Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] something to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl 's distress was doing something to Cardiff . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | The pater was saying something to that effect only the other day . |
| 4 | His first thought was to do something to the Volkswagen Passat . |
| 5 | One of the younger men with red hair was saying something to him , and Yuan answered briefly , and bowed as he sat in his place . |
| 6 | Gazzer was saying something to her . |