Example sentences of "be [to-vb] [subord] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Of the Irish contingent , The Committee on recent form stands out but if Cahervillahow were to recapture if only fleetingly the form of two years ago you need look no further for the winner .
2 In Mark , they were to fail as well ( Mark 16:8 ) .
3 Jeanne and the baby were to follow as soon as a wet-nurse could be found near the capital .
4 But if his aim is to justify as well as to interpret Marx 's theory , the point becomes more pressing .
5 Colin Campbell is to check whether all doors have locks and the effect of fire regulations on these .
6 If he was to rule as well as reign he himself had to overthrow Mortimer and Isabella and to do so in a way which would not enhance the power of the magnates .
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