Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nickel exploration programme in north-east Scotland was initiated following references to the nickel content of a particular soil type developed over ultrabasic rocks in the Belhelvie area ( Glentworth and Muir , 1963 ) . |
| 2 | The assistant manager of the Holmes Cash and Carry on Boucher Crescent was taken by robbers to the warehouse in his Hyundai Pony car while his wife and child were kept hostage at home . |
| 3 | The summit 's concluding Declaration of Guadalajara was considered by analysts to be more of an historical document than a blueprint for combined action . |
| 4 | On the same day Richard Gough was transferred from Spurs to Rangers for £1.5 million . |
| 5 | Having been stung in a similar situation in their last league game when Gregor McKechnie called their bluff over a kickable penalty and scuttled in for a try , Tukalo tried to do likewise after Joe Munro had been caught offside in the Watsonian 22 , as Scott Hastings was called to arms to police Linton . |