Example sentences of "was [prep] [be] [vb pp] from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henceforth it was to be seen from time to time on route 16/18 . |
| 2 | Two years after Gundovald 's death , it was discovered that the dux Rauching was plotting with the followers of Chlothar II to assassinate Childebert ; he was then to take control of Theudebert , the king 's elder son , and of Champagne ; two other men , Ursio and Berthefred , were to seize Theuderic and the rest of Childebert 's kingdom ; Brunhild was to be ousted from power . |
| 3 | These were now reduced to 56 million , of which only 22 million was to be cut from unemployment benefits . |
| 4 | It was announced on Jan. 18 , 1990 , that the Iowa , together with its sister ship the New Jersey , was to be withdrawn from service after repairs had been completed [ see also p. 37178 ] . |
| 5 | His resignation arose not so much because an audience was to be debarred from geology , as because women were to be debarred from the audience . |
| 6 | Opposition to the regulation considered here was to be expected from property owners … since it intruded on their interests not only directly , but also indirectly through the additional taxation necessary to finance its implementation . |
| 7 | Like other trades and ‘ mysteries ’ , chemical or pharmaceutical knowledge was to be passed from father to son , or master to apprentice , or wise woman to her daughter , and not broadcast to the world . |
| 8 | The landing was to be executed from east to west and embrace the whole southern coast of the island , from Sandown Bay , where the main body would land , to Chale , Brixton and Freshwater Bays … |
| 9 | Instead , they were left with their deeply-rooted faith in ‘ humanism ’ which was to be derived from citizenship , and this encouraged them to think in terms of the whole person , rather than training for specific trades . |
| 10 | The last thing I expected was to be woken from unconsciousness by an air hostess with the face of an angel , gently patting on my shoulder and telling me that the plane had just landed in Miami . |
| 11 | Brenner was the prince 's man rather than Gloucester 's , and was to be removed from office after Richard 's accession . |
| 12 | Brenner was the prince 's man rather than Gloucester 's , and was to be removed from office after Richard 's accession . |
| 13 | And yet she had not cried , not even now , when the coffin was to be taken from Summer Lodge and carried to the graveyard on the hill overlooking the sea , could she give way to tears . |
| 14 | The final $100 million was to be provided from insurance carriers under directors ' and officers ' liability policies . |