Example sentences of "was [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he was somewhat taken aback to learn that it was a severe case of overswinging . |
| 2 | The family connection between Harry and his daughter was sufficiently diffused not to matter and they were very well matched . |
| 3 | A priest was then brought in to mediate and the men gave themselves up . |
| 4 | well not directly , erm because the whole purpose of the divisionalization was to put the skill and expertise into each division , at the initial stage of erm divisionalization there were no other marketing people immediately in those other divisions , I was occasionally called on to assist but progressively as they built up there own marketing expertise then my needs were less , they needed me less . |
| 5 | So I was definitely determined not to begin where she left off . ’ |