Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [to-vb] the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Section 20(1) ( iv ) was the model for the definition of theft and ‘ appropriate ’ was intended to bear the same meaning . |
2 | was designed to replace the former system of emergency grants for special needs for such items as cookers and clothing , which were dispensed under a variety of rules . |
3 | A third approach was considered to exhibit the least disadvantages . |
4 | It was decided to withdraw the same charges against former Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai and former Finance Minister Hanna Awdah . |
5 | His daughter was fated to face the same problem . |
6 | In contrast to these results , Slobin and Welsh found that a child was able to imitate one of her own utterances immediately after she had produced it spontaneously , but that errors occurred when the child was asked to imitate the same utterance some minutes later . |
7 | 61% of the sample would be not at all concerned if a mentally handicapped child was allowed to attend the same school as their child |
8 | This beautiful long-haired tortoiseshell kitten was chosen to symbolise the many kittens and cats rescued by the R.S.P.C.A. each year . |