Example sentences of "we [was/were] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I told him that if we were to be married I would n't ask my father for a penny he … well , he threw me out . ’ |
| 2 | Wendy and I were pleased to find that we were to be billeted in the same small town of Wolverton — pleased , that is , until we saw it ! |
| 3 | We were to be dropped by L.R.D.G. approx. four miles from our objective at 23.50 hours on night 11 July 1942 . |
| 4 | We were to be her guardians . |
| 5 | He told us some harrowing stories of life on a bomber aerodrome which had ‘ main force ’ squadrons , always carrying heavy loads of high explosives and incendiaries , and impressed on us how lucky we were to be on a Pathfinder station . |
| 6 | ‘ We heard nothing until March 1989 when we were told we were to be taken to court — myself , Mrs Roper and Mrs McNeil . |
| 7 | If we were to be swallowed up , the credibility of our beers as genuine regional products would be destroyed . |
| 8 | Now we were to be reconciled and it was the beginning of a thrilling era for both parties . |
| 9 | Very soon we were to be concerned with matters less peaceful than the conduct of our kitchens . |
| 10 | He entered the room with the pop-eyed , lock-jawed expression of one who was expecting to hear a death-sentence from his commanding officer , but he cracked into smiles of various kinds when he heard we were to be his proteges . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | We were to be the first line . |
| 13 | But this would be weakened if we were to be deflected from our existing targets . |
| 14 | I realised at the beginning of 1992 that we were not core and that we were to be disposed of — we had a very difficult year . ’ |
| 15 | He also warned us that , once we were back in London , we were to be careful where we went , to whom we talked and what we ate and drank . |
| 16 | Half a million pounds , if we were to be given the resources , would enable us , debt charge wise , to build two hundred and fifty family houses . |
| 17 | If we were to be totally cynical , we would say it lets Darlington MP Michael Fallon off a nasty hook . |