Example sentences of "[conj] was [vb pp] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no point in a defendant blaming his defective brakes if he was going so fast that nothing could have stopped him , or in blaming a puncture if he was driving on a tyre that was worn down to the canvas . |
| 2 | But if , as in the present case , all he can say is : ‘ I saw him once in Peckham High Street and someone told me his name was Joseph Fergus ’ then there is obviously a weak link in the case : how is it to be shown that the accused is the same man that was pointed out to the witness as Fergus ' ? |
| 3 | Another important development was the iron horseshoe that was nailed on to the hoof . |
| 4 | Men down the hole steadied it as it became horizontal and was heaved on to the shoulders of the men , about 150 in all . |
| 5 | But he immediately disagreed with the producer about the politics of the show , and was sent back to the Science Unit . |
| 6 | As priyayi he obtained an education in a Teachers ' Training School and was sent off to the little island of Bali . |
| 7 | I sat on it , and was pulled up to the island . |
| 8 | A schoolmasterly exposition of the law : Andrew Brown sat in on a High Court trial — and was transported back to the strangely mingled fears and absurdities of a prep-school |
| 9 | He swerved and avoided the worst of the impact , but was catapulted on to the bonnet of the car and then on to the pavement . |
| 10 | Similarly , bees learn landmarks after taking off : a recruit who arrived and fed at the feeder , but was transported back to the hive while feeding , returned without the slightest memory of the landmarks she must certainly have seen on her arrival . |