Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We lay still for what seemed like ages , my eyes were riveted to the figures lying in the road . |
| 2 | We entered the room and Mum began to look round , but my eyes were drawn to the bed . |
| 3 | I saw white wool carpets on the gleaming floor and also glimpsed clothing of the costliest taffeta , lace and cambric , but my eyes were drawn to the great silk-draped four-poster bed . |
| 4 | In the report of this study 14 of 28 episodes of severe hypoglycaemia which occurred in my patients were attributed to the wrong insulin and patients were subsequently excluded selectively . |
| 5 | The girl 's body was curved and slender and my hands were straying to the ribbons on her bodice . |
| 6 | Her eyes were adjusting to the darkness , and now she could see that he had folded his arms over the enticing broadness of his chest and was watching her with a challenging glitter in his eyes . |
| 7 | Despite a flaring anger at this impertinence her eyes were drawn to the strong column of his throat as he swallowed . |
| 8 | Her legs were curled to the side , slender with dainty ankles curving to small , arched feet . |
| 9 | In 1857 its functions were transferred to the Court of Probate . |
| 10 | Most of their criticisms were related to the survival ‘ of a nineteenth century tradition that council members must themselves be concerned with actual details of day-to-day administration ’ ( Maud 1967 , Vol. 1:1X ) . |
| 11 | This was to be laid out in 3% consols in the names of the Trustees , and a general increase of their subscriptions was recommended to the subscribers . |
| 12 | Even as far away as Australia commentators talked about a quiet revolution in the way Australians and their communities were responding to the types of learning challenges being presented to them by the changing social conditions of the 1970s and early 1980s . |
| 13 | The English study site , in Dorset , was a group of four old flooded clay pits between 225 and 830m apart ; the distances were critical because , in addition to finding out how often toads moved between ponds , the researchers wanted to know if their movements were related to the distance between ponds . |
| 14 | Milan challenged the new ruler and for its troubles was razed to the ground in 1162 . |
| 15 | With the care and maintenance of the Library 's buildings forming an increasingly significant factor in the Library 's plans since direct responsibility for its buildings was transferred to the Library in April 1989 , it is gratifying to note that already much has been achieved . |
| 16 | They had to be : their needs were tailored to the environment and their capabilities for life within it , rather than an acquisition target that related to profitability and plain old materialism . |
| 17 | When this was fed back to the operators , they were quickly able to see how their actions were contributing to the effluent and to make substantial reductions in the amount of ammonia leaving the plant . |
| 18 | A notable feature of the greenstones which have played such a crucial role in the social life of the New Zealand Maori is that their sources were confined to the South Island , whereas due to the warmer climate and the requirements of important food plants , population was mainly concentrated on the North Island . |
| 19 | The explanation may be that older women who had often completed their families were recruited to the study . |
| 20 | Even so , all her powers were put to the test when she flew to America to interview Madonna . |
| 21 | Both saints were subjected to the elaborate canonisation procedure before their names were added to the roll up yonder , and down yonder in the Vatican . |
| 22 | Whether their instructions were followed to the letter is , of course , a different matter ; they do , however , come from an era when short cuts and convenience were frowned upon and considered synonyms for dirtiness and sloppiness . |
| 23 | Its founders were clinging to the wreckage , not setting out on a brave new voyage . |
| 24 | Her hands were sticking to the wheel . |
| 25 | It was claimed their daughters were taken to the barn for sex after a pub night out with Harper and his friends , Wisdom Smith and Daniel Winter , both 19 . |
| 26 | The unions complained that thousands of workers had lost their jobs or had their pay cut after their jobs were transferred to the private sector . |
| 27 | She had no knowledge of the town ; her impressions were confined to the bus ride to and from school , and to various coffee bars and shops in the centre . |
| 28 | The story began last summer when a 42-year-old man who could n't talk and could barely move his fingers was admitted to the medical center . |
| 29 | Last night , he must have done about three grams of the white stuff , plus cognac to stop the shakes , plus not going to bed all night , plus having to behave like a serious grown-up with his trainer and make sure his homes were going to the right races in the right countries at the right time , plus a screaming anxiety attack about his father and Butler and the mess his life was in , plus the horrific combined effects of the morning and the country air . |
| 30 | It is possible that the earlier opposition of Chramn to his father , Chlothar , and to his brothers was linked to the fact that he alone was the son of Chunsina . |