Example sentences of "[was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This anomaly could , however , be remedied if the courts were to embrace novel theories of what constitutes loss given the novel essence of insider dealing . |
| 2 | The case for such objective assessment before operation seems particularly strong in women over the age of 50 because they may have suffered occult damage to the anal sphincter during the childbirth and could be at particular risk of a poor functional outcome if the sphincter were to sustain further damage at the time of operation . |
| 3 | Among these were a number of scions of William the Conqueror 's knights whose descendants were to wield great influence in Scotland 's tumultuous history : Bernard de Bailleul ( later Balliol ) ; Robert de Brus ( Bruce or ‘ the Bruce ’ ) ; and Walter FitzAlan , who became hereditary Steward of Scotland , a title leading ultimately to the name and royal family of Stewart . |
| 4 | Both features — a faith in traditional institutions and short-term solutions to particular problems — were to remain characteristic features of public policy well into the post-war era . |
| 5 | If one were to include other categories of ‘ news ’ , such as ‘ Law , police and accidents ’ — a category excluded from the public affairs one — then the reader would have had access to substantial amounts of information about the outside world . |
| 6 | We confidently assume that the results set out here will , in their broad principles , be valid for any language ; however , because of the limitless domains that would appear on the horizon if one were to include proper exemplification from other languages , and since there is ample material to consider in English alone , the latter is the basis on which the investigation will proceed . |
| 7 | Since Ferdinand 's instructions to the Junta of Government ( which he left in Madrid to govern while he was at Bayonne ) were to cultivate French friendship at all costs , and since these counsels were not modified until after the outbreak of a popular rising , it meant that official Spain could not take the leadership of the instinctive movement against France . |
| 8 | Although they had recently lost narrowly to New Zealand , there was no question that West Indies were now the outstanding team in the world , and they were to continue that way throughout the 1980s . |
| 9 | How would it be , Richard , if we were to continue this discussion over a very large pink gin ? " |
| 10 | The instructions were to agree one answer to this question ‘ Are these two bricks the same size , or is one of them bigger than the other ? ’ |
| 11 | We hear from Sally Boote that at High Wycombe Town Hall , where Betty Hartley 's Berkshire team were to perform two items as a contribution to Wycombe Arts Festival , the designers , had raked the stage instead of the floor of the auditorium . |
| 12 | If I were to rewrite this book in ten years ' time , in the light of further research and experience , my own views might well have changed somewhat . |
| 13 | And even if a protectionist Power were to exclude British goods from some newly developing market , it was ‘ mercantilist superstition ’ to believe that this would do permanent damage : |
| 14 | Kähler 's thought , and the distinction he drew , were to find many echoes in later debate , along with the work of Schweitzer , and we shall meet these questions again . |
| 15 | From a purely selfish point of view , if the policy were to indicate specific areas of the county erm where this policy would er be appropriate and would apply erm and as long as it excluded Craven , then I think |
| 16 | During its short life Gandalf 's Garden evolved a style which made It , Oz , and the others that were to come later models of detachment and worldliness . |
| 17 | If the sole intention of the Association were to secure civil rights for Ulster Catholics while accepting and loyally supporting the constitution of the Ulster state … why has it admitted to its counsels and membership , as it undoubtedly has , a number of men from an organisation pledged to the destruction of that state ? |
| 18 | The objectives were to obtain some feeling for this environment , and also to compare the readings at various angles of view . |
| 19 | Mansell and Senna were to provide photographic proof of what F1 is likely to miss next year as they engaged in a thrilling battle during the race . |
| 20 | Units were to provide local solutions to local problems . |
| 21 | Everything hung on this jump if the RAF were to stand much chance in the rest of the competition . |
| 22 | The last day of November 1845 was set by the Board of Trade as the day on which all new railway plans had to be lodged if they were to stand any hope of a parliamentary hearing . |
| 23 | She would need all her wits if she were to stand any chance of getting away from him . |
| 24 | Oxford had a lot to do if they were to stand any chance of taking on Italian opposition . |
| 25 | In several respects this period witnessed a working out of the legacy of the Civil War , and many of the issues which were to cause political division in English society under the later Stuarts stemmed from problems which had been left unresolved by the Restoration of 1660 . |
| 26 | Let us just accept that the inclusion of education within social policy is the consequence of a comparatively arbitrary decision by the author , and move on to look at the difficult problems that would have to be faced if we were to define social policy in terms of public expenditure which contributes to public welfare . |
| 27 | After the management fired the union leadership , initially 86 per cent of workers voted to go on with the strike , but eventually they were cajoled into a ‘ second union ’ started by white collar staff who wanted to cooperate with the company ( and many of whom were to receive rapid promotions from the grateful management — see also chapter 16 ) . |
| 28 | Together , these two initiatives exhibit most of the features which were to characterise Conservative policies towards the inner cities for the rest of the decade : |
| 29 | There are undoubtedly people who will still say , ‘ I do n't want my little Johnny to get food poisoning and that 's the end of the story , ’ — although unfortunately , they would be misled if they were to choose irradiated food for that reason . ’ |
| 30 | If I were to choose any country in the world to live as a family in it would have to be somewhere different , perhaps exotic . |