Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] to [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two Dutchmen , Hans Guyt and Willem Beekman , were eventually sent to prison for six weeks over this protest . |
| 2 | On Thursday , three other Saudis were also put to death for robbing a bank vehicle . |
| 3 | Prizes were also awarded to REM for best international group and Walkers Nirvana for best international newcomers . |
| 4 | It would seem that in Capadocea they were even converted to Christianity for , in that region , St Christopher is often depicted with a dog 's head . |
| 5 | Le Cerf was rightly taken to task for his selective criticisms of Bononcini , 3 but the tonal oddness of Quando ridi is by no means exceptional in Italian music of the period . |
| 6 | Charles I 's commission on exacted fees and innovated offices was investigating Mynne and the Hanaper ( in effect the treasury of the Great Seal ) in 1630 ; he got off then but was finally brought to trial for extortion in 1634 . |
| 7 | None was ever brought to trial for war crimes . |
| 8 | Major has been embarrassed by unauthorised revelations : about his engagingly eccentric brother , Terry , who still bears the family 's original surname , Major-Ball ; and his sister Pat , now retired and in straitened circumstances , who was once taken to court for failing to pay the rates . |
| 9 | Initially he was treated with ganciclovir for 3 months , which was later changed to foscarnet for lack of response and presumed resistance . |
| 10 | He was then taken to hospital for observation . |
| 11 | Conrad was accordingly taken to task for not reporting to Rome and was ( wrongly ) reproved for taking part in the assembly . |
| 12 | One Member of Parliament there was actually sent to prison for non-payment . |