Sentence examples for was to pick from inspiring English sources

The car that was to pick her up went to the wrong airport.

Her mystery date was to pick her up at the radio station.

An alternative was to pick a name that reflected the product's function.

Fights broke out over whose turn it was to pick up the bead.

My first instinct was to pick up the phone and dial Paula's number.

Once he was there the first task was to pick a spot.

One of his first tasks was to pick the toys to build for Christmas 2002.

So the temptation was to pick something I read 30 years ago.

"The first thing was to pick the curatorial advisers to recommend a theme," Ms. Levy said.

Their one failure was to pick up a bonus point having been in serene control.

Gov. George E. Pataki's only appearance was to pick up an endorsement that many had expected.