Example sentences of "they [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 2 | Before they reached the great stone shaped like the skull of a horse which marked the path they were to take to the right , the fires were all out and the smoke from them had dispersed into the general heat-haze . |
| 3 | In addition to these structural changes — and they were to continue in the 1970s and 1980s with Channel Four and TV-am , to say nothing of cable systems and satellite broadcasting — the underlying philosophy of broadcasting was being increasingly and powerfully challenged . |
| 4 | Under Biset 's orders they were to search for the evildoers and those who harboured them , and do whatever was necessary to maintain the king 's peace in those parts . |
| 5 | They were to assemble in the nave and discuss the pageant for Corpus Christi . |
| 6 | By the end of the 14th century the Warren family of Poynton had become Lords of the Manor , a title which they were to retain until the death of Sir George Warren in 1801 . |
| 7 | They were to act as the first stage in settling disputes , and there would be " no stoppage of work until any difference or dispute had been referred to them or if necessary to the District or National Board as circumstances may require " . |
| 8 | In the evening they were to sing by the lake and gone to inspect the stage . |
| 9 | They were to depart from the Western Gate . |
| 10 | The Jones did ask what they were to do about the other problems . |
| 11 | As they walked along , weaving through the little groups of fighting or jesting juniors , the three boys were discussing what they were to do over the weekend . |
| 12 | They were to choose and they were to live with the consequences of their choice . |
| 13 | They were to drive in the Bois de Boulogne . |
| 14 | Assistant catering manager Ronnie McLay said : ‘ A short time before the hungry crowds descended , catering manager Sid Ashford and I gave Jim , Lorna and Agnes a big surprise : they were to deal with the barbecue while we acted as runners . |
| 15 | From the detailed observation of fifteen boards , it was evident that training often followed the pattern of immediate demand rather than being linked to any developmental plan ; thus , a board might ask the headteacher or member of staff for further elaboration of a topic which surfaced at a meeting , such as subject choice by S3 , or individuals might decide to attend an area session on interviewing skills only once they knew that they were to participate in the selection of a senior member of staff . |
| 16 | By way of explanation , the bemused kids were told this was a police operation , and they were to gather in the corridor and wait quietly for further instructions . |
| 17 | The 1979 local Assemblies throughout the country debated Libya 's relations with Malta ; they were to advise on the question whether Libya should give economic aid to her ally . |
| 18 | Before the post of Commissioner was established , it was considered in the Green Paper , Trade Unions and Their Members , that trade union members needed to be ‘ exceptionally determined and sometimes courageous ’ if they were to embark on the process of claiming and enforcing the full rights which the law gave to them . |
| 19 | So they were to walk to the House the longest way , along the fringe of St James 's Park . |
| 20 | It is very important to emphasise that in drawing up these formal treaties covering the limitation and control of the methods and means of warfare , those involved did not see themselves as creating new rules , but as codifying existing principles and specifying how they were to apply to the rapidly changing conditions of warfare produced by political and technological developments . |
| 21 | Since the American slump that created a space for Henry VIII and some of Korda 's succeeding films quickly passed , subsequent pictures had to be not just good , but exceptional , if they were to break through the resistance or American audiences to foreign films . |
| 22 | They were to stay on the alert for any soldier unlucky enough to go overboard . |
| 23 | They were to stay in the worst conditions imaginable for a month , before they were all sent to a detention camp at Kedos , in the mountains of Anatolia . |
| 24 | They were to look at the sculpture of Michelangelo , and the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel . |
| 25 | At the time those concerns were far less significant than they were to become in the late 1970s , and reorganization was actually accompanied by a substantial increase in local authority spending . |
| 26 | Largely due to Bernard , they were to come to the forefront of politics and to find a place within the papal court . |
| 27 | They were to cut at the roots . |
| 28 | Last time the fibre-optic and wire-cutter had gone in by the front door ; this time they were to enter by the back . |
| 29 | That Fiji won the main prize so easily led to something of an anti-climax , but that was hardly the fault of the organisers , though they were to blame for the scant and often inaccurate team information for public and press . |