Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estates like this were often sold to the local authorities as packages — they were n't what they wanted , just what they got . |
| 2 | But less than a month later , John Osborne 's Look Back in Anger arrived at the Royal Court , and elegant , well-made drawing-room plays like this were supposedly consigned to the dustbin of theatrical history . |
| 3 | Some were closely linked to him through the goods and provisions which they supplied to the royal household . |
| 4 | Although a number of companies were privatised ( some were fully transferred to the private sector , whereas in other cases only a partial stake was sold ) , the scale of the programme and the sums of money raised were relatively small when compared to privatisation during the second and third terms . |
| 5 | However , 188/730 26% ( 22.6% to 28.9% ) of responders had A level qualifications or their equivalent ( fig 2 ) compared to 19% of the general population , and this was also related to symptom score , the mean in those with A levels being 2.26 , and without 2.44 ( difference 0.053 to 0.287 ) . |
| 6 | To the first important one , the Order of St Louis created by Louis XIV , were now added the Prussian Pour le Mérite in 1740 ( though until 1810 this was also awarded to civilians ) , the Habsburg Order of Maria Theresa ( 1757 ) and the Russian Order of St George ( 1769 ) . |
| 7 | This was also adverted to by the county surveyor in a letter dated 7 February 1983 to Mr. Page , the borough engineer . |
| 8 | This was generally considered to be brilliant , although it seems to me that it was as much my father 's achievement as my own , and probably perceived unconsciously by him as such . |
| 9 | A starter regimen was used , with infusion of 60% of the calculated total caloric requirements on the first day ; this was progressively increased to 100% by the third day . |
| 10 | This was duly fitted to said bass and instantly cured the problem . |
| 11 | This was duly reported to General Joseph Galliéni , now Minister of War , who had heard similar disquieting news from other sources . |
| 12 | At that time the senior inservice adviser was to convene the meetings ( though this was soon delegated to others and " some sort of rotating role " would be devised to fill the chair . |
| 13 | In its early years it was called the Ulster Saturday Night , but this was soon extended to its present title Ireland 's Saturday Night . |
| 14 | This was particularly addressed to ‘ Ladies travelling by Land and Sea ’ . |
| 15 | This was uniformly preferred to the Okapi '87 mode selection screen ( similar to Figure 5.1 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ My part in this was easy compared to his ’ , North tapped out one night to McFarlane , talking about Poindexter 's handling of the pre-Tehran manoeuvrings ; ‘ I only had to deal with our enemies . |
| 17 | Although the aim of the Meditations was to stimulate an emotional response to the humanity of Christ in an act of affective piety , this was closely tied to a theological understanding that only through a loving penitential identification with His suffering could man also experience the transfiguring reality of the power of His Resurrection and life . |
| 18 | This was closely linked to the accumulated grievances of the workers , being also largely a product of de Gaulle 's modernization strategy . |
| 19 | This was probably related to the Beida poster campaign , but a ‘ victory ’ could not be claimed until the promises were actually fulfilled . |
| 20 | Two years later William Denny began to experiment with piece-work for the iron trades in the yard to improve productivity ; this was eventually extended to all the firm 's trades . |
| 21 | This was eventually moved to a purpose-built factory , Eyot works , at St Peter 's Square , Hammersmith . |
| 22 | This was eventually referred to the Standing Committee for further study and recommendations . |
| 23 | This was strongly objected to by another person . |
| 24 | It was then that it was bomb damaged , although apparently this was largely restricted to the toilets ! |
| 25 | The fee for this was either added to the licence fee or invoiced separately , prior to despatch of the film to the customer . |
| 26 | This was widely thought to be a good omen . |
| 27 | This was widely thought to be the factor which attracted Iranians to the Pasdaran and others , young and old , to the baeej , or volunteer corps . |
| 28 | He was also considered in some quarters to be less than entirely open in his Turf operations : his trainer Tom Coulthwaite had had his licence withdrawn earlier in 1913 over the running of two Ismay horses , though this was widely held to be an injustice . |
| 29 | ‘ This was clearly intended to be a show of strength and involved a group of men simply taking the law into their own hands , ’ she said . |
| 30 | This was clearly intended to be used not only during the workshop to receive the professionally published course material [ not the usual duplicated sheets ] but as a personal organizer which would be a continual reminder to the participant of the course content . |