Example sentences of "that was [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another design that was to remain a firm favourite was the waterproof snow boot — fur-lined , with suede on the outside and fastened at the front or side with a zip . |
| 2 | June 8 , 1966 saw ‘ the blackest day in the history of Edwards AFB ’ and an event that was to place a dark shadow over the whole of the XB-70 programme . |
| 3 | But in July 1855 he then carried out a change in his administration that was to have a far-reaching effect on the scheme . |
| 4 | It is from this carefully defined power base that the concept of the Holy Roman Empire began — a concept that was to have a profound effect upon European history . |
| 5 | Junker resistance to the abolition of serfdom , their mistrust of the new powers of industry and their blank incomprehension when faced with the idea that their estates could be run more profitably on other than feudal lines set them on a course that was to have a profound impact on German history . |
| 6 | The nation that was to provide this salutary lesson was Russia , and it was a lesson that was to have a profound effect in Japan . |
| 7 | The peasants were only to serve as conscripts , an unpopular exercise that was to prove a continuing weakness of Mohamed Ali 's army . |
| 8 | Dana had travelled from Berlin to Salamanca on an old motor bike that was to play a large part in our lives both in Spain and in England . |