Example sentences of "were [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hypothesis is that there is a space for a socialist argument in favour of investment planning ; that such an argument could be presented in such a way as to appeal to organised labour and even to broader strata of the population concerned about employment prospects and their standard of living in retirement ; that if organised workers were to support the proposal they could use their union organisation to press for social accountability of their savings funds ; and that if the proposals were not linked to a ‘ dogmatic ’ pursuit of nationalisation they would stand a chance of recruiting some support from the more progressive elements of the state and corporate salariat — those whose technical expertise would be required in any such project , even if it is overlaid with oppressive ‘ professional ’ and ‘ managerial ’ ideologies — helping to isolate , so far as possible , reactionary financier elements . |
| 2 | Although the decent instinct of many was to support the weaker side in a wholly legitimate quest for independence , their public utterances , alas , were to support the side which in their view was the more important to British interests . |
| 3 | If we were to mount a performance of this ballet , we would know , thanks to the livret , exactly how many dancers were needed and what roles they would play ; the musical forces are , regrettably , another matter . |
| 4 | Thus , despite several unscheduled sessions of talks between the two leaders , the only concessions offered by Gorbachev during the course of his visit were to acknowledge the nature of the dispute , to promise a reduction in the level of Soviet forces stationed in the territories — currently one 10,000-strong army division and 40 MiG-23 aircraft — and to allow visa-free travel between Japan and the disputed islands . |
| 5 | It was also announced that the MoD were to optimise the development value of Hullavington , probably offering it for a large housing development . |
| 6 | If the content of a putatively infallible belief is merely that things are looking that way to me now , there is clearly less room for error than if I were to risk the belief that that way is pink . |
| 7 | And if it meant that Senna were to lose the championship , then the legal ramifications would be far-reaching . |
| 8 | During the first few days that Mr Reynolds was in hospital the main aims of his care were to confirm the diagnosis of carcinoma of the rectum , and to ensure that both Mr and Mrs Reynolds understood the implications of this . |
| 9 | But Clive Lawton , head of educational services , said there was still a long way to go , and he warned against being carried away with a good idea if it were to impoverish the rest of the scheme . |
| 10 | Lawyer B also needed to maintain the good will of the local County Court if he were to remain a success . |
| 11 | The northern fens were to remain the preserve of fishers and fowlers for another 150 years . |
| 12 | He chose Ottery as the place in which to found a religious community , and in 1337 obtained the king 's licence to make the church a collegiate foundation , whose members were to include a warden , a minister , a chanter , and eight choral vicars . |
| 13 | The plans were to include a vestry , church parlour , toilets and classrooms and the estimated cost was placed at £15,000 . |
| 14 | In December 1839 , schools were to be established for the use of workmen in the Company 's employ ; in June 1840 , these were to include a reading room . |
| 15 | Civil rights were to include the freedom to join labour unions , the right to strike and the right to expect equal opportunity in employment irrespective of gender , race or creed . |
| 16 | By 1513 , the dispute had grown to such proportions that , before the Battle of Flodden , when James IV challenged the Earl of Surrey to single-handed combat to decide their two nations ' grievances , the rewards to the victor were to include the return of the town of Berwick to Scotland , and the removal of the Esk fish garth . |
| 17 | Even if we were to include the value attributed to armaments in PP4 we would only arrive at a total of 21,019 . |
| 18 | Their festivals were to be a commemoration of God 's acts and even some of their clothes were to carry a reminder : ‘ Into this tassel you shall work a violet thread , and whenever you see this in the tassel , you shall remember all the Lord 's commands and obey them . ’ |
| 19 | The disputes that followed were to drive a wedge between Law and Docherty which persist with increasing bile and acrimony to the present day . |
| 20 | The next sixty years were to see a rise in the classroom autonomy of teachers allowing them growing discretion within their classrooms . |
| 21 | The years 1544 and 1545 were to see a number of English invasions , of which those of May 1544 and the autumn of 1545 — timed for the destruction of the harvest — were by far the worst . |
| 22 | If you were to see an adult goat jump like this , it would usually mean that it was in a desperate situation . |
| 23 | French interests , on the other hand , were to see the break-up of that empire and King Philip Augustus , therefore , supported the Staufen cause and the candidature of Philip of Swabia . |
| 24 | Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe and his wife , Helen , were to see the spectacle for the first time ; they were spending a long weekend with the Ballards , who lived on the moor above the town . |
| 25 | If , in Lady Chatterley 's Lover , the scales were to fall from Connie 's eyes and she were to see the worship of Mellor 's phallus for what it is , a means of subordinating and oppressing women , she could free herself and develop her authentic will , ego and individuality . |
| 26 | Over the next few years we were to see the terminal in all its stages of construction on our various visits to Scapa Flow and we were to become very familiar with Flotta not only in the earlier days , but later when the terminal was operational and our crews began their real work of checking the large tankers . |
| 27 | Tyson 's past had come back eerily to haunt him — this time not in street violence but in the way Desiree Washington , a competitor in the Miss America Pageant accused him of the crimes that were to see the world heavyweight champion 's status reduced to that of a common criminal . |
| 28 | She must be careful to betray it as little as possible if the interview were to go the way she wanted . |
| 29 | The club 's pivot was the drama : its master was Leo Lloyd — the second of those men who were to promote the career of so many boys and girls from the Afan valley . |
| 30 | The aims then , as now , were to promote the use of the Heart of Wales line and railways in general , and to liaise with BR and other rail user groups with similar aims . |