Example sentences of "were [to-vb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were to go on trial on January 5 charged with lying to Congress about the controversy . |
| 2 | We were to go on foot so as not to disturb the tranquillity . |
| 3 | IF medals were to go on offer for patience then Don Kelly would certainly be entitled to collect one . |
| 4 | Eurotunnel should now produce calculations showing what the effect would be if the Safety Authority were to insist on segregation . |
| 5 | If she were to insist on veal goulash , for example , all would be lost . |
| 6 | The authorities also gave themselves the most important voice on the gentry committees which were to decide on land boundaries and the size of the peasants ' payments . |
| 7 | In the book of Leviticus we learn of sacrifices which priests were to offer on behalf of the nation of Israel and individual Jews as well . |