Example sentences of "they [was/were] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were to be wandering years , but they were to end in triumph . |
| 2 | ‘ He was a student at the university : they were to be married until she decided a career on the stage suited her better than becoming the wife of a Hapsburg cavalry officer . |
| 3 | Again they were to be disappointed . |
| 4 | However , if Athletico had hopes of a brief stay away from the Premier they were to be disappointed . |
| 5 | But they were to be disappointed . |
| 6 | Wardle , Appleyard , Close , Lowson , Trueman and Illingworth entered cricket in Yardley 's reign and all had great respect for his tactical ingenuity and his benevolent , Gower-style leadership although they were to be critical later . |
| 7 | He had warned many Champenois that they were to be ready to follow when so commanded and , he wrote , ‘ they willingly agreed ’ . |
| 8 | If the king-duke did not order a specific meal , they were to be ready with pork , beef , cabbages ( caulibus ) , mustard , and hens ; and if one of the co-seigneurs was knighted , he was to wait upon the king-duke wearing ‘ red hose of scarlet and gilded spurs or shoes ’ while he ate . |
| 9 | They were to be punishable under the Forest laws , however , if their dogs coursed in the royal forest . |
| 10 | They were to be worthy members of the Arsenal family off the field as well as on . |
| 11 | There was no consensus amongst the Serbs as to the form of government they wanted if they were to be able to force recognition of Serbian autonomy from the sultan . |
| 12 | ‘ We would have more respect , certainly for the politicians , if they were to be positive , imaginative and constructive instead of carping and negative in their approach . ’ |
| 13 | As originally conceived in the White Paper , the main characteristics of the polytechnics were that they were to be large , comprehensive , have an applied philosophy , be primarily teaching institutions with a brief to develop courses in new areas , and their courses were to be validated by the CNAA . |
| 14 | About 300 political prisoners had been deported from Lisbon to Madeira in the autumn and winter of 1930 , and they were to be important in the trouble which followed . |
| 15 | The unifying factor between them was to be dynastic and personal . |