Example sentences of "[was/were] [to-vb] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am sure that we should get on better if we were to come to some terms with them " . |
| 2 | If the external cladding were to fail under some situations , the position of any persons using high lift equipment outside the building could be extremely dangerous . |
| 3 | Robert had been called up in the First Militia , as it was named , the beginning of National Service which was to continue until some years after the war ended . |
| 4 | This system was to continue in some form right up until the present day , through wars and periods of anarchy , even surviving long periods where powerful Emperors manipulated the elective body in the interests of their own family . |
| 5 | This was to compensate in some way for the rather poor salaries . |
| 6 | The second task was to stand on some planks of wood which had been set out in a hexagon . |
| 7 | It would be unfortunate , and indeed ironic , if the introduction of certification as a means of offering positive stimulus to learning , was to lead to some pupils losing interest as a result of lack of achievement . |
| 8 | The logical erm conclusion from that was to look at some form of tertiary education and that is what the County Council went out to consultation on . |
| 9 | Mark , aware of the problem , records that the reaction of the chief priests and Scribes was to look for some way to get rid of Jesus , but that they could not do so at that moment because Jesus was popular with the people . |
| 10 | It was to last for some months yet . |
| 11 | The initial response to the rioting by the LAPD was to withdraw in some confusion . |
| 12 | Cassie 's immediate reaction was to think of some reason why she was unable to go . |