Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as the programme itself was concerned , she felt it was a ‘ classic example of the way in which the BBC , with its penchant for ‘ South Bank ’ religion was allowing itself to be used as a launching platform for the ‘ new morality ’ ’ . |
| 2 | This first Report was read by Professor Brian Griffiths , whose duty as Prime Minister 's adviser was to present it to Mrs Thatcher with his comments . |
| 3 | The intention was to reduce it to that rate which would constrain aggregate demand to grow at a rate which could be met by increases in real output . |
| 4 | There was even a time , John said later , when his one ambition was to devote himself to horses , but his father was not especially enthusiastic about that idea . |
| 5 | The alternative was to give it to them in 50 crates . ’ |
| 6 | The belief was that to ritually and voluntarily — and I stress the word ‘ voluntarily ’ — shed one 's own blood was to recommend oneself to and establish a link with the Creator of the Universe , and this is precisely what happened with circumcision . |
| 7 | The girl 's distress was doing something to Cardiff . |
| 8 | All over the burrow , both the newcomers and those who were at home were accustoming themselves to each other in their own way and their own time ; getting to know what the strangers smelt like , how they moved , how they breathed , how they scratched , the feel of their rhythms and pulses . |
| 9 | Originally , the plan was to return them to their last known home , on Pitchfork Ranch near the little town of Meeteetsee , Wyoming . |
| 10 | He says the origninal plan was to raise it to 12p . |
| 11 | The tactic used by the Commission for passing the Single European Act was to present it to the member states as if it were the only thing on offer : either take this or leave the Community . |
| 12 | The Fat Controller was helping me to my feet . |
| 13 | I dimly understood that by holding out to me this realm of material essences , available by an act of will alone , The Fat Controller was condemning me to a cosmos of brand names , a metaphysic of motifs , a logic of logos , and an epistemology based on EPOS ( The Electronic Point of Sale method of inventory-keeping , which was just coming into use at this time among major retailers ) . |
| 14 | There was nothing wrong with it except that she doubted it was true and was certain Holly was showing it to Maureen for approval . |
| 15 | Kaptan was to apply himself to something useful . |
| 16 | His aim was to reconvert them to a Unitarian Christianity devoid of superstition . |
| 17 | His pole was impaling her to the absolute limit , and she began panting as if she 'd just run the four-minute mile . |
| 18 | His constant invasion of her privacy was driving her to distraction . |
| 19 | It was not so much meanness that restrained her , as a profound mistrust of her own organizations : and also she felt obscurely , that to invite people into her own room was to condemn them to boredom and unease . |
| 20 | Employing one of those supremely disingenuous somersaults of logic that only long training in double-speak and the official brand of British arrogance can confer , Mr Howard told a Westminster audience of backbenchers that ‘ If the Commission were to take us to the European Court I can think of few things more calculated to bring the Commission into disrepute ’ |
| 21 | Her father was explaining something to her in that overloud , careful voice which he used to her mother , the voice which said : ‘ I know you are too stupid to understand this but I will talk slowly and loudly and hope that you wo n't try my patience too far . ’ |
| 22 | And now the train was taking me to Aunt Louise through the quiet countryside , and in spite of my preoccupation I could not help enjoying the journey . |
| 23 | A Norwegian freedom fighter who knew the area was to take her to the nearby village , after which she was on her own . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The best man was driving them to the airport for their flight to Greece , and Ellie made sure she was right in the middle of the crowd as they all surged down the front path to wish them bon voyage . |
| 26 | The pater was saying something to that effect only the other day . |
| 27 | The only reason Trent could imagine for the attack was to link him to Don Roberto 's murder — this presumed that the three men were Don Roberto 's hirelings . |
| 28 | Chicken Likken was holding him to her breast with her wings , trying to comfort him . |
| 29 | His first thought was to do something to the Volkswagen Passat . |
| 30 | In the end I decided the best thing was to put you to bed and let you sleep it off . ’ |