Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [to-vb] the [noun prp] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result was that all New York fares could now be reduced , bringing them to a level only slightly above that of Virgin 's competing New York fare , and fares on the Boston route were adjusted to match the New York level . |
| 2 | The changes , which were designed to bring the Hong Kong exchange into line with international practice , were opposed mainly by the smaller Chinese brokers , and supported by the larger international institutions which had moved increasingly into the Hong Kong exchange in the 1980s . |
| 3 | The West Midlands Force were instructed to investigate the South Yorkshire Police , ironically , at a time when their own Serious Crimes Squad was the subject of an investigation . |
| 4 | Like Pandora 's box , from it came a screw driver , a Stanley knife , scissors and an adjustable spanner , all of which were used to keep the Stoddard Templeton units in tip top condition . |
| 5 | Some of the smaller cars were delivered to work the Crystal Palace route as soon as possible . |
| 6 | A battalion of the 7th Light Infantry Division and a battalion of the 82nd Airborne , being used as ground troops , were deployed to seize the Atlantic Ocean end of the canal at Colon . |