Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] they to [art] " in BNC.

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1 The parents of children found to be suffering from any illness at a fieldworker 's visit were advised to take them to the nearest health facility for diagnosis and treatment .
2 She said she was going to take them to the men working on the road . ’
3 Something about the man aroused the guard 's suspicions , so he was asked to accompany them to the frontier post for further questioning .
4 They once lived on a housing estate , but the council was forced to move them to the isolated bungalow after complaints from neighbours .
5 In an ensuing fight around Christmas time 1896 the police had swooped and arrested twenty-eight youths some of whom were found to be in possession of pistols , which was taken to link them to a young girl 's death — although this was some months later .
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