Example sentences of "[Wh pn] was [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shy Nina , who was related to the Wedgwood pottery family , left him her run-down mansion and contents worth £170,000 when she died aged 83 . |
| 2 | When he took over in October 1964 , he enjoyed two other advantages : his majority of four ensured that the fractious Parliamentary Labour Party would have to behave ; and , apart from Patrick Gordon Walker , whom he appointed Foreign Secretary , and James Griffiths , who was sent to the newly created Welsh Office , only he possessed Cabinet experience . |
| 3 | She only remembered that right from the beginning he took her with him , and it was she who was sent to the doors to ask politely if they had anything to sell . |
| 4 | They fell foul , on the other hand , of Simon de Mont fort , who was sent to the south-west of France by King Henry III in 1248 to curb the unruliness there and ended up assaulting the Viscount of Soule in his castle in Mauléon . |
| 5 | Djore Držić 's nephew , Marin Držić ( 1508–67 ) , was a poor scholar who was sent to the University of Siena on a stipend from the Ragusan Senate . |
| 6 | I was writing to my MP who was writing to the Secretary of State who was writing to the High Commisioner and it just went on . |
| 7 | I was writing to my MP who was writing to the Secretary of State who was writing to the High Commisioner and it just went on . |
| 8 | Hannah Hauxwell possesses an unusual sensitivity for one who was reared to the truly spartan life of an isolated dale in the thirties and forties when sheer hardship invariably deadened any aesthetic tendencies . |
| 9 | ‘ Piss off , Clasper , you 've had your day ! ’ yelled a burly figure at the back of the crowd , who was cheered to the echo for his advice . |
| 10 | Radzinowicz and Wootton were joined by Mrs Serota , who was to succeed to the chairmanship after the death of the first chairman , a former Labour Minister with a keen interest in penal policy , Kenneth Younger . |
| 11 | ‘ Another man-witch , who was sentenced to the galleys for life , said that he had such a pity for the horses which the postillion galloped along the road that he did something to prevent it , which was that he took vervain and said over it the Pater Noster five times and the Ave Maria five times , and then put it on the road so that the horses should cease to run . ’ |
| 12 | Laura , who was flown to the USA five months ago for a life-saving double transplant operation , was re-united with her two-year-old brother Louis . |
| 13 | ‘ How many miles d' you reckon today , twenty ? ’ asked Paddy , who was stripped to the waist and had a knotted handkerchief on his ginger mop of hair . |
| 14 | Mucosal infiltration by inflammatory cells was evaluated as : absent ( 0 ) , moderate ( + ) , mild ( ++ ) , intense ( +++ ) by an experimented pathologist who was blinded to the results of platelet activating factor . |
| 15 | ‘ That young bloke undoubtedly owes his life to Mr Kirwan , ’ said Mr Dinsdale , who was called to the scene at about 6.10pm yesterday . |
| 16 | He says he is making a movie with Italian sex kitten La Cicciolina , who was elected to the Italian parliament in 1987 . |
| 17 | ‘ Brian has been suffering from a loss of confidence , ’ said Roxburgh of the player who was relegated to the Manchester United substitutes ' bench on Saturday . |
| 18 | Foreign dependants of the Court continued to be appointed to important Forest wardenships — such as Amaury de St Amand , Steward of the Household 1233–40 , who was also warden of the Forest of Dean during the greater part of that time , and Peter Chaceporc , the able Poitevin Keeper of the Wardrobe 1241–54 , who was appointed to the same wardenship in May 1248 . |
| 19 | In addition , Mr H A Velasquez , who was appointed to the board since the last annual general meeting , retires in accordance with the articles of association and , being eligible , offers himself for re-election . |
| 20 | All held office throughout 1992 with the exception of Mr J A Hogan , who was appointed to the Board after the year end . |
| 21 | B.D. Patterson , who was appointed to the Board on 17 September 1992 , now retires in accordance with the articles of association and , being eligible , will offer himself for election . |
| 22 | During a visit to Jordan on Jan. 10 , Farouq Qaddumi , who was appointed to the foreign affairs portfolio of the Palestinian government-in-exile in April 1989 [ see p. 36536 ] , said that the Baker plan had failed and called for a meeting of the Palestine National Council ( PNC , the Palestinian parliament-in-exile ) to discuss future strategy . |
| 23 | Only one new minister joined the Cabinet : Stephen Kibona , at Communications and Works , replacing Mustafa Nyang'anyi , who was appointed to the Planning Commission [ for full list see p. 36550 ] . |
| 24 | In two major changes announced on Oct. 16 , Nvono Akhele was promoted from a minister-delegate to become Secretary-General to the Presidency , taking over from Nguema Ongueme , who was appointed to the new post of Minister of State in charge of Economy , Trade and Planning [ for full Cabinet list as of May 1990 see p. 37478 ] . |
| 25 | At the same time Amos Wako was appointed Attorney General , replacing Guy Matthew Muli , who was appointed to the Court of Appeal . |
| 26 | Seymour Mullings , hitherto Minister of Finance , became Minister of Agriculture , replacing Horace Clarke , who moved to the Ministry of Mining and Energy , hitherto held by Hugh Small , who was moved to the newly organized Ministry of Industry and Commerce . |
| 27 | The crash came after the chequered flag at the end of the session , when Berger came across a slowing Alesi , who was waving to the crowd . |
| 28 | The crash came after the chequered flag at the end of the session , when Berger came across a slowing Alesi , who was waving to the crowd . |
| 29 | Also , by singular misfortune , he was followed by Dr Montagu Butler , who was translated to the Mastership of Trinity at the beginning of his second term . |
| 30 | The game was being played at furious pace and it was Richardson who was put to the test when he dived to turn round a long drive from Darlington in the thirty eighth minute . |