Example sentences of "[was/were] [to-vb] they [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe that we would get on better with our men ; we would have less friction and less legislation if we were to meet them round the table and discuss mutual affairs with them in a suitable manner . |
| 2 | Then , scientists were to puncture them in the leg with a large hypodermic to extract a sample of muscle tissue . |
| 3 | Does it really matter that those were early days , when the joke on campus was that the only way to kill anyone with a laser was to hit them over the head with it ? |
| 4 | The aim was to put them on the spot — or at least to impress the Inspector with your knowledge and concern . |
| 5 | My first thought was to put them in the dustbin . |