Example sentences of "we [was/were] [verb] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I played in the last game in the Third Division before we were relegated to the Fourth . |
| 2 | To go back to the Gdynia one on the ninth of October nineteen forty three , I have to state that when our crew arrived in England we went to er through school at Bovingdon for a couple of weeks then we were assigned to the Ninety Second Bomb Group and they wan na be sure we fit in . |
| 3 | We were treated to a marvellous breakfast of bread , cheese and salami followed by ham and eggs and lashings of coffee … … … luxury ! |
| 4 | We were treated to a pathetic song , whose sentiments we knew were real enough . |
| 5 | In the evening , after a superb meal in the à la carte restaurant , we were treated to a Sunwing show followed by dancing to the latest sounds — only for those who were n't too tired after a hard day 's sunbathing ! |
| 6 | A flock of eight curlew rose and we were treated to a spectacular display flight of steep flapping rises , slow glides and bubbling trills . |
| 7 | The van doors swung open and as Antinou 's lads eased us out we were treated to a 6 a.m. view of Clapton . |
| 8 | For our final talk in the previously arranged programme ( note the earlier comment on the Shrewsbury signal box visit ) we were treated to an excellent talk on the Central Wales Line by Mr Tony Birdwood of Llanwrda . |
| 9 | We were treated to the long diatribes of detailed considerations about the cost of paper clips and God knows what else . |
| 10 | Finally we were referred to the recent decision of the House of Lords in Roy v. Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Family Practitioner Committee [ 1992 ] 1 A.C. 624 . |
| 11 | ‘ We succeeded because we were elected to the Lebanese parliament and we were able to take over from the Turks and French in their ministries . ’ |
| 12 | If we were to move to an earnings-linked set-up , we should have to make changes accordingly . |
| 13 | While we were waiting at about 10.30 p.m. to go on night shift , we were subjected to a certain amount of what would now be called ‘ sexual harassment ’ , which we learned to parry quite neatly ; but the arrangement did seem a little thoughtless on the part of the B.P. Transport Department . |
| 14 | For at least a month before Christmas we were subjected to an endless barrage of ads for fattening festive foods . |
| 15 | As we were walking to the next hole I tried to think of the right things to say to him , so I said , ‘ Greg , do me a favour . |
| 16 | We were directed to the 1822 Sprinter . |
| 17 | We were introduced to the Mint House and , as Nancy and I listened , we learnt that money had been made there before the Royal Mint in London . |
| 18 | He presented the mali and myself with a hookah and while we took a preliminary suck , we were introduced to the other guests . |
| 19 | I then resolution two which is continuing the process that we were introduced to the last Synod and the previous Synod consideration of the endless discussion document on Christian initiation . |
| 20 | One Friday lunchtime we learned that there were no more classes that day but we were confined to the Grand till evening . |
| 21 | Next morning we were taken to a small village nearby , on a patch of dry ground in the middle of a bog , and on this uninviting spot the chief , an aged , autocratic savage called Afleodham , instructed us to camp . |
| 22 | The Chinese imagined that the Scots were like the Albanians — and appropriately enough we were taken to the Sino-Albanian Friendship Commune . ) |
| 23 | After lunch , where both of us drank too much red wine , we were taken to the wild boar pens and told to clean them out . |
| 24 | We were taken to the main hall , a long lofty chamber dominated by a hammer-beamed roof with an oriel window at one end depicting the Lamb of God carrying a standard . |
| 25 | All of this information we were giving to the federal people , A T F , who are responsible for investigating and control these kind of activities . |
| 26 | One day as we were going to a choral concert in Bath Abbey , we were all three walking along the Parade when my mother stopped Dana and said , pointing across the road : ‘ That 's the police station . |