Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | TDS.3 was asked to set about considering a means of taking a Jeep ( 3,000lb ) or even a Valentine tank ( 14 tons ! ) into battle under a detachable rotorhead ! |
| 32 | He admired them duly and was forced to join in with a chorus of auld lang syne downstairs . |
| 33 | Net trading surpluses , from which funds were allocated , evaporated ; for most of 1921 and 1922 the LCS Political Committee was forced to carry on without a grant . |
| 34 | To clear this last hurdle I was forced to queue up outside a shed with a number of soldiers . |
| 35 | Easing the car into first gear , she set off back along the road , a frown deepening on her face as she was forced to crawl along at a snail 's pace , unable to see more than a couple of feet ahead in the ever-thickening snow . |
| 36 | She kept trying to tell herself that his was just another face in a long line of faces , but the nearness of him was agonising , and she was forced to face up to a bitter realisation . |
| 37 | It can only get tougher for the tourists when they face a resurgent Wales at the Arms Park on Saturday , although home hopes of upsetting the world champions were delivered a huge blow yesterday , when Swansea full-back Tony Clement was forced to pull out with a stress fracture of the leg . |
| 38 | His knee problems began three weeks ago , but came to a head on Wednesday when he was forced to pull out of a friendly for Juventus against Second Division side Spal , after he broke down during the warm-up . |
| 39 | The sun was preparing to go out with a fury , blazing the clouds crimson and gold and firing the sea purple . |
| 40 | Palace experienced that at Liverpool on Tuesday , when Mike Marsh was allowed to stay on after a professional foul on George Ndah . |
| 41 | The Fire was started to get back at a prisoner who had refused to take part in a food boycott . |
| 42 | For his blasphemy and irresponsible behaviour , he was doomed to wander about like a sea-tossed ghost , never to rest again . |
| 43 | The Palace was determined to hit back in a growing battle with the national Press , TV and radio . |