Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] [pron] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He struggled to match the already competent Dave Fielding , but was soon applying himself to pecuniary areas . |
| 2 | He was always inviting me to little supper parties and so on , and it became so noticeable that other people began to make snide comments . |
| 3 | He was always taking me to one side , telling me what I should and should n't do . |
| 4 | 4 ) ‘ My daughter met any other child at playgroup with a resounding thump if they touched ‘ her toy ’ ( because I think her older brother was still treating her to this type of jealousy at home ) . |
| 5 | One interesting reaction was that in stating , for example , that science should be taught to all pupils in some form or other in the last two years of schooling for 10–20 per cent of the time ( in addition to a broad course up to age 13 years ) , the DES was implicitly committing itself to increased resources , in terms of teachers and facilities . |
| 6 | The Cold War was reaching a point where , having reactivated the Anglo-American relationship , it was about to expose it to new strains and tensions . |