Example sentences of "he was [adv] [verb] to [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , Bukharin was cautiously calling for curbs on Stalin 's power , even if he was not referred to by name . |
| 2 | He was frequently referred to on radio and television , and in the papers , as the first person to have been given an artificial heart . |
| 3 | He was presumably known to at least some of his fellow members — who themselves became foundation members of the Veterinary College — in particular the Duke of Northumberland , first president of the College ; Granville Penn , active in the establishment of the College , who became a member of the Society of Arts in 1788 and was in 1791 a steward ; the Earl of Morton ( one of Vial 's patrons ) ; Thomas Pitt FSA , subsequently to be one of the most assiduous attenders of meetings of the College governors , and last , but not least , Arthur Young , a member of the Society of Arts since 1769 . |
| 4 | Not surprisingly , such unselfish acts by a runner whose ability commands respect , have made Zarei one of the most popular figures in ultra running , and he was recently referred to by one of his rivals as ‘ Gentleman James ’ . |
| 5 | For some reason he was always referred to as " The Threarah " — perhaps because there happened to be only one threar , or rowan , near the warren , from which he took his name . |
| 6 | Although not all newspapers were affected to the same degree , the trend towards more ‘ sensation ’ and more ‘ sport ’ suggested that the ‘ reader was expected to be intellectually more passive … attracted less by the prospect of greater wisdom than by that of ‘ Elevated ’ status , and he was now appealed to in a shrill capitalised format ’ . |