Example sentences of "[adj] was [verb] to [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | She said , ‘ You see , before the war , this was given to me as a present , and it was full of chocolates . ’ |
2 | This was sent to them with an information leaflet . |
3 | Before the war , foods such as butter and cheese were given two layers of wrappers by the counter hand , but this was reduced to one under the restrictions . |
4 | He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum . |
5 | This was sold to us , please , this was sold to us on the basis that it was going to bring in the baddies and sort out the baddies , and we 'd all live happily ever after . |
6 | Again this was reported to you at the last meeting of this Committee . |
7 | Italian International was introduced to us by our Italian office . |
8 | Rule A five was brought to us by the amalgamation of the boilermakers , who themselves have tried to get rid of this bloody rule . |
9 | that was sent to me by the the people who want the stuff . |
10 | Brin Weare still has the silk escape map of Europe that was issued to him in April 1944 . |
11 | Brin Weare still has the silk escape map of Europe that was issued to him in April 1944 . |