Terms for subject General containing was to be ...

English	French
as was to be expected	comme il fallait s'y attendre
he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found	il eut beau chercher, point de John
he was alleged to be a coward	on le disait lâche
he was nowhere to be found	on ne l'a trouvé nulle part
he was reputed to be a coward	on le disait lâche
he was said to be a coward	on le disait lâche
his name was the last one to be mentioned	son nom a été mentionné en dernier
I was pleased to be able to share my joy with you	j'ai été heureuse de pouvoir vous faire partager ma joie
I'd be at a loss to decide who was right	je serais bien embarrassé de dire qui a raison
I'd be hard put to decide who was right	je serais bien embarrassé de dire qui a raison
it has to be admitted that his performance was disappointing	sa prestation fut décevante, il faut bien le reconnaître
it was hard to be Jewish in those days	à cette époque-là, il faisait mauvais être juif
it was once my misfortune to be acquainted with this individual	j'ai eu le triste privilège de connaître cet individu
it was to be expected that he'd fail	son échec était prévisible
she was believed to be pregnant	on l'a crue enceinte
she was exhorting herself to be patient	elle s'exhortait à la patience
she was thought to be pregnant	on l'a crue enceinte
that was to be expected	il fallait s'y attendre