Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that such an occupation was un-likely to provide him with a living did nothing to deter him . |
| 2 | On Day One , the simple exercise of shooting a few scenes in the garden was partly to familiarise you with the idea of editing in camera . |
| 3 | So did my father , he was n't to bother himself with the day-to-day things like washing sheets or buying food , that was her job , she made it plain . |
| 4 | Juliet had an awful suspicion that she was about to strike her with the plastic colander , and she stepped back . |
| 5 | I know you 'll understand when I say my husband 's a one for the usquebaugh , I was about to correct him with the pressure-cooker once but I remembered my Victorian values just in time . |