Example sentences of "i was [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day I was to take the train to Puno , yet another notorious journey . |
| 2 | If I locked my door at night , I was to take the key out , never leave the key in |
| 3 | Over the following three years , I was to see the keys again and , more often , the deeds of ownership to lost land . |
| 4 | I was to see the effect , in my own home , on my own children , that such tragedy could bring . |
| 5 | That Friday morning as we sat enjoying each other 's company and the fresh bread and pancakes , I was to see the rule practised once again . |
| 6 | Is that what it is– ’ Or if I was to see the doctor and my girlfriend happened to be seeing the doctor as well , this was just an excuse , according to them , for us to be together . |
| 7 | ‘ First , may I say how glad I was to see the honourable gentleman in the Government lobby last night , ’ Lang said . |
| 8 | But if I was to ask the same question throughout industry today the answer would be very different . |
| 9 | He himself would put the fear of God into the professors of Königsberg and Breslau ; I was to do the same thing in Danzig . |
| 10 | I was to do the counting — up to a hundred ( I could n't count up to a hundred , I had to do it in tens ) and when I opened my eyes he 'd have disappeared . |
| 11 | But , sad as I was to leave the arena of Ultra , for me there was no choice . |
| 12 | How happy I was to leave the island ! |
| 13 | Never was I so glad to see anyone as I was to welcome the return of Gordon Hilker and Yehudi Menuhin later that evening after the concert . |
| 14 | If I was to describe the symptoms that would limit the songs too specifically for the listener . ’ |
| 15 | On the Sunday evening I was to attend the SWET awards , and Ben Frow had produced a black and white spotted dress for me to wear . |
| 16 | It was the perfect moment to arrive in the city where I was to spend the next year . |
| 17 | On my arrival I was taken straight to Sick Bay where I was to spend the night , as a billet had not yet been found for me . |
| 18 | I was given a list of 12 absolutes that if the promoter could not provide , I was to cancel the gig on the spot . |
| 19 | Alas , I was to reach the age of sixty and retire before even the first sod was turned , but I am happy to relate that the building is now complete and occupied by AIB . |
| 20 | On the directions of the new heir to a £50 million fortune , I was to receive the state minimum of one week 's redundancy pay for each year 's service . |
| 21 | And I suppose , I mean if I was to answer the question was it a good thing I would have to say no . |
| 22 | So at last I was to savour the delights of staging at Rutbah Wells fort and , after travelling most of the daylight hours from Baghdad , it was bliss to get into the fort with all its comforts . |
| 23 | I was to stop the Deveril woman and proceed to Godstowe , do whatever was necessary to ensure Lady Eleanor did not embarrass the Crown or the English court . ’ |
| 24 | WHEN I heard I was to interview the ‘ Mef , I got terribly excited . |
| 25 | ‘ If I was to insult the contestants I would be shooting myself in the foot . |
| 26 | If I was to buy the pond version for my 90 gallon marine system , then would n't this be more efficient , due to the slower flow rate , compared to that of our Koi-keeping friends ? |
| 27 | When I got home , a week later , wobbling about on crutches , I was to confront the grinding realities of being involved in a car crash . |
| 28 | Since I knew that I was to have the privilege of addressing this seminar , I have studied with great textual care the document issued by the federation under the title Dear Fellow Citizen because it appeared to me that it was ‘ the brief ’ for what I was to say to you . |
| 29 | You heard about the eh education secretary 's faux pas somebody from Jack section , he , he 's apparently he slipped up er , and said right and Jack said to him I was to tell the education authorities suggest that you do when the education er clerk turn to Mr and said you are just , streaming is when he put one child in the same group for all subjects , setting is when there in different groups according to their ability , so you could be a Maths set A or an English set B , awkward is n't it ? |
| 30 | My agent said he had some private work for me , and I was to contact the party myself . ’ |