Example sentences of "they [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " We 'll have a regular Simla evening , " declared the Colonel , and for this nostalgic excursion he chose to dine in a private room at Kettner 's , which still exists to-day , in Romilly Street , Soho ; after dinner they were to proceed to a box at the Palace Theatre , return to Kettner 's , where they arranged to leave their dominos , and thence to a masked ball at Covent Garden . |
| 2 | They were to proceed from here on foot . |
| 3 | But emergencies could and did arise , as they were to arise in 1293–4 and 1323–4 . |
| 4 | She was sending Auntie Lou the money for their rail tickets and they were to leave in two weeks ’ time . |
| 5 | This can be seen from the figures in Table 5 which also suggest that the longer the time they had lived in an old people 's home the less likely they were to go into hospital . |
| 6 | They were to go on trial on January 5 charged with lying to Congress about the controversy . |
| 7 | In the Pre-Campaign Wave and the two Campaign Waves we asked electors to give each party a mark out of ten for how inclined they were to vote for it . |
| 8 | As one who joined the Leader of the Opposition in voting against the Single European Act , before the right hon. Gentleman became a Euro-fanatic , may I appeal to my right hon. Friend to warn the voters about the huge dangers to the much-improved labour relations of Britain if they were to vote into power any Government who were prepared to pass over the power to wreck our trade union reforms by majority vote in Brussels ? |
| 9 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 10 | Before they reached this happy state , however , they were to carry through several operations and long hours of dangerous training from their base at the Hayling Island Sailing Club on an isolated spit of land called Sandy Point on Hayling Island ( near Portsmouth , Hampshire ) . |
| 11 | Before they reached the great stone shaped like the skull of a horse which marked the path they were to take to the right , the fires were all out and the smoke from them had dispersed into the general heat-haze . |
| 12 | She was to leave behind three of the youngest children , the last a ‘ sickly babe ’ born less than six months before their departure ; they were to take with them only their eldest son , John Henry , who was by then seven years old , and Mrs Gould 's nephew , Henry Coxen , whom the couple had taken on when his father died in 1825 . |
| 13 | Afterwards Travis began sorting out the things they were to take with them . |
| 14 | This period around 1967 was the time of the big change-over in the airline business from piston engines to jets , so it was clear that the programme I had selfishly pursued for my own good was in fact a proper course to follow for all Ops inspectors if they were to continue to be able to do their work effectively . |
| 15 | In addition to these structural changes — and they were to continue in the 1970s and 1980s with Channel Four and TV-am , to say nothing of cable systems and satellite broadcasting — the underlying philosophy of broadcasting was being increasingly and powerfully challenged . |
| 16 | In Campbell and Palmer v Crest Homes ( Wessex ) Ltd ( 1989 ) unreported , Chancery Division , 13 November , the plaintiff vendors agreed to sell some development land to the defendant purchasers at the price the property might reasonably be expected to fetch on the open market at the relevant date on a sale by a willing vendor to a willing purchaser ; if the parties failed to agree the price within four weeks they were to refer to an independent surveyor to determine the price . |
| 17 | Under Biset 's orders they were to search for the evildoers and those who harboured them , and do whatever was necessary to maintain the king 's peace in those parts . |
| 18 | They were to assemble in the nave and discuss the pageant for Corpus Christi . |
| 19 | By the end of the 14th century the Warren family of Poynton had become Lords of the Manor , a title which they were to retain until the death of Sir George Warren in 1801 . |
| 20 | The Convention not only transferred the Crown to William and Mary , but also laid down certain terms for the new rulers in the document known as the Declaration of Rights , and if the offer of the Crown was not strictly speaking conditional upon William and Mary 's acceptance of these terms , it was clear that everyone expected that they were to abide by them . |
| 21 | They were told by Jesus not to speculate about the time when God would bring in the kingdom in all its fullness , but , once they had received the Holy Spirit , they were to witness to Jesus in Jerusalem , Judaea , Samaria , and throughout the world ( Acts 1:8 ) . |
| 22 | They were to act as trainers for bomber gunners and were armoured accordingly for these manned targets were to be shot at — with frangible bullets ! |
| 23 | They were to act as the first stage in settling disputes , and there would be " no stoppage of work until any difference or dispute had been referred to them or if necessary to the District or National Board as circumstances may require " . |
| 24 | At 2250 hrs that evening Eighth Army confirmed in a signal to 5 Corps that they were to act in accordance with AFHQ 's ruling that they could hand over all the anti-Tito Yugoslavs so long as this did not involve use of force . |
| 25 | In the evening they were to sing by the lake and gone to inspect the stage . |
| 26 | Clerical subventions to Edward I did not end here , but in future they were to issue from papal taxation . |
| 27 | They were to depart from the Western Gate . |
| 28 | The Jones did ask what they were to do about the other problems . |
| 29 | Nurses working in a ward or department would come on duty and consult a ‘ Work book ’ to find out what they were to do during their shift . |
| 30 | As they walked along , weaving through the little groups of fighting or jesting juniors , the three boys were discussing what they were to do over the weekend . |