Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On top of that , the Association was able to contribute over £250,000 to the ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ Appeal through events and undertakings run by both Branches and Central Headquarters . |
| 2 | Liverpool were ready to offer around £2million for 26-year-old Clough , who can operate just as easily up front as in midfield . |
| 3 | Leaning across , Mungo was disappointed to see only eggs and apples ; three of each . |
| 4 | At first the explosions were thought to have been caused by a gas leak , but gradually the police were able to piece together evidence linking the disaster to the Weathermen , one of whom had attached a wire to the wrong terminal . |
| 5 | From the back of the room where they were made to stand apart from the family for the rest of the ceremony , the three children were able to hear only snatches of their grandfather 's words as he conducted a long discourse praising the virtues of his dead parent . |
| 6 | Surkov was due to perform tomorrow night , to a sell-out audience . |
| 7 | Harvey 's hunger got the better of him only fifty yards down the street and even though Signe was keen to go downtown Harvey had his way . |
| 8 | By the time Louise returned to the kitchen to tell him that his mother was ready to go home Constance felt that he knew absolutely everything about her , but had revealed nothing of himself . |