Example sentences of "was [prep] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know it 's , I knew it was Needham Station and it was between station to station , you see , not er anything to do with the public but that 's where I learnt so we used to er take er messages from station to station and I used to speak to the girl at Merrith down the line . |
| 2 | But he was able to anticipate that objection by suggesting that the prohibition applied only to knowledge sought in self-aggrandizement , not to that which was of service to humanity . |
| 3 | What she said was of interest to Edouard , but he could see that it was by way of a preamble . |
| 4 | When I first bowled to him in the nets I said it was like bowling to Zaheer Abbas . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought I was under contract to Paul Lexington Productions . ’ |
| 6 | As it was Chaplin threw him a challenge to a round of fisticuffs , accusing Mayer of encouraging Mildred , who was under contract to Mayer , to press for a higher divorce settlement . |
| 7 | I knew he was under contract to Warners , where I had worked . |
| 8 | THE North Sea flotel Safe Supporter was under tow to Bergen in Norway for essential repairs last night , with 97 oilmen still on board . |
| 9 | This was in contrast to Bailey who attempted to capitalize on his athletics success by venturing into rugby league . |
| 10 | It was in part to answer these questions that the California State Legislature in the Autumn of 1976 passed a law called the Natural Death Act . |
| 11 | This was in response to reports that Collor 's main political advisers had been using federal funds to solicit the votes of the 168 deputies needed to fend off the impeachment initiative . |
| 12 | Namaliu claimed that the landing was in response to requests from local chiefs and village leaders , who feared for their safety following a spate of executions carried out by the BRA . |
| 13 | This was in response to requests from . |
| 14 | Sarfraz 's solicitor Ash Karim confirmed the writ was in response to Lamb 's allegations about Sarfraz in the Daily Mirror . |
| 15 | As late as 5 June , the candidates for knighthood at the impending coronation included a number of Hastings ' men and that this was in response to Hastings ' own wishes is suggested by the fact that most were not subsequently knighted at Richard 's coronation . |
| 16 | As late as 5 June , the candidates for knighthood at the impending coronation included a number of Hastings ' men and that this was in response to Hastings ' own wishes is suggested by the fact that most were not subsequently knighted at Richard 's coronation . |
| 17 | The message , delivered to Downing Street , was in response to Mr Major 's letter of support earlier this week . |
| 18 | Cain 's resignation on Aug. 7 was in response to pressure from within his party arising from the severe financial difficulties experienced by his government after the failure of several state-owned enterprises . |
| 19 | It was also agreed that conventional armed forces would come under a single armed forces command , though leaving an option for CIS member states to control their own armed forces — this was in response to demands from Moldova , Ukraine and Azerbaijan . |
| 20 | This was in addition to £250 raised the month before , by packing plant foreman , for the same cause by ‘ Being nice for a day ’ ! |
| 21 | The aid was in addition to grants of US$553,400,000 announced earlier in the month . |
| 22 | While this was in addition to room and board , the amount itself was very small . |
| 23 | Many broadcasters felt that they were expected not to say anything on the air which was in contradiction to Government policy . |
| 24 | This act was in opposition to Philip , who when the city had fallen , demanded that his own flag be raised over it , thus adding his own stake to any claim made upon Tancred . |
| 25 | She was in town to film Modesty Blaise for Joseph Losey . |
| 26 | But he was in thrall to Deuce , who now reappeared in the distance followed by an over-liveried porter who was carrying two large suitcases . |
| 27 | The real objection to the United States was in relation to US activities abroad rather than to their financing . |
| 28 | Another road design of the same period , which included Ireland 's first suspension bridge , was from Kenmare to Bantry , in the south-west . |
| 29 | One was from erm from Baghdad to Barqu and the other one was from Barqu to Basrah because he was in the First World War , I think he was serving with the Middlesex Regiment and erm , I do n't know how he managed this , I never did understand . |
| 30 | It could be called upon at any time and indeed was from time to time . |