Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then entered himself at Lincoln 's Inn , and , after being called to the bar in 1789 , began to practise on the northern circuit . |
| 2 | The solution is a seat fitting kit a specially made safety belt which is fixed to the seat after being bolted to the car body . |
| 3 | A shopkeeper is in hospital after being clubbed to the ground with a baseball bat . |
| 4 | He made few friends ; he joined few clubs or societies , and after being elected to the college debating society was asked to resign because he never spoke ; he did not even spend much money . |
| 5 | About 40 people have been treated for eye and skin irritation , breathing problems and nausea after being exposed to the spill . |
| 6 | This autonomy is jealously defended by neighbourhood policemen in Easton , who see it as an essential part of their job , as one was ruefully reminded after being transferred to the Traffic Branch . |
| 7 | Bristol referee Bob Hamer was rescued by Exeter player Ronnie Jepson after being knocked to the ground by angry fans following a last-minute penalty award in the 1–1 draw against Port Vale . |
| 8 | After being welcomed to the summit of an amazingly red Red Pike by the rain , we were happy to descend to Scarth Gap . |
| 9 | After being degraded to the level of a vegetable market , the Piece Hall was rightly recognized as an architectural and industrial monument that it was important to preserve , and part of it now houses the town 's Textile Museum , which is open throughout the year . |
| 10 | After being driven to the bank , in the centre Toulon , in southern France , he was made to open the door . |
| 11 | Instead of being treated to the confrontation between the great lion Aslan and the forces of hell , we sat and watched a game of cat and mouse . |
| 12 | But I have twice dreamt of being led to the noose , the second time I got closer than the first , I hope I never have a third ! |
| 13 | But I have twice dreamt of being led to the noose , the second time I got closer than the first , I hope I never have a third ! |
| 14 | So Popper proposed the idea that a scientific statement was one which was capable of being tested to the point of destruction . |
| 15 | Her feet were lodged in wide black-barred shoes and in their immobility gave the impression of being clamped to the carpet . |
| 16 | I was nervous in the dressing room but once on the pitch and with the thrill of being presented to the Princess Royal it felt just great and I have never been so proud in my life , especially when I saw my sister , Kirsty , up in the stand . |
| 17 | After Tuesday 's goings on , he frankly did not give a Castlemaine XXXX for his chances of being called to the rostrum . |
| 18 | After explaining quickly about not being able to get a bed and breakfast , of being directed to the Hall , her mouth tightened when he burst out laughing . |
| 19 | It will only be ordered if the purchaser and vendor are capable of being returned to the position they were in before the sale agreement was executed . |
| 20 | The requirements of the crusade and the tensions of being brought to the brink of battle both pointed to the need for a long , rather than a short truce . |
| 21 | There is the deeper psychic fear of separation and of being abandoned to the care of strangers , which reactivates old childhood insecurities and anxieties . |
| 22 | She revelled in the benefits of being married to the Queen 's second son and did not spend enough time on her duties . |
| 23 | Despite being linked to the RPI , index-linked gilts do not in practice offer a guaranteed real return . |
| 24 | Before the brigade of receptionists change shift they must ensure that all work has been processed as far as possible and that any messages or matters to be dealt with are brought to the attention of the evening shift . |
| 25 | Andrew was forced to return to Britian because the medical unit he was working with was burnt to the ground . |
| 26 | As for the English speaking , a child of far more than three has no difficulty learning Italian and is so far from being wedded to the tongue he has begun with that he forgets it within a few months so do not say to me that is an obstacle . |
| 27 | LABOUR MP Norman Hogg plans to introduce a bill that will end the 200-year ban preventing vicars , Catholic priests and Scottish ministers from being elected to the House of Commons . |
| 28 | In Att. -Gen. for New South Wales v. Trethowan ( P.C. , 1932 ) a decision of the Australian Supreme Court to grant a declaration that two Bills passed by the New South Wales State Legislature were invalid and grant an injunction restraining the Bills from being presented to the Governor for assent was upheld . |
| 29 | My nightmare is trying to concentrate on a guest while really wondering at what point I can break off the conversation to same some dish or saucepan from being welded to the oven forever . |
| 30 | It moved again when Whitsuntide itself was changed and joined other events in being transferred to the Spring Bank Holiday Monday . |