Example sentences of "was [verb] to [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was explained to her the day they moved in . ’ |
| 2 | Was writing to her the nearest he could be ? |
| 3 | I fully understood what she was saying to you the day you visited Kinghorn , which is why I almost burst out laughing . ’ |
| 4 | As I was saying to you the other day , laddie , because I was aiming to be a fighting man I would n't get married . |
| 5 | If I was left to it the first pint would go about |
| 6 | With a broad smile , he explained , ‘ When I was talking to him the other day , and I happened to mention that an old friend of my sister 's was coming to Ireland , and that I was going to show her round Dublin , and that we 'd agreed to meet here , and about how scatty … ’ |
| 7 | I mean she does n't does n't see a lot of her erm you know and but she and she was talking to her the other day because she does n't like to get involved or say a lot but |