Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] them [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a letter to my wife I said that it looked as if my job was to try to give them new faith and hope . |
| 2 | However , an effort was made to give them some kind of compensation , by extending the provision of the afa ( beans , rice and sugar rations ) beyond the initial emergency period , and offering them free transport and free spectacles . |
| 3 | I suppose this is more of a forewarning than a request for permission , as I was going to send them this week anyway . |
| 4 | The new arrangements had been due for introduction on April 1 but the Government was forced to shelve them last month after dentists threatened a mass exodus from the NHS . |
| 5 | One of the mothers said she felt quite sorry for the police officers involved and was tempted to offer them warm drinks to keep out the cold ! |