Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His two Cabinet portfolios , which would make him the most powerful member of the government after the Prime Minister , were expected to give him a key role in the formulation of the country 's overall foreign policy . |
| 2 | I understand they were persuaded to give it a further year 's grace in the hope of improvements to its organisational structure . |
| 3 | They 'd relented , his Mum and Dad , and they were going to give him a parrot for Easter . |
| 4 | At Heathrow Wendy Hoyte was being met by her husband Les and they were going to give me a lift back into London . |
| 5 | ‘ For a moment then I thought you were going to give me a different name . |
| 6 | ‘ We 're unbeaten in eight games but we have n't been able to win them and the players were saying beforehand that we were going to give someone a good hiding . |
| 7 | And he thought they were going to buy him a parrot . |
| 8 | The Lions selectors have an impassioned Irish performance to thank for that — and , according to coach Gerry Murphy , a little divine inspiration : ‘ We were going to keep it a secret , ’ he quipped , ‘ but we spent last weekend in Lourdes ’ . |
| 9 | But then the lady came back on again — you know , the one who spoke to me first — and she said ‘ Thank you very much , ’ and she told me they were going to send me a prize of — wait for it — 5 . |
| 10 | Yes , I have at last , and the I 'm sure that they lied in their teeth , they they assured me they had written to me after my second letter in March , er in fact , and they said they were going to send me a photocopy of that , in fact er she wrote me a letter in June , so I do n't believe the other one existed , |
| 11 | Such a capture of French nationalism would probably have been impossible in Paris ; but , in Hanoi , circumstances were combining to make it a reality . |
| 12 | But surgeons were forced to call it a day because they could n't find the right tools for the job . |
| 13 | ‘ It was as if they were trying to give us a clue , deliberately toying with us . ’ |
| 14 | The club was expected to give him a run next week in one of two friendlies against non-League opposition , but last night coach Eddie May said : ‘ He is a good lad but is just a non-starter now . |
| 15 | Despite these minor domestic headaches , it was decided to give him a special birthday treat of a guided tour of the Chubb Factory to decide exactly how all those interesting little gadgets actually work and no doubt to take away a few tips as well . |
| 16 | I recently had a liver transplant at Addenbrooke 's Hospital and still feel guilty that inevitably the decision was made to give me a liver rather than someone else whose life expectancy may have been marginally longer . |
| 17 | Afterwards , her eight-year-old brother was told to give her a cold bath . |
| 18 | It 's a cold morning and I was going to give him a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 19 | He was going to give her a job . |
| 20 | Having set it up , he said he was going to give us a demonstration coaching session . |
| 21 | I was g , I was going to get to read the newspaper report in the Mercury and the Mail , and when I appeared at Leicester Castle before a Judge , but er , I think , and I was going to give you a clue . |
| 22 | So Mum told me she was going to leave me a bit more than she had originally planned . |
| 23 | Then she added quickly , lest he deliberately misinterpret that , ‘ But I was going to leave you a note , as I keep trying to tell you . |
| 24 | She was going to enjoy it a lot . |
| 25 | ‘ I was going to ask you a small favour , ’ said Mr Chan . |
| 26 | It was n't working out like he 'd thought and it was going to take him a lot longer than he 'd planned . |
| 27 | I was going to write you a note — ’ |
| 28 | Can I , can I , yes I was going to tell you a story |
| 29 | I have no doubt wha did I not tell you about the fact that I hit the roof when he said that she has said that when he was twenty one , she was going to buy him a Vauxhall Chevette . |
| 30 | I was going to make him a director , bloody good young man , tough and fair and straight . |