Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or maybe a process of natural selection had winnowed out the overworked and discontented , the theoretical and jaded and left the few who were propelled back to the school by the same affection , curiosity and remembered enthusiasm that had drawn us . |
| 2 | Two boys were remanded in to the care of the local authority by Leeds youth court last night . |
| 3 | The doves were fluttering upwards to the music , and his Maria Filippa — an unusual diva , wearing spectacles — with Pericle on her arm in a lace bonnet and button boots , was greeting him under the olives . |
| 4 | Naval vessels were also contributed by Belgium and Italy ( which both on Aug. 21 confirmed that minesweepers sent initially to the eastern Mediterranean were to proceed on to the Gulf ) ; Greece announced on Aug. 20 that a frigate would join the naval forces in the Gulf , and Spain made a similar announcement the following day . |
| 5 | the bank were prepared to pay for the business to be purchase only on condition that the home , that the family home was then sold and the proceeds were given straight to the bank , so with that eighty thousand pounds of equity in the property and the purchase fund for the business was about twenty five thousand pounds . |
| 6 | For many indigenes this meant that their once dependable resources were whittled away to the point of non-sustainability . |
| 7 | If it was raining , a handbell rung at the door indicated that we were to go straight to the classrooms . |
| 8 | Off you go , ’ and I gathered we were to go back to the beginning and start again . |
| 9 | When process of care measures were reanalysed after excluding the 21 patients who were referred back to the hospital clinic other than through the prompting system , all process of care measures in table IV remained more frequent in the prompted subgroup ( n=65 prompted subjects ) . |
| 10 | At the same time , new attitudes were formed both to the past and to the natural world . |
| 11 | They were drawing closer to the barrier now and Donna began looking for Julie , praying that her sister was waiting , hardly daring to contemplate what she would do if she was n't . |
| 12 | To make the car secure , railway sleepers were built into the cliff edge and joints were welded on to the bottom of the vehicle , acting as hinges . |
| 13 | The police soon banned these as offensive weapons , especially when steel spikes were welded on to the toecaps , and more subtle weapons had to be found . |
| 14 | Ray Angel put the final touches , adding echo and reverberation when the voices were relayed down to the studio floor . |
| 15 | Hungry hacks were flown out to the set to experience the four S's for themselves . |
| 16 | Two large boulders were rolled on to the road and they sat down to wait , guns at the ready . |
| 17 | His sleeves were rolled almost to the shoulder and the right one bore the three gold chevrons denoting his rank . |
| 18 | Two black Honda scramblers were parked close to the workbench and her first thought was to put them out of action , but she doubted whether she could get in a clear shot without exposing her head . |
| 19 | There was scarcely any time for a cigarette before we were hustled over to the equipment store . |
| 20 | Emergency repairs were carried out to the hotel and houses , many of which had damaged roofs and broken windows , throughout yesterday . |
| 21 | The tower was off limits , after all , and someone was just ensuring that the Baron 's orders were carried out to the letter . |
| 22 | In the ‘ rotunda ’ of Chicago Central of 1892–3 the main ribs of the vault were carried down to the floor . |
| 23 | Then , when her legs were lifted on to the couch , the croak turned into a stilted scream as she cried , ‘ No ! |
| 24 | Then , my eyes were lifted up to the hill which overshadows the old city . |
| 25 | However if you were let in to the secret that x stands for the number 10 then you can work out this problem in the following way unc |
| 26 | Mrs Archer told her that apart from three vacant rooms ‘ for the tourism ’ , all the others were let off to the council , who put homeless people into them . |
| 27 | At twenty past ten Sandison put his book away and sat back to watch the people who were walking down to the square . |
| 28 | Heinrich and Martha were walking back to the Reach hand in hand . |
| 29 | Cargoes were off-loaded on to the stone docks , and again they caught the sharp pungency of unknown spices . |
| 30 | The day was cold , with flurries of snow and people were muffled up to the eyes . |