Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] to [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time the church meetings ended , the Nikolaikirche Square and the surrounding streets were already full to overflowing with the crowds who had failed to gain entry into any of the churches . |
| 2 | However , by then , Beigbeder was known to be against Spanish entry into the war and Serrano 's Axis sympathies were more appropriate to dealing with Hitler and more in tune with Franco 's own preferences than the anglophile leanings Beigbeder had developed . |
| 3 | They were also used to bursting into unexpected crescendos of sound when Ingrid 's voice cracked or Freddie lost his pitch , and infilling with fiddly bits when some backstage hitch caused long pauses . |
| 4 | There were , it is true , many awkwardnesses in their first communications , for none of them was much used to speaking to strangers , but this lack of practice was balanced by a strong desire on the part of all three of them to enter upon a new life in which speaking to strangers was possible . |
| 5 | For example , she was deeply opposed to opening in Manchester , as she did not think her type of customer lived there , but preferred to be associated with the older university towns or cathedral cities such as Bath or Edinburgh . |
| 6 | Charles had a mountain of worries at present , with Lucy 's pregnancy , and Chester 's imminent crisis … never renowned for his brilliant memory , her brother was slightly prone to flapping under pressure . |
| 7 | There was a reduced staff on the ward for Christmas , so Belinda had offered to clean and massage Faye 's feet as she was now accustomed to doing at home . |
| 8 | She is a local farmer 's daughter and was quite used to cooking for her six brothers and one sister . |
| 9 | In the 59th minute Ironside brought off a full-stretch save to touch the ball away when Wilkinson was perilously close to heading into his own goal from Thompson 's free kick . |
| 10 | When this attack came , Jack called an ambulance , but by the time they arrived Dad had come round and was violently opposed to going into hospital . |