Example sentences of "was [verb] to [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The global restructuring of capital was referred to by another participant . |
| 2 | Occasionally he was referred to by those who saw him at services as ‘ the old canon ’ though he was much the youngest of the canons . |
| 3 | The lead coffin itself was filled to within one inch of the brim with a tacky ochre-coloured liquid , somewhat the colour of heather honey but not quite so solid . |
| 4 | The new currency was pegged to within 3 per cent of a rate of DM1=8 kroon . |
| 5 | One particular disclosure that was objected to by many respondents to the Discussion Paper was that of the market value of capital instruments ( other than equity shares ) . |
| 6 | However , there had been a long and consistent course of dealing which was adhered to on this occasion . |
| 7 | The original Communion plate , donated in 1958 , was added to by further gifts in 1985 and 1990 . |
| 8 | He was attended to at last and returned to his table with the drinks . |
| 9 | Thankfully she was attended to by another lady . |
| 10 | He was sentenced to between five and 15 years after a trial which exposed the privileged lifestyle of rich New York youngsters . |
| 11 | In each case I pressed the national authorities concerned to allow me to send a UK ‘ observer ’ to their investigation and I am happy to say that our request was agreed to on each occasion . |
| 12 | To enjoy as much as she was going to for this time , she knew that , and she smiled and held him and kissed him when she felt the convulsion and heard his breath released . |
| 13 | ‘ I was going to in any case . |
| 14 | That machine has now gone back to being called the Model 54 and will appear as a 45MHz TAB-packaged four-way , as it was meant to at one time . |
| 15 | ‘ I just replied : ‘ it 's easy ’ but I do n't know what she was referring to at all . ’ |
| 16 | In my simplicity I duly said the collect , which was listened to with silent interest until the end , when there would be a great burst of laughter , which mystified me . |
| 17 | He made his speech — or rather sought to make it — against a barrage of noise and calls to resign from the Opposition and was listened to in stony silence by the Government benches . |