Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [to-vb] [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 14-strong cast got a rousing response from primary schools who were treated to free seats at yesterday 's dress rehearsal . |
| 2 | For a time the results were communicated to field staff at their regular monthly meetings . |
| 3 | They were expected to leave school at fourteen and go out to work to earn a living or take up technical training . |
| 4 | The measures were designed to pre-empt attacks at Monday 's Congress of People 's Deputies . |
| 5 | As a natural corollary of this initiative , extra-mural departments were permitted to provide courses at standards lower , and of shorter duration , than under the 1924 Regulations . |
| 6 | Sophisticated surveillance techniques were used to control crowds at the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 7 | These Homes were used to accommodate boarders at the school , and their destruction severely hampered the School 's capacity after the war . |
| 8 | Private schools In the area were persuaded to offer places at reduced fees . |
| 9 | One had tried to involve some of the staff but they apparently refused to get involved ; another head wanted more involvement and had a plan of action that would lead to this : another was sure that all staff were involved and departments were compelled to discuss finance at least once a month . |
| 10 | A few were converted to target tugs at the same base . |
| 11 | At the 1989 Annual Conference in Bournemouth it was resolved to support the RAF Benevolent Fund 's 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Appeal , and Branches were asked to provide support at local level for what became known as the ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ Appeal . |
| 12 | Pensioners were allowed to exchange notes at banks up to the value of their monthly pension or a maximum Rbs200 ( depending on which was the larger sum ) . |
| 13 | In the second group ( the next 23 patients and 23 volunteers ) , the subjects were allowed to swallow saliva at 30 second intervals . |
| 14 | And that by a stroke of coincidence no bed and breakfasts were open and you were forced to seek help at the Hall ? |
| 15 | Mothers were encouraged to give solids at a very early age and bottle feeding was predominant , with mothers incorrectly making up the feeds . |
| 16 | It was also frequently noted that staff were encouraged to request attendance at external courses , but likely to be nominated for attendance at internal courses ( normally developed in the frame-work of their perceived training needs ) . |
| 17 | They were required to adopt statutes at a constituent congress , and to register them with the USSR Justice Ministry ( or the equivalent republican Ministry , depending on how widely the new association was to operate ) . |
| 18 | This process of compounding , which he patented in 1845 , came to be known as ‘ McNaughting ’ , and as it was relatively inexpensive ( even though new boilers were required to supply steam at the higher pressure ) it was very popular in the second half of the nineteenth century . |