Example sentences of "was [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only when the Bill was amended to make it compulsory for local authorities to provide and maintain facilities for deaf children did the Liberal Government of the day allow the Bill to become law . |
| 2 | Personally , I am much encouraged that in response to pressure the Bill was amended to make it flexible enough to accommodate pupils ' special educational needs . |
| 3 | I do n't tell no lie , I was goin' to ask 'im for the loan of a bob so 's I could get to see this bloke that might be puttin' a bit of business in me way . |
| 4 | ‘ E asked me to describe yer , which I did , thinkin' maybe 'e was goin' to tell yer you 'd come into some money , but 'e said you 'd taken in a young woman , that the pair of you 'ad nicked 'is wallet an' made off with it . |
| 5 | In the case of Alan Charlton , he has these six very fine grey panels , by very fine I just mean they are handsomely proportioned , they are very carefully coloured to a very precise , not just colour but also weight of colour and brightness and so on , but the way they 're shown in the Royal Academy Exhibition , and this is part of it 's stupidity , is , well I got the feeling it was intended to kill them to stone dead by putting them next to something very loud , very elaborate , very expressionist , a vast canvass by a very good painter by Mutter . |
| 6 | Billingsley asked with a mocking punctiliousness that was intended to humiliate me , but the humiliation was my own fault for having challenged the policeman 's lie . |
| 7 | that one was intended to go I expect yes that one was intended to go |
| 8 | The document authorizes an unusually large payment , and it has been plausibly conjectured that it was intended to reimburse him for expenses connected with the ‘ impressing ’ of choirboys for the chapel , which had been ordered in 1440 . |
| 9 | The old lady had been deaf for years and had what she called a ‘ thing-gummyjig ’ on her telephone receiver which was intended to help her hear her callers more clearly . |
| 10 | This was intended to help them return to civilian life until they round employment and , to conform with the allowances they had received in the services , this sum included additions for dependants . |
| 11 | There were fears that it was intended to remove him and substitute someone more acquiescent . |
| 12 | NAM 's Public Relations Officer , Howard Heeley , said that while the Museum were sorry to see the Mk 4 go , it was more than pleasing to know that it was intended to fly it again . |
| 13 | ‘ The body switch was intended to make us believe that John and Angela were dead . |
| 14 | ‘ On arrival at the bank 's premises , on 7 February 1980 , Mrs. Aboody was conducted by a clerk from the bank , Mr. Webster , to the office of Mr. Hallworth , the solicitor from Foysters , who was intended to advise her . |
| 15 | While I was struggling to stop it , frost was formed where it struck my already cold hand . |
| 16 | The sword became embedded in the wood of the handrail , and while his attacker was struggling to free it , Alexei stepped up to him and forced the trooper 's sword through the protecting mantle of a leather coat and into the flesh beneath . |
| 17 | That was calculated to make me feel really good , was n't it ? |
| 18 | Housing benefit was altered to bring it in line with these other two benefits . |
| 19 | The Vice-Chairman was unable to fill the vacant position so an interim administration was formed to take us to the next assembly . |
| 20 | At the Annual General Meeting the accounts were not passed , and an investigating Committee was formed to examine them . |
| 21 | As we all know now the group was formed to save it from extinction and now ‘ Duke ’ is happily not only still with us but thriving . |
| 22 | They would not be employed singly but rather , once authorisation was given to employ them , it would mean tens , hundreds or even thousands of nuclear explosions , however ‘ small ’ . |
| 23 | I was given to understand it was an honour for me to have been invited , and I was very much on trial . |
| 24 | Richmond bureau was prompted into this action when it felt that it was losing advice workers because of the tensions involved in the work and because insufficient support was given to alleviate it . |
| 25 | erm , but I mean I , I was given to believe he was full time he never said oh it 's so many days |
| 26 | And every time I hear it , I think well I did n't know I was taught to say you and me . |
| 27 | No , I , I wo n't tell you how I was taught to do it because I was taught to do it very differently . |
| 28 | No , I , I wo n't tell you how I was taught to do it because I was taught to do it very differently . |
| 29 | I was taught to do it in first and use the accelerator . |
| 30 | He was phoning to wish us all the best for the season , which was really nice . |