Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His two Cabinet portfolios , which would make him the most powerful member of the government after the Prime Minister , were expected to give him a key role in the formulation of the country 's overall foreign policy . |
| 2 | It was such an important discovery that the Mayor and Corporation were persuaded to inspect it the following afternoon and the whole village turned out to wait for them . |
| 3 | I understand they were persuaded to give it a further year 's grace in the hope of improvements to its organisational structure . |
| 4 | ‘ For a moment then I thought you were going to give me a different name . |
| 5 | Despite these minor domestic headaches , it was decided to give him a special birthday treat of a guided tour of the Chubb Factory to decide exactly how all those interesting little gadgets actually work and no doubt to take away a few tips as well . |
| 6 | It was decided to teach him the final lesson , which would also warn off other émigrés who thought that they were secure in the West and could say what they liked about Ceauşescu . |
| 7 | Afterwards , her eight-year-old brother was told to give her a cold bath . |
| 8 | ‘ I was going to ask you a small favour , ’ said Mr Chan . |
| 9 | As we set out in the truck which was going to take us the eight miles to Oakington , I was conscious that for once I was really looking my absolute best . |
| 10 | ‘ Mr Gajdusek lives in the part of Czechoslovakia called Western Bohemia , and I was going to make it a quick flight over , find this place called Mariánské Láznë where he has his home , and shoot back to England again , ’ Cara replied . |
| 11 | He then accepted this and he told me he was going to pay me the other £2,500 in Turkey in Turkish money . ’ |
| 12 | Difficult though it was for her , however , are we entitled to assume that her French upbringing was bound to give her an adverse picture of her Scottish kingdom , and that her view was justified ? |
| 13 | Albert was reading in the library because Mr Morgan was coming to give him an extra Greek lesson and Hepzibah was busy , bustling in and out of the kitchen with no time for Carrie . |
| 14 | His parents ' cottage was restored to make it a suitable birthplace for such a great man . |
| 15 | As the weeks went by , Noreen was thrown more and more together with him , but nothing happened , and even Maria was learning to like him a little bit . |
| 16 | Her alarmed personal physician Dr Michael Roth was forced to give her the stark warning when she refused to rest up completely . |
| 17 | And eventually Doyle was forced to tell him the whole story . |
| 18 | He was forced to tell her the heartbreaking news that : ‘ Mummy is n't coming back . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Well , ’ Nora replied angrily , ‘ I was trying to give you a little surprise but you 've spoiled that now . ’ |
| 20 | But Inmos Ltd was determined to make it a high profile affair . |