Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [adv prt] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The servants were allowed to go out at the discretion of the matron and the house surgeon , and the house was to be locked up at 10 p.m . |
| 2 | In an attempt to make good the teacher shortage schoolchildren were encouraged to stay on at school to do teacher training by circular No. 1654 in 1947 . |
| 3 | The Department 's share of the costs of approved courses was intended to average out at 25% . |
| 4 | He was intended to come down at the wrong moment , disappear , do the same again , then go shooting through the roof when the mechanics of the wire go wrong . |
| 5 | He was seen to bend down at two drains near his home . |
| 6 | When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling . |
| 7 | I was asked to turn out at Coventry and I agreed because I 'm a professional player and that 's my job — but I was n't feeling 100 per cent . |
| 8 | That is also good news for John Collins , who was forced to fill in at left-back during Galloway 's injury and Mowbray 's suspension . |
| 9 | It was forced to touch down at Killyhoy Beach , north west Donegal . |
| 10 | Easing the car into first gear , she set off back along the road , a frown deepening on her face as she was forced to crawl along at a snail 's pace , unable to see more than a couple of feet ahead in the ever-thickening snow . |
| 11 | His eyes narrowed on her face , he put his cup down , stripped off his apron , and walked slowly to stand beside her chair so that she was forced to look up at him . |
| 12 | He hissed her hand , delicately , a mere whisper of the lips , stood back , looked intently at her until she was forced to smile back at him , and pressing her left hand in his unclawed fingers , swept his blemished hand across the landscape beyond them : Bassenthwaite Lake , the valley , Keswick , Derwent Water , Catbells , Newlands , an Arcadia which his gesture seemed to offer her as his gift . |
| 13 | The night before I could not get to sleep then in the morning I woke up at half past five when I was meant to get up at seven thirty . |
| 14 | ‘ They made the usual checks then , because I was allowed to go back at any time if there was a problem , they let me go home . |
| 15 | Falati was allowed to stay on at the house after the intervention of Mr Mandela . |
| 16 | And I got the book it must have a bus you know ano , another , an extra bus on because he was allowed to get off at the tonight . |
| 17 | The Fire was started to get back at a prisoner who had refused to take part in a food boycott . |
| 18 | Christina was tempted to snap back at him in Elaine 's defence , but bit her tongue . |
| 19 | During the 12 months prospective follow up of the 30 patients completing four weeks treatment , one patient ( prednisolone treated ) was lost to follow up at week 16 . |