Example sentences of "there were to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there were to be a programme of comparable generosity to the new democracies , it would be necessary to reduce some category of expenditure within the industrial countries . |
| 2 | There were to be a lot of evacuations in the coming years , by land , sea and air , each accompanied by promises from departing residents that their absence would only be temporary . |
| 3 | He had only been a stop-gap , to fill in after Father Collins 's long , thirty-five-year ministry and the appointment of a permanent successor , if there were to be a successor . |
| 4 | If there were to be a failure in maintaining this conquest , the ‘ livelihood ’ of these people would be at stake . |
| 5 | If moreover there were to be a case of parthenogenesis , the resulting foetus would be female , for there would be no ‘ Y ’ chromosome present ! |
| 6 | If there were to be a reduction in the mark-up , then this would further reinforce the effect . |
| 7 | If there were to be a Labour Government or the unlikely event of a Liberal Democrat Government , it would be open house for local authorities to spend and spend , just like Viv Nicholson . |
| 8 | There were to be no aisles , crosses or altars ; the pulpit must be against the end wall facing the congregation . |
| 9 | After the Poema there were to be no more serious attempts to re-tell the life of El Cid with any fidelity to actual events . |
| 10 | There were to be no Cup ties . |
| 11 | There were to be no negotiations with Willingdon . |
| 12 | There were to be no male heirs for Thomas — indeed , he was to father only one robust child who would survive into old age , as we shall see shortly . |
| 13 | There were to be no mechanical or electrical improvements . |
| 14 | There were to be no more transactions with them . |
| 15 | There were to be no less than 2,000 uniformed Blackshirts , marching and parading as the advance guard of revolution . |
| 16 | Events after 1969 shows that Nixon intended to continue the use of America 's great influence and power ; but there were to be no more Vietnams . |
| 17 | Buzz had warned Clare that there were to be no more arguments , and now all Elinor had to do was get well . |
| 18 | This year there were to be no festivities , however meagre . |
| 19 | From this point on , there were to be no more magazines , nor any news of any kind — even on our third anniversary in April , until after Brian 's release more than a year later . |
| 20 | Though it grated on their code of hospitality , the island hosts then decided there were to be no more gifts of food or drink , no more counselling or mapping , no more lending of labour , or advice . |
| 21 | Worse still , she had apparently issued instructions before her appearance ‘ that there were to be no topical references , no jokes and minimal body contact ’ . |
| 22 | There were to be no excuses for him returning . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought I said there were to be no unaccompanied flights ? ’ she snaps . |
| 24 | Noel explains why the number is so small : ‘ When we took on this responsibility it was made clear that there were to be no extra funds specifically for underwater archaeology . |
| 25 | Smith and Cusack then had shots blocked in another goalmouth scramble , but there were to be no more real goal attempts by Darlington after that . |
| 26 | The steady erosion from astronomical to merely high has at least been good for morale : a further cut after the holidays might just jolly people into voting Tory if there were to be an autumn election . |
| 27 | If there were to be an image of a woman in that book , that one picture would stand out as the exception . |
| 28 | Er if there were to be an exceptions policy the suggestion has been made that certain districts perhaps could be identified er as being a suitable location . |