Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [adj] [noun] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stairs were my usual route to the ‘ hell-hole ’ in which I lived and walking up them I had to dodge numerous heaps of ‘ gunk ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Were there any eyewitnesses to the shooting ? ’ |
| 3 | This was my first visit to the line and apart from being impressed by the set-up I felt a genuine warmness from everyone I spoke to . |
| 4 | This rather unpromising background was my first introduction to the complexities of industrial problems and industrial leadership . |
| 5 | It was my sole contribution to the conversation . |
| 6 | He was my only route to the assassin . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I wonder who on earth they are ? ’ was their only contribution to the general merriment . |
| 8 | There were also several prints of buds and flowers in the range , but these were by no means predominant , nor , yet , was their ultimate significance to the company glaringly apparent . |
| 9 | It was her second visit to the prison in three years . |
| 10 | For the unemployed and their families struggling on the edge of starvation and of eviction from their homes , the great failure of the Hoover administration was its consistent opposition to the provision of Federal relief . |
| 11 | Spelt out in such terms one had a fairly elaborate model system , whose strength was its intended contiguity to the teacher and the place of use , which was obviously the classroom . |
| 12 | This was our second trip to the island of Svalbard , high in the Arctic Circle , and we were battened down in Camp Bell — a small and sturdy hut owned by the Norwegian government . |