Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he declared that the Lebanese , Syrian and Iranian governments were to continue to support resistance to Israel , he was believed to have given some undertakings to the Lebanese government on restraining Hezbollah activity in southern Lebanon . |
| 2 | The LBA funds were intended to supply relief to drought victims . |
| 3 | Said Chris Alderson , Head of Service Quality Development , ‘ The two schemes were designed to give recognition to staff who provide outstanding service . |
| 4 | Most of these problems had occurred when people were attempting to gain access to training and during training . |
| 5 | Clarrikers were going to send Herbert to India , to open a new office there . |
| 6 | DOCTORS would be handed dangerous powers if they were allowed to starve patients to death , Appeal Court judges were warned yesterday . |
| 7 | Amulets of carbuncle and chalcedony were approved for children 's wear at sea , and mariners were advised to bind coral to mast-heads with strips of seal-skin as a precaution against ship-wreck and tempest . |
| 8 | LEAs and school governors were required to provide information to parents on such matters as criteria for admission , exam results , curriculum , discipline and organisation . |
| 9 | A series of conferences was arranged to pay homage to women 's spirit of self-sacrifice , a pamphlet was published on women 's legal rights and the year drew to a close . |
| 10 | A notice on the wall said that it was forbidden to serve drinks to Muslims and a television set flickered in the corner . |
| 11 | The resolution , based on a report submitted by the UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar on May 2 , was expected to give rise to claims of between US$50,000 million and US$100,000 million . |
| 12 | Under the 1918 Milk ( Mothers and Children ) Order , the council was empowered to supply milk to expectant and nursing mothers , and children under five at cost price or less . |
| 13 | It was decided to recall Blake to London in a manner that would not arouse his suspicions so a message was sent to Nicholas Elliott , chief of MI6 in Beirut , who got in touch with Blake and said that London would like to discuss a chance of promotion and a new job with him . |
| 14 | Therefore , an attempt was made to restore Ruby to life by a combination of very slow thawing , cardiac resuscitation and careful monitoring of serum electrolyte balance . |
| 15 | He never discovered how Uncle Titch was persuaded to give refuge to Mary Moxton and her hidden embryo . |
| 16 | The surplus will go towards replacing their club van that was used to transport boxers to events and beach training at Redcar . |
| 17 | The tape recorder was used to send reports to churches and schools who were using the expedition to raise money for famine relief . |
| 18 | A more open international trading system was needed to provide access to exports from the developing world . |
| 19 | Using this last possibility , Spenser implies that the English acting firmly against Ireland might demonstrate that they have purified the fault which was going to cause Ireland to scourge them in the first place , namely a tameness in executing God 's designs against savage immorality . |
| 20 | Though he was bound to give priority to Italy and to the Hellenistic East in his negative analysis of Roman rule , it did not escape him that the barbarous West was involved in the crisis . |
| 21 | There was no family history of haemolytic crises and he had been healthy until December 1991 , when he was found to have antibodies to HIV-1 . |
| 22 | The post was much too risky , so sometimes I was asked to carry funds to Parma on my bicycle . |
| 23 | Berger was forced to leave things to Eggar who spoke the language fluently . |
| 24 | Although substantial food and relief aid was forthcoming from foreign and international donors , the government was forced to divert resources to reconstruction and to alleviating the imbalances in the economy . |
| 25 | In 1595 Crosse was preparing to accompany Ralegh to Guiana when he was recalled to the navy at the queen 's specific order . |
| 26 | In 1910 a line which was described as being ‘ of imperial importance ’ was started to link Ceylon to India . |
| 27 | The Foreign Minister Miliukov , however , was determined to pursue war to victory . |
| 28 | Idly , without a lot of interest , the company wondered if he was planning to take Ingrid to bed instead of Suzi although , as Luiza pointed out , Ingrid was n't really his type . |
| 29 | Further , under section 7(6) , the GLC was required to have regard to section 7(3) and , where there was a deficit , the GLC was to take such action as appeared to the GLC necessary and appropriate to enable the LTE to comply with the requirements of section 7(3) . |