Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [art] [noun] [was/were] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the paralysis which caused her death in the end , or so the doctor was to certify ; she died there in the workhouse , aged 70 , on 12 September 1849 . |
| 2 | Although originally the aim was to promote Chartered Manager status , this aim is now being pursued independently by the British Institute of Management , with the approval of CMEAD . |
| 3 | If perhaps the Government were to fund victim support properly , Erm , Mr who was burgled and has never got over it might perhaps have had a visit and some counselling from a victim support worker , and that would be a very good thing . |
| 4 | The war prevented this flight and instead the Stratoliner was to become his executive run-about and was fitted with a sumptuous interior . |
| 5 | Well having er carried this appliance nine flights of stairs to the ninth floor of the flat erm my objective was to gain entry into the flat onsh , sorry once the okay was given erm , again the objective was to gain entry into the flat as quickly and as quietly as possible er , by my mistake the equipment was not placed one hundred percent correctly and began to malfunction. er It started to make er a bit of a whirring noise , and a bit of a loud noise and again the objective was to gain entry quickly and quietly . |