Example sentences of "[noun pl] were there to " in BNC.

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1 In Five Easy Pieces , the biographical elements were there to be discovered , slightly falsified , perhaps , and for those who did not notice them , Nicholson made a point of mentioning them in interviews .
2 However lukewarm the feelings of the citizens of York towards their southern overlord , his officers were there to be obeyed .
3 How many more facets were there to this complex man ?
4 As the subject assessment proceeded it also became clear that the Subject Assessors were there to be supportive — not to look for mistakes , but to help us ’ .
5 How many layers were there to this man ?
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