Example sentences of "we were [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd come up to Hampstead to have coffee and we were to go to the Everyman , but the queue was too long . |
| 2 | The events that followed have been chronicled by several of those that took part , My fate was similar : we were to listen out for a coded signal from Group at Lyon if we were to proceed to the target . |
| 3 | If we were to refer to the light , we would not associate it with an individual object . |
| 4 | If we were to look at the balance sheets of these other banks , we should find that their customers ' deposits had increased and that this increase was matched on the asset side by an increase in their operational balances at the Bank of England . |
| 5 | If we were to backtrack in the area of supporting composers , commissioning new work and putting it on as public a stage as possible , that would be close to admitting : ‘ Look , a classical commercial station can do the job just as well . |
| 6 | The airport brings major economic benefits to the North West as we were to discover with the help of our guide John Kirby . |
| 7 | It might be best if you and not one of us were to deal with the boy . |