Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] always to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Masonry was always to be an element in the liberal forces — particularly in later non-socialist brands of Republicanism — it was never again , as it was from 1815 to 1820 , its chief framework ; even then it was not so much a system of belief as the only clandestine organization available for conspiracy . |
| 2 | His diminutive figure was always to be seen during battles with the opposition , and for this reason he gained exceptionally early admission to the Rowdies as a kind of unofficial mascot . |
| 3 | Drawing was always to be a liberation for him . |
| 4 | Your father , Dermot told us a lot of course — I 'm sure your mother would have been none too pleased , if she knew , but his first loyalty was always to the cause . |
| 5 | There he worked on the unfashionable inorganic chemistry ; his science was always to be on the boundary of physics and chemistry . |
| 6 | From then on , the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy . |
| 7 | At first they never went round The Courts ; the route was always to the outskirts and to where houses had gardens , small or large . |