Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if you were to help yourself to a reasonably generous helping of watercress as part of a salad meal , it is unlikely that your portion would weigh more than half an ounce . |
| 2 | There was strength and an inner confidence reflected in those steady grey eyes that she suddenly realised were subjecting her to a thorough appraisal . |
| 3 | Eventually she noticed the changing note of the engine as they began to descend , and soon Marc was bringing them to a more sedate pace as he nursed the car over the drawbridge . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | A sob , swiftly repressed , rose in her throat ; she was condemning herself to a life as lonely as the seagull 's looked , but it , at least , could find a mate — she would never be able to do that . |
| 6 | It was a crisp Saturday morning in February , and the young man had picked her up from her flat and was driving them to a motor-racing track in the heart of Surrey . |
| 7 | In those circumstances the only option open to a government , determined to return Rover to the private sector , was to sell it to a British company which was not involved in the car industry . |
| 8 | His aim was to reconvert them to a Unitarian Christianity devoid of superstition . |
| 9 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |
| 10 | ‘ I suddenly felt that I was doing it to a bunch of people that actually understood what Lear 's pain was about , whereas I do n't standing on the stage at the National Theatre ’ : Brian Cox 's concerns about audience reactions and the nature of the dramatic experience are echoed by others . |
| 11 | I was committing myself to a policy . ’ |
| 12 | Her decision was extremely painful , for Beatrice believed ( as it happened incorrectly ) that she was committing herself to a celibate life for ever : |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't say I was taking you to a hotel , ’ he replied evenly . |
| 14 | In 1964 Mr Wilson presented himself as a radical figure , but by 1974 he was comparing himself to a family doctor , and hoped , in his own words , ‘ to achieve … peace and quiet for the country ’ . |
| 15 | Yanto grunted some inaudible remark and was introducing her to a goggle-eyed Billy as Nigger joined them . |
| 16 | Lydia was resigning herself to a long stretch of celibacy . |
| 17 | But I was advised to imagine I was telling it to a good friend and not worry about what other people might think . |