Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] was [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This paradoxical state of affairs was demonstrated to British television viewers last summer by the odd spectacle of Home Office junior minister David Mellor stepping gingerly between rows of coca plants , while on a worldwide anti-drugs fact-finding tour , anxious not to offend his Bolivian government official guide by damaging any young plants . |
| 2 | At a more technical level , the motion of bodies was subjected to mathematical analysis , concepts of inertia were formulated , and , as a fitting climax , Newton formulated his inverse-square law r- or gravity , which explained the planetary orbits . |
| 3 | An elderly widow who was robbed , attacked , and raped by a gang of youths was moved to sheltered dwellings with the help of the police , visited by policewomen from the unit at least once a week , and taken regularly to visit the family of one of the policewomen , which adopted her as the children 's granny . |
| 4 | A booklet of instructions was issued to American servicemen landing in Britain , and in the light of today 's freer manners , and of our familiarity with foreigners , the tone seems prim and earnest indeed : ‘ It is n't a good idea to say ‘ bloody ’ in mixed company in Britain . |
| 5 | Her experience of men was limited to indifferent kisses from kind , sweet men who made no impact on her . |
| 6 | Since the development of schemes was left to local initiative and was dependent upon the co-operation of the local magistrates ' court , national coverage was patchy and the services offered were variable . |