Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [v-ing] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All cases were regarded according to a classification of Isaacson et al into high grade and low grade B-cell mucosa associated lymphoid tissue . |
| 2 | Nuclei were prepared according to a procedure which gives transcriptionally active , intact nuclei ( 23 ) . |
| 3 | Since many of these problem drug users were known to have taken or be taking more than one drug , they were classified according to a hierarchy of six drug-use categories , in order to simplify the numerous kinds of polydrug use exhibited . |
| 4 | The drug categories were ranked according to an assessment of their ‘ problem-causing ’ potential , particularly as regards such problems as addiction , overdose , disease , and temporary deficits in skills needed to operate machinery ( for example , to drive a car ) . |
| 5 | The portfolios were distributed according to an agreement reached on April 7 . |
| 6 | In Cammell Laird v. Manganese Bronze & brass ( 1934 H.L. ) the sellers were to supply a particular ship 's propellers which they were to make according to a specification supplied by the buyer . |
| 7 | In all instances clusterings and sub-groupings were plotted according to a component analysis of the data . |
| 8 | This book has had to be reprinted as the original which was published at the end of November 1991 was withdrawn owing to an injunction issued by Sheik Zayed bin Sultan at Nahayan the Ruler of Abu Dhabi . |
| 9 | She was seen talking to a man outside the house by a neighbour at 1pm , then vanished without trace . |
| 10 | This was bad luck on Helga , who got drunk with an American soldier and was not allowed to forget it , and on Hildegard , who was taken in by the police when she was seen talking to an ex-convict , but worked in favour of Martin , who made quite a business out of playing cards for money but who was judged ‘ on the whole to be doing no worse than any other boy of his age in his particular Position ’ . |
| 11 | More often , Badb was seen striding to a river on her great legs to wash clothes . |
| 12 | Each sentence was classified according to a number of textual features which might increase the amount of time required to read it . |
| 13 | What Hodgkinson achieved in English terms was to elevate goalkicking to an art form with the metronomic rhythm of his swing and the low trajectory , more often than not just enough to get the ball over the bar . |
| 14 | The task took some considerable time as each bone was labelled according to a blueprint held by the archaeologist . |