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

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1 On July 16 , 10 parties which were signatories to the national charter of July 1991 demanded the annulment , on account of voting irregularities , of the local elections held on June 21 [ see p. 38952 ] ; on July 27 the government announced the creation of a " board to correct election errors " , which would include both Ethiopian and foreign experts .
2 Even the ruined library still contained many texts which were witnesses to a local tradition of artistic skill , showing a consuming interest in miraculous happenings and that curious mixture of vernacular and Latin literacy which were all characteristic of late Anglo-Saxon culture .
3 For some buyers there were bargains to be had .
4 On most days there were cases to be heard by Magistrates G.R. Tretheway , Wm .
5 The responsibility for repaying an unsecured personal loan or a credit card debt lies with the person or persons who were party to the agreement .
6 The declaration made clear that the Union Treaty need only be signed by the nine republics which were party to the Novoye Ogarevo meeting .
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