Example sentences of "[Wh adv] he [be] [vb pp] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gregory says he was the son of a slave and that he came to prominence in the household of king Charibert , whence he was promoted to being comes of Tours . |
| 2 | His monastery was strongly affected by the evangelical movement in Seville in the 1550s , when he was converted to Protestantism , thereafter remaining a convinced Calvinist . |
| 3 | Then it was repeated late at night to salute Havel when he was sent to prison again . |
| 4 | His dedication and expertise with Delta were finally rewarded after eleven years when he was promoted to leader of Squadron B , with sixteen men under his command , but while he was on assignment in Libya his wife and five-year-old son were abducted by Arab terrorists in New York . |
| 5 | Next there is the instinct that it is contrary to fair play to put the accused in a position where he is exposed to punishment whatever he does . |
| 6 | ‘ the instinct that it is contrary to fair play to put the accused in a position where he is exposed to punishment whatever he does . |
| 7 | Bob Hoover in his yellow P-51 shepherded Rare Bear as Shelton put her safely down on a taxiway where he was forced to ground-loop , without damage . |