Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Gregory the slanders against Fredegund were intended to drive her from the court , thus facilitating the elevation of her stepson , Clovis , to the throne . |
| 2 | The hideous iron railings round the tombs of the more opulent dead were intended to protect them against the depredations of body-snatchers . |
| 3 | You could n't be alone with your tragedy , you were expected to bring it into the living-room with you , as the others brought their newspapers , knitting , homework . |
| 4 | They were written to proclaim him as the Christ , the anointed of God , the revealer of the Father , and to elicit the appropriate response of faith and trust in him . |
| 5 | After her marriage attempts were made to unseat her from the London School Board because of the alleged illegality of her name . |
| 6 | One consequence of this has been that further additions to the existing radio and television services would become deeply contested as efforts were made to detach them from the duopoly . |
| 7 | Various accusations , including that of treason , were thereupon levelled against Stratford and attempts were made to exclude him from the parliament which met subsequently . |
| 8 | Determined but polite efforts were made to interest her in the purchase of tomatoes , plums , oranges , artichokes , mussels , scallops , chickens and even a swordfish steak . |
| 9 | The biggest breakthrough in the farm came with the arrival on the scene of a small grey tractor called a Fergie and it seemed as though almost everybody had at least one and it became the jack of all trades on the farm and implements which had previously been pulled by horses had their shafts removed and couplings were made to fit them behind the tractor . |
| 10 | They were ranked to meet him in the misty rain , every soul from castle and clachan , fidgeting and nervous , and in front of them all Marion Aluinn , eager to break the tense silence , lovely in her excitement . |
| 11 | The girls were allowed to visit him in the clinic . |
| 12 | Several transports were sent to convey us to the camp , and they were certainly less basic than the RAF ones we were used to , and when we arrived at the aircraft hangar where the jollifications were being held , it was ablaze with coloured lights and swarming with people , and a seven piece band was being very loud on the platform . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The Vice-Chairman was unable to fill the vacant position so an interim administration was formed to take us to the next assembly . |
| 15 | I 'd see both these birds in the zoo , so I was fascinated to see them in the wild . |
| 16 | How could the working class make effective use of the political power which the vote was expected to give them without the opportunity to engage in an open discussion of political principle and perspectives ? |
| 17 | The landlord 's wife was expected to accompany him on the trip to Head Office . |
| 18 | ‘ Soliciting … she was known to have men at her house and was seen to stop them in the street . |
| 19 | It was decided to adopt it as the standard background , keeping open the possibility of using pieces of velvet in special cases . |
| 20 | Having obtained a fairly comprehensive view of the farm situation in Great Britain as it relates to training an attempt was made to compare it with the position in Europe . |
| 21 | Prior to completion of the missives a meeting took place at the farm when an offer was made to purchase it from the defender at a price of £65,000 . |
| 22 | These contributions are not shown in official statistics of educational expenditure , but in 1990 an attempt was made to quantify them by the Mail on Sunday , which commissioned a survey of a representative sample of primary schools by the National Foundation for Educational Research . |
| 23 | In the 16th century , an east wing was added to replace the earlier parlour , while in the 17th century a kitchen wing was built to balance it to the west . |
| 24 | On that Sunday evening Lady Eleanor was instructed to meet them outside the Galilee Gate . |
| 25 | I mean , schools the only thing I was , I 'd been governor of a a school for thirty years that was used to depress me with the fact that we could n't get for our schools the things that we needed because to me and to all the people in Harlow who have children are concerned that we are being stopped so much money on education which is the most vital thing in our children 's lives ! |
| 26 | Epstein concluded that management of stress among the experienced parachutists was not due to their repeated exposure to jumping in the manner of a conditioned response , but was a consequence of an active coping process that on each occasion was used to prepare them for the coming jump . |
| 27 | The ambiguous status of blacks , as neither invaders nor indigenous Americans , caused some controversy but it was agreed to keep them within the overall campaign . |
| 28 | The doctor came within the half-hour , and spent some time with Rebecca before deciding that an ambulance was needed to take her to the Marshes . |
| 29 | For a small fee everyone was invited to spray him with the foam wherever they wanted — and they most certainly did ! |
| 30 | Upon wiping away the icy incrustation from the face , the countenance was immediately recollected ; but , the frame appearing lifeless , assistance was procured to convey it to the first house upon the skirts of the village , when , a pulsation being observed , every possible means was instantly adopted to promote his recovery . |