Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless full powers were given to the pope 's ambassadors their success was likely to be qualified — without telephones , " hotlines " , faxes , they could not speedily refer to the centre . |
| 2 | A greater proportion of Afro-Caribbean patients were referred to the hospital 's centralized maintenance clinic . |
| 3 | Indeed , none of these statements , apart from two short but damning extracts from Zaidie 's statement which the prosecution put into evidence , came to light at all ( and consequently were not available to the Court of Appeal ) until 20 July 1990 , three days before the presentation of the petition for special leave to appeal , when they were furnished to the defendant 's advisers at the insistence of Mr. Guthrie who had by then been instructed on behalf of the Crown . |
| 4 | Your representations in respect of the above-mentioned planning application were reported to the Council 's South Area Planning Sub-Committee when they considered the application at their recent meeting . |
| 5 | The muskets were lifted to the men 's shoulders . |
| 6 | In four polar summers nearly 4000 specimens were added to the world 's meteorite collections ( see Box I ) . |
| 7 | Analysis of the retrieved papers was then carried out to determine which publications were related to the author 's thesis . |
| 8 | Analysis of the retrieved papers was then carried out to determine which publications were related to the author 's thesis . |
| 9 | The Madison banks collapsed after sustaining huge losses on real estate loans , many of which were made to the banks ' directors , employees and their relatives . |
| 10 | Both ships stopped for an hour while repairs were made to the launch 's engines . |
| 11 | Most godly men , who were known as ‘ Puritans ’ were drawn to support parliament , whilst the more profane were drawn to the King 's side . |
| 12 | The circumstances of the breach ( which followed a previous less significant breach ) were drawn to the plaintiffs ' attention by the defendants ' solicitors by letter dated 30 April 1991 as follows : |
| 13 | The shares were sold to the company 's two largest shareholders Oren Benton and the National Electrical Benefit Fund . |
| 14 | It was November and the nights drawing in , and they went after tea , telling the nans they were going to a friend 's house to play with his electric trains . |
| 15 | When we arrived on the island , we were invited to the President 's palace . |
| 16 | A Crown lawyer said police were called to the pair 's Donard Street home in Belfast after neighbours heard shouting and fighting . |
| 17 | By the time Richard and Murray were called to the headmaster 's study a sheaf of publications headlining the incident were laid out on the large drum table . |
| 18 | On Wednesday night , police were called to the town 's Webster Theatre when 1500 residents tried to cram into the 600 capacity hall and the meeting was abandoned in the interests of public safety . |
| 19 | Police were called to the city 's Wood Farm estate last night . |
| 20 | I knew nothing of the facts of life until I got to my preparatory school , when at the age of thirteen , all of the boys who were leaving were summoned to the headmaster 's study . |
| 21 | Early this morning , officers were speaking to the man 's family to check on his movements before the incident . |
| 22 | Associated Nursing Services ' 1991 accounts , described by one analyst as ‘ weird ’ , were brought to the Panel 's attention for two reasons . |
| 23 | The dangers facing Venice were brought to the world 's attention in 1966 when high winds and tides turned the city into a lake . |
| 24 | Some of those who had absconded , and some women who were brought before the Board , were taken to the magistrate 's and on the Sunday evening after Christmas the house was in a very disturbed state so far that we did not think it prudent to assemble for Divine Worship . ’ |
| 25 | People at the dinner table were springing to the commercial 's defence , using words like ‘ honest ’ and ‘ bold ’ . |
| 26 | Well , at that stage we were talking to the men 's darts secretary came along and was saying , he 'd be quite interested in , in knocking up , you know , one of the Lancashire matches or something |
| 27 | Costs were awarded to the members ' agents but not to Lloyd 's . |
| 28 | A further 144 full members and 59 candidate members were elected to the party 's central council ( Shura-e Markazi ) , and 33 members were elected to an Executive Board ( Hay'at-e Nezar ) . |
| 29 | Writs have been served for outstanding advertising fees amounting to £16,000 , and it seems unlikely they will be paid — bailiffs were sent to the firm 's place of trading , but nothing of any value was recovered . |
| 30 | Strictly they were attached to the governor 's staff as equerries or grooms , but as with singulares their duties may have taken them outside his immediate entourage . |