Example sentences of "this [was/were] [vb pp] to [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said , ‘ You see , before the war , this was given to me as a present , and it was full of chocolates . ’ |
| 2 | This was sent to them with an information leaflet . |
| 3 | Before the war , foods such as butter and cheese were given two layers of wrappers by the counter hand , but this was reduced to one under the restrictions . |
| 4 | He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum . |
| 5 | This was sold to us , please , this was sold to us on the basis that it was going to bring in the baddies and sort out the baddies , and we 'd all live happily ever after . |
| 6 | Again this was reported to you at the last meeting of this Committee . |