Example sentences of "was [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Wilson 's account in 1985 of the decay of what was intended to mark a sea-change in the process and outcome of economic policy-making at the highest level is best read slowly and without comment — except , perhaps , to note that , in reforming terms , an almost ideal apprenticeship for a Prime Minister is no guarantee that he will deliver the goods : |
| 2 | The probable origin of the trust in the commendatio made it important to continue to distinguish clearly between cases where it was intended to confer a benefit and cases where the intention was merely to ask the favour of safe-keeping . |
| 3 | This was intended to eliminate a source of discrimination against national capital and would tax capital movement encouraged by differences between domestic and foreign interest rates . |
| 4 | The loan was intended to supplement a $20,000,000 World Bank credit for the same purpose . |
| 5 | McLaughlin introduced ‘ a consortium ’ which was intended to provide a rescue operation . |
| 6 | The constitution was intended to fulfil a propaganda role in attracting support in the south in the sense of emphasising the dedication of North Korea to radical reform and nationalism . |
| 7 | The Herbert Act did not challenge the presumption that divorce law was intended to achieve a verdict on the morality of the parties ' conduct . |
| 8 | The guarantee of protection to these individuals was intended to remove a source of friction between States that was feared might escalate into further conflict . |
| 9 | The devaluation was intended to assist a revival of exports and came after the announcement of October 's trade figures , the worst since January 1987 . |
| 10 | Initially it was intended to select a sample of 800 teachers , 400 from primary and 400 from secondary schools . |
| 11 | This was intended to equip a shipyard near Southampton where Bentham built six small vessels of experimental design for the Royal Navy , but it was not actually used there . |
| 12 | It was intended to construct a depôt in Aurelia Road , West Croydon , not far short of the Mitcham boundary and one in Torr Road , Penge , by the railway bridge , before the Lewisham boundary . |
| 13 | The film was intended to make a star of Twentieth Century Fox boss Darryl F. Zanuck 's latest protege , French actress Genevieve Gilles , whose first picture it was , after her success as a model . |
| 14 | I was struggling to set a mouse-trap . ’ |
| 15 | Recently I met a speechreader who was struggling to understand a lady who spoke English with a French accent . |
| 16 | The Grand Prix title could bring her earnings in just one week to an unprecedented £120,000 nice work for a girl who last year was considering taking up a full-time job because she was struggling to make a living on the Grand Prix circuit . |
| 17 | The size of the experimental groups was calculated to yield a power of 90% to detect a change of biological importance ( 40% ) , allowing for some experimental failures and given the SD of data calculated from preliminary studies . |
| 18 | The bone density was calculated using a calibration phantom containing known concentrations of K 2 HPO 4 solution and expressed in grams per litre . |
| 19 | ' He cast her a look which , she guessed , was calculated to suggest a combination of nostalgia and affection . |
| 20 | This was enforced by a system of adhesive stamps , the value of which was calculated to provide a royalty of five per cent of the retail cost of the record ( see 31c ) . |
| 21 | The number of patients was chosen to give a sample size of at least 300 , which was calculated to have a 90% power to detect a 1% difference in glycated haemoglobin ( haemoglobin A 1 c ) concentration at the 5% level between two groups of equal size , given a standard deviation of 2.5% . |
| 22 | Later in 1947 he spent three months in the Information Research Department , which was formed to launch a propaganda counter-offensive against Russia . |
| 23 | Veronica put down the knife she was using to butter a muffin , and looked at her . |
| 24 | This recalls Mittwoch 's observation ( 1990 : 118 ) that with hear " there seems to be a constraint that the sound perceived must be naturally associated with , and attributable to , the referent of the infinitival subject " : ( 80 ) She was heard to mutter a curse under her breath / sing the national anthem . |
| 25 | Of course the horse named Bess , which I was given had a mind of its own , since it would always be eating and when it was not it only plodded along . |
| 26 | A producer recently told me of a quote he was given to use a piece of music from the '60s — for 30 seconds it came to £40,000 ! |
| 27 | Permission was given to build a quay and a warehouse at Greenodd . |
| 28 | In order to get official night leave , one successful plot was to pretend to have a brother or an uncle , depending on the prospective escort 's age , who was supposedly visiting Paris . |
| 29 | However it does not always go by size but depends on the subject , as Foujita 's young girls cost much more , and the year in which it was painted makes a difference in price . |
| 30 | A test was arranged involving a detachment of Guards who lined up along the WCs and flushed in unison . |