Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donna glanced at the other visitors , noticing how diverse an audience were drawn to such a building . |
| 2 | In reply to Lanark Road residents ’ objections , perhaps a good example of how carriageway reduction can simultaneously reduce traffic speed and volume is Niddrie Mains Road , where 4 lanes were reduced to 2 a couple of years ago . |
| 3 | It proved impossible ; her senses were heightened to such a degree that she could hear every move he made . |
| 4 | Such a split in the Tory ranks had no precedent , and would only become imaginable when public outrage at Government policy was aroused to such a pitch of fury that large numbers of Conservative backbenchers felt obliged to break ranks . |
| 5 | She is adamant that under no circumstances would she consent to further use of a nasogastric tube , whether or not she was drugged to such a degree that she felt little discomfort as it was pushed down into her stomach . |
| 6 | Mrs. Simper then found out that my sauciness was grown to such a height that no body could endure it , and told my lady , that there never had been a room well swept , since Betty Broom came into the house |
| 7 | I suppose if the doctor had got his diagnosis right , then I would have had to go to hospital but it was to be another ten years before I was sent to such a place . |
| 8 | When he was roused to such a peak of experience , confronting the issues of life and death for thousands besides himself , all things became simple to him . |