Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [verb] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Vice-Chairman was unable to fill the vacant position so an interim administration was formed to take us to the next assembly . |
| 2 | In the 16th century , an east wing was added to replace the earlier parlour , while in the 17th century a kitchen wing was built to balance it to the west . |
| 3 | The doctor came within the half-hour , and spent some time with Rebecca before deciding that an ambulance was needed to take her to the Marshes . |
| 4 | Upon wiping away the icy incrustation from the face , the countenance was immediately recollected ; but , the frame appearing lifeless , assistance was procured to convey it to the first house upon the skirts of the village , when , a pulsation being observed , every possible means was instantly adopted to promote his recovery . |
| 5 | Although convicted of taking part in the attack no evidence was brought linking him to the knife . |
| 6 | His invention of photogenic drawing dated back four years earlier but he was spurred to bring it to the attention of the scientific world by the announcement by the Frenchman Daguerre of his revolutionary invention , the Daguerreotype . |
| 7 | While he was thinking how to do this , he was asked to bring me to the palace . |
| 8 | Something about the man aroused the guard 's suspicions , so he was asked to accompany them to the frontier post for further questioning . |
| 9 | Our young gallant here , ’ he waved his hand contemptuously at Geoffrey , ‘ was asked to accompany us to the parapet but it 's well known he 's terrified of heights . ’ |
| 10 | She realised with a suppressed groan that she was forced to justify herself to the chief superintendent in the same terms as she had defended herself against Christine Mills . |
| 11 | They once lived on a housing estate , but the council was forced to move them to the isolated bungalow after complaints from neighbours . |
| 12 | But the Prince was determined to get it to the finishing line . |
| 13 | Melot 's Arab spy was engaged to guide everyone to the Wadi Fetilia which was the only practical route down the escarpment on to the coastal plain . |