Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [was/were] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From 1 September 1988 to 1 May 1991 , 194 consecutive patients were eligible for participation in the study and were invited to the outpatient clinic for an extra visit to answer a structured questionnaire and to have a cervical scrape taken for analysis for human papillomavirus . |
| 2 | One , said to be aged 18 and from Lincolnshire , was in ‘ critical ’ condition and was transferred to the Western Infirmary in Glasgow . |
| 3 | Later that evening she went into labour and was transferred to the maternity unit . |
| 4 | The royal crown of Bohemia , or the crown of St Wenceslas , was the gift of the saint and was entrusted to the king for his lifetime . |
| 5 | After preparing for our morning 's activities we got on the coach and were taken to the suitable sites arranged for rock climbing and cycling . |
| 6 | He also studied law and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1874 . |
| 7 | Educated at Shrewsbury School and Gray 's Inn , Mackworth subsequently practised law and was called to the bar . |
| 8 | He resumed his studies in 1948 at New College , Oxford , where he took a first class honours degree and was called to the bar a year later . |
| 9 | He went down without taking a degree and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1770 . |
| 10 | This was despite the fact that one of the claimants , John Zápolya , who was crowned King of Hungary in 1514 , was of Slavonian origin and was known to the Magyars as the Slav King . |
| 11 | Two years later he entered Lincoln 's Inn and was called to the bar in 1879 , but he never practised . |
| 12 | In 1808 he entered Lincoln 's Inn and was called to the bar in 1814 though he never practised . |
| 13 | In 1942 the Battalion left the 48th Division and was transferred to the 54th , billeted at Walberswick and Southwold . |
| 14 | For your information , the ‘ scum ’ whom you 'd like to ban from Levellers gigs to let the ‘ genuine ’ fans in are more than likely friends of the band and were going to the gigs before you . |
| 15 | For your information , the ‘ scum ’ whom you 'd like to ban from Levellers gigs to let the ‘ genuine ’ fans in are more than likely friends of the band and were going to the gigs before you . |
| 16 | Yes , an and what really upset the erm the , the members of the scheme and the pensioners was the fact that the money was going to actually erm fund the redundancy per programme er for the business and was going to the benefit of the employees and none of it was going to the actual pensioners . |
| 17 | The Herrington decision was subjected to a certain amount of criticism and was referred to the Law Commission , whose report ( Law Commission No 75 , Cmnd 6428 ) formed the basis of the Occupiers ' Liability Act 1984 . |
| 18 | Two hours after the operation he developed a reactionary haemorrhage from the right tonsillar fossa and was returned to the theatre . |
| 19 | : A bunch of us whose ages ranged from 151/2 to 17 were in our billet waiting to go to on parade and were listening to the billet radio system . |
| 20 | Blake collapsed with shock and was taken to the Wormwood Scrubs prison hospital . |
| 21 | Educated at Swanage Grammar School and Cambridge , he pursued a legal career and was called to the Bar in 1972 . |
| 22 | When Rob broke a leg she was able to make up a lot of lost ground and was selected to the British Team two seasons before him in 1981 . |
| 23 | Mr Swanson arrived at the reception area and was shown to the private lift that went straight to Miranda 's office on the top floor . |
| 24 | Unfortunately following the death of James IV at the Battle of Flodden , the ship was considered to be of little use and was sold to the French . |
| 25 | After the arrest , Hamadan and Sami Jafaar returned to Limassol in the launch and were driven to the American Embassy in Nicosia . |
| 26 | One recent Saturday afternoon I was walking along High Row and was treated to the sight of a Labour Party vehicle giving out an election message closely followed by a similar van in Conservative colours broadcasting loud music , presumably to drown out the opposition . |
| 27 | He passed Fellow Craft and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in the same month . |
| 28 | By this time the youngest member of the family , an eight-year-old boy , had got out of bed and was clinging to the bannisters at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 29 | His conclusion was that the field increased with depth and was related to the Earth 's core according to the inverse cube law . |
| 30 | Jehana at Alexei 's side grasped the sleeve of his coat , and he saw that she carried a hiranu which was similar to his own , save that it was encased in a jewelled sheath and was strapped to the girdle which she now wore over her gown . |