Example sentences of "[was/were] [to-vb] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were to stay a few days longer here , for Flora 's sake . |
| 2 | ‘ All that remained was to kill a few hours in town , so I went to visit an old friend . |
| 3 | The first step in the evaluation of the ANLT processing system was to select a few sentences from the Longman/Lancaster corpus and samples of recognised text ( the HP business text in Appendix 5 and estate agents details ) . |
| 4 | Brewing up was easy — all that had to be done was to shift a few boulders to reach a hot spot lower down , and pop a billy-can of snow into the hole . |
| 5 | If David was to have a few drinks it would all come out . |
| 6 | My job was to say a few words that might comfort both groups . |
| 7 | Washington 's stance seems sure to complicate the United Airlines buyout , which was to close a few days after the 10 October deadline set by Mr Skinner for information on BA 's involvement . |
| 8 | With the Charter and the political precepts of the paper firmly in place , all that was needed was to drag a few journalists out of the pubs and set them to work . |