Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pers pn] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was aware of nothing else but his compelling , mesmeric eyes , which were rooting her to the spot , setting a torch to her , the shooting flames searing her insides . |
| 2 | The man who ushered in a golden age of middle-distance running , Brendan Foster , was at the peak of his powers and the two men who were to carry it to the greatest heights , Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe , were just beginning to emerge . |
| 3 | If they were to report it to the company the whole crew could lose their jobs . ’ |
| 4 | You were cheering them to . ’ |
| 5 | If your friends were daring you to . |
| 6 | Maggie was taking a plane to London that night and Sheila and Mona were driving her to the airport . |
| 7 | But he might not always meet her calling or her waiting , for men , too , were bidding him to the sound of axe and plough and sword . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ That was only because you were tearing her to pieces . |
| 9 | okay , explain it to me in terms of , try and ex say if you were explaining it to someone who sort of was n't very technical . |
| 10 | try to paraphrase it as though you were explaining it to someone who does n't understand quite as much as you . |
| 11 | We were escorting him to the door when there was a loud explosion at the side of the house . |
| 12 | Sorry , did I miss out on something , that , did n't they say who they were selling it to ? |
| 13 | Copies were to be sent to all sheriffs , who were to publish them to the people ; others were to be kept in all cathedral churches and read twice a year . |
| 14 | Their parents were sending them to the Wimbledon Islamic Day Independent Boys ' School because they wanted them to grow up English . |
| 15 | You have to remember I was only 19 when I first came here and people were expecting me to be totally in control . |
| 16 | The only problem was that it did n't work out quite as we were expecting it to … |
| 17 | She now suspected that they had known long before and were breaking it to her gradually . |
| 18 | They were speaking words she could not grasp but now they were speaking them to her rather than to each other and their tone was sympathetic , cajoling . |
| 19 | There was strength and an inner confidence reflected in those steady grey eyes that she suddenly realised were subjecting her to a thorough appraisal . |
| 20 | The first signs of a solution to the financial problem began to appear ; the settlers started growing tobacco and by 1611 they were exporting it to England . |
| 21 | In the following car were the Sheikha , her daughter , Hussa and Selma who were to accompany us to London . |
| 22 | The thorns were cutting her to pieces . |
| 23 | You 'd hurt me so badly — there I was , head over heels in love with you , and you were asking me to be your mistress . ’ |
| 24 | You were doing it to me . |
| 25 | Now , after a month of nervously transferring it from place to place as the situation worsened , the French government were giving it to the British . |
| 26 | She were giving it to dog ! |
| 27 | You were lending them to this one here . |
| 28 | At one point Eva turned and gesticulated towards me , as if she were taking him to task for something he 'd done to me . |
| 29 | ‘ If they were taking him to the police station , why did they walk three miles . |
| 30 | ‘ I thought you were taking me to the police station . ’ |