Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | That at least was the rationale behind the nepotism , though in practice Nicolae Ceauşescu 's brothers were as little use to him in the final analysis as Napoleon 's brothers were to the beleaguered emperor . |
| 2 | Dickinson and colleagues reported that E coli from the faeces of colitics were markedly more adherent to HeLa cells in an in vitro assay than isolates from non-colitic control patients and showed that this adhesin was mannose resistant . |
| 3 | It was alleged that the Ethiopian authorities were also blocking access to the region . |
| 4 | In the meantime Sir Joseph Pennington , aggrieved perhaps that his mines were not yielding income to his estate , issued a grand proclamation on 21 February 1730 offering his copper and lead mines and works at Tilberthwaite and Langdale ( including Greenhurn ) for a term of 21 years maximum to any substantial persons allowing a duty of 14s. per " Tunn " for copper and 10s. for lead , reckoning " … |
| 5 | I knew to leave the door open , as I knew to clear a path to the kitchen door , while the chairs were still hand-stripped pine to me . |