play . |
| 5 | All he wanted was to be free . |
| 6 | My impression was that I was only getting a small part of his attention , that he was profoundly preoccupied and that the one thing he wanted was to be left alone . ’ |