Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to [pron] [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All meetings were boring to him unless the participants could talk in depth and unless the debate was by a small enough number of people for personal friendships to be fostered . |
| 2 | I ask whether this money too , which was given to him after the will was made , is understood to be included in the legacy . |
| 3 | Cheshire police said that message was relayed to them as the bombs exploded in Warrington 's Bridge Street at about 12.25pm . |
| 4 | ‘ I was attracted to it because the script made me laugh and it 's a splendid play . |
| 5 | Diana was chatting to him when the telephone rang . |