Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [pron] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she remembered he was just using her to get the company , to get her to marry him ! |
| 2 | There is an issue about how much choice some people can exercise and I recognise that issue but the idea was not to force anybody to make the move . |
| 3 | My mother was always telling him to measure the right amount with the cap of the bottle , but it was n't his style . |
| 4 | Mutual cooperation was undesirable from the generals ' point of view , because it was n't helping them to win the war . |
| 5 | He was n't doing it to advance the Allied cause . |
| 6 | His wife was anxiously encouraging him to strengthen the acquaintance as they were influential people , but he was not yet sufficiently advanced in his profession to feel he ought to push for invitations . |