Example sentences of "was [verb] to [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the dealer gave his number under these circumstances , he was submitting to the client 's own terms , letting him off the hook . |
| 2 | He was terrified of the Sultan , but for his own safety decided the best policy was to cling to the Tughluk 's fingertips ‘ and every time he said any encouraging word to me I kissed his hand , until I had kissed it seven times . ’ |
| 3 | From the Spanish Succession war onwards , for example , there was an increasing tendency for French soldiers to receive wounds in the left side — the part of the body which in line formation was exposed to the enemy 's fire . |
| 4 | The Crown 's powers of inclosure were greatly limited , and statutory definition was given to the commoners ' rights , which they could freely exercise under the supervision of the verderers : the Court of Verderers was reconstituted for this purpose . |
| 5 | In 1940 , Jacques was finally appointed as a joint secretary to the Rural Areas Committee to represent WEA interests for the District 's Chapter III courses and through this overdue gesture formal recognition was given to the District 's indispensable position in the provision of liberal adult education in the region . |
| 6 | Support was given to the President 's Urban Design Initiative , and comments were made on more than twenty-five consultation papers from the DoE and others . |
| 7 | With the commitment to the completion of the SEM added urgency was given to the Commission 's " watchdog " role in anticipating the social consequences of restructuring . |
| 8 | On graduating he joined the Geological Survey in 1875 , working in the Teesdale and Cheviot districts until 1884 , when he was posted to the Survey 's Edinburgh office . |
| 9 | She was referred to the town 's main fire station where he met sub-officer John Yoxall and had the bracket cut off with a small hacksaw . |
| 10 | It was explained to the women 's meeting which took this decision that " times had changed since the inauguration , that the cost of travel made meetings now almost impossible and that with the formation of local branches of the BDDA there was not the same need for the Auxiliary " . |
| 11 | His final task was to report to the paymaster 's office and receive his last pay packet and travel voucher before relinquishing the King 's shilling . |
| 12 | Brownswerd was recommended to the Master 's post while Leigh was still in , office , and his appointment was confirmed on , 9th March 1565 ; he had taught already in Wilmslow and Macclesfield , and was to teach later at Stratford-on-Avon and again at Macclesfield , where he died on 15th April 1589 . |
| 13 | When this particular work was added to the Board 's remit , it was our intention to offer the church advice under our social interest section and important reports were prepared and submitted to the general assembly and accepted . |
| 14 | Then , in 1237 , at the request of a Parliament which conceded the king taxation , he was added to the king 's council along with the earl of Surrey and William de Ferrers . |
| 15 | An extra charge of one shilling ( 5p ) was made for permission to view the house , and the £5,500 it made was added to the Queen 's charitable fund . |
| 16 | Eventually , the new house was sold at a loss , Mr Spindler 's house was sold to cover the loan and the rest of the debt was transferred to the couple 's present house in Henley . |
| 17 | In 1613 he was transferred to the King 's Bench in which court he held in a case in 1615 ( Courtney v Glanvil [ 1615 ] Cro . |
| 18 | With the beginning of the 1947–8 season , John was transferred to the Sadler 's Wells Ballet at Covent Garden to give him more chances to work as a dancer with experienced choreographers . |
| 19 | In April 1960 printing was transferred to the Standard 's modern presses , and was greatly improved . |
| 20 | In respect of one item the credit period expired at midnight on 1 December and property in it was transferred to the buyers ' customer on 2 December . |
| 21 | He was sentenced to a year 's imprisonment , suspended for 12 months , and ordered to pay £500 costs and compensation . |
| 22 | He was sentenced to a year 's detention at Waltham Forest Youth Court , East London , yesterday after admitting 47 charges including burglary , drug possession and assault . |
| 23 | Angela Kinsella , 28 , of High Northgate , Darlington , was sentenced to a month 's imprisonment yesterday for causing fear or provocation of violence , resisting a police constable and stealing a shirt from a clothes shop . |
| 24 | He speared a full-toss into Stewart 's pads , out of the dark Press-box window , and what somebody calculated as the 27th appeal of the innings was answered to the Pakistanis ' exquisite satisfaction . |
| 25 | One similar order affected a shellfish farm in Loch Moidart a few miles further north , but that was granted to the Government 's Sea Fish Industry Authority for research . |
| 26 | Brief reference was made to the Society 's hopes of establishing a railway museum in the town . |
| 27 | A challenge was made to an actuary 's determination in Imperial Foods Ltd 's Pension Scheme [ 1986 ] 1 WLR 717 . |
| 28 | While studying the relationship between visual stimuli and the EEG , Adrian found that if a regular series of bright flashes was presented to the subject 's eyes there was an equally regular series of blips in the EEG recorded from electrodes on the scalp over the visual areas at the back of the skull . |
| 29 | The Northern Bank International Perpetual Trophy , a cheque for £1000 and £1500 worth of British Midland business air travel was presented to the company 's International Sales Director , Mr Brian Wilson . |
| 30 | The award was presented to the company 's Managing Director , Dr. Faramarz Mahdjuri . |