Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [to-vb] [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were expected to leave school at fourteen and go out to work to earn a living or take up technical training . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In the second group ( the next 23 patients and 23 volunteers ) , the subjects were allowed to swallow saliva at 30 second intervals . |
| 5 | And that by a stroke of coincidence no bed and breakfasts were open and you were forced to seek help at the Hall ? |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |