Example sentences of "be to have be a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was to have been a grand finale to the four-day official visit had to be hurried along with little ceremony as rain pelted down on Kyongju , spoiling the autumnal splendour of the ornamental gardens , a favourite spot for young honeymooners . |
| 2 | This was to have been a double wedding , her twin sister , Corrie 's and hers , celebrated on the day of their grandparents ' Golden Wedding anniversary . |
| 3 | His psyche had chosen to fly during what was to have been a two-week visit at their flat rather than fifteen storeys up in his own dismal , run-down tower block , alone with his nagging wife . |
| 4 | 'As you all know , this was to have been a happy occasion , an opportunity for members old and new to join together and indulge ourselves with history in pleasant surroundings , linked in our common interest by the traditions of the Circle . |
| 5 | BRIAN RIGNEY , the Greystones lock who was to have been an important part of Ireland 's plans for the World Cup , is recovering rapidly from his knee injury sustained in Namibia . |