Examples of 'was to speak' in a sentence

Meaning of "was to speak"

was to speak: Refers to a past intention or plan to speak. It implies that someone had the intention of speaking at a certain time in the past, but for some reason did not

How to use "was to speak" in a sentence

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was to speak
The only demand was to speak to the mayor.
I was to speak at a conference there the next day.
Their only crime was to speak their minds.
I was to speak on the issue of disarmament machinery.
Your only chance was to speak to him.
He was to speak with the architect.
To speak of the heart was to speak of the entire person.
I was to speak on behalf of our party.
Their only crime was to speak truth.
Moses was to speak to the rock because the rock had already been struck.
Who the last person was to speak to her.
The gift was to speak and be understood by all.
The secret with the river was to speak out loud.
You he was to speak with somebody.
It spoke of a newly founded whose purpose was to speak secret society.

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Her strategy was to speak little and to ask much.
Because she talked about how important it was to speak with one voice.
Moses was to speak to the rock.
Might be that his parent was to speak to him about.
He was to speak.
My intent this past Sunday was to speak.
My biggest wish was to speak a foreign language.
All God had to do to create the world was to speak.
The challenge was to speak like he does.
She was to speak to the incredibly important work of this group at the conference.
His friend was to speak.
If you was to speak to Ma about that little coon.
What a pleasure it was to speak with Dan.
He was to speak in the House only four more times.
One of my dreams was to speak English fluently.
I was to speak on the basic principles and demands of the BDS movement.
His first move as leader was to speak at a demonstration to support refugees.
I went into the room where Branwell was to speak to him.
The people he was to speak to were stubborn.
The role of the prophet in the Old Testament was to speak such truth.
Somebody was to speak to him.
The only way to succeed in the most important economic industry was to speak English.
He was to speak for God to the people.
Upon one occasion she was to speak in Maiden.
He also was to speak with American troops.
In the afternoon I was to speak.
The atheist was to speak first followed by the Catholic.
It 's like the only way they could be out was to speak in code.
What he needed was to speak to Max in private.
It wasn't until this moment he realized just how difficult it was to speak formally.
The goal was to speak with Canadians about reducing poverty.
He wrote all his answers, unable as he was to speak through the sticking plaster.
God was to speak with the Gentiles one last time Matt.
The Colonel warned that no one was to speak about the event to anyone ever.
I was to speak on Sunday.

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