Example sentences of "were [prep] [be] [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A massive blow , delivered at maximum speed , was to knock France out of the war in the first six weeks ; then , using Germany 's efficient interior rail system , the victorious troops were to be rushed east to destroy the Tsar 's armies before Russia 's cumbersome mobilization could be completed . |
| 2 | Such commitments , in spite of their essential unfeasibility , were to be restated time and again in future elections . |
| 3 | Companies hit by labour disputes were to be granted emergency loans and allowed to postpone tax repayments for up to nine months . |
| 4 | Alexander raised none of the questions which would have to be answered if emancipation were to take place : whether serfs were to be granted land as well as liberty , whether and how they were to pay for them , and how local government was to be conducted if the jurisdiction of serf-owners came to an end . |
| 5 | Decaying regions were to be given aid to create new industries along the lines of the Barlow report of 1940 . |