Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [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 | But surgeons were forced to call it a day because they could n't find the right tools for the job . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Afterwards , her eight-year-old brother was told to give her a cold bath . |
| 8 | Difficult though it was for her , however , are we entitled to assume that her French upbringing was bound to give her an adverse picture of her Scottish kingdom , and that her view was justified ? |
| 9 | Often the farmers ' produce was subsidised to give him a living whilst another subsidy on the food in the shops kept prices artificially low — so wages could be pegged too . |
| 10 | His parents ' cottage was restored to make it a suitable birthplace for such a great man . |
| 11 | Though he rejoined the race a few minutes later , Albers , who won the opening round of the series at Donington , was forced to call it a day four laps later . |
| 12 | It was the custom at that time that when a worker married he was allowed to make himself a chair in the company 's time ; this was called a ‘ marriage chair ’ . |
| 13 | I was tempted to call it a day there and then , pull over and have a kip , but my stomach reminded me that I had n't thrown it a bone since the ploughman 's at lunch-time , and it had been quite an eventful day . |
| 14 | But Inmos Ltd was determined to make it a high profile affair . |
| 15 | He used to send me postcards from abroad and he popped in when ‘ Bizarro ’ was released to give me a copy , ’ says Graham Williams , the journalist who wrote the paper 's weekly pop column . |
| 16 | There was an equine ‘ flu scare on and I was advised to give him a booster , which I did . |