Example sentences of "he [was/were] [to-vb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bottom line is that whilst Wilko has made decisions which have upset , even annoyed us , if he were to leave for the England job there is no-one remotely capable of replacing him . |
| 2 | Messiaen began composing at the age of seven , entering the Paris Conservatoire four years later where he was to remain for the next 11 years , winning four premiers prix including that for composition in 1930 . |
| 3 | Such was my father 's introduction to Abyssinia where , except for three periods of leave , he was to remain for the next ten years . |
| 4 | Payment of the annuity was continued by the king 's successor , Richard II , whose favour he was to enjoy for the rest of his life . |
| 5 | Sir John Wolfenden , the then vice-chancellor of Reading University , was chosen to be its Chairman , a job which he was to hold for the three years that the Committee took to produce its Report . |
| 6 | He was later elected honorary treasurer — a position he was to retain for an incredible quarter of a century , earning himself the title of ‘ Grand Old Man ’ . |
| 7 | Philip of France had sent a force of Brabançons to help his brother-in-law , the opening shot in a campaign which he was to wage for the next thirty years . |