Example sentences of "[coord] his [noun] was [verb] to " in BNC.
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1 | The Minister for State Reform , Johnny Meoño , resigned in April 1991 and his portfolio was transferred to the Presidency Minister , Rodolfo Méndez Mata . |
2 | He was a short man , barrel-built , and his physique was suited to the paratroop unit he had been a part of before his transfer from the active service troops of the Red Army , to the mind-twisting boredom of Ministry of the Interior camp supervision . |
3 | He had insisted , so the story went , that he knew — and his knowledge was said to be based on information handed down from Choco ancestors long dead but unforgotten — what no one else in Panama knew ( or apparently wanted to ) , and no one in the world of historical scholarship knew either . |
4 | It was a nightmare : early on , his budget dropped from dollars l6m to £300,000 , and his crew was reduced to two . |
5 | It was a nightmare : early on , his budget dropped from dollars l6m to £300,000 , and his crew was reduced to two . |
6 | Mike was there every day , being nice to me and telling me not to worry about anything , he 'd found this flat and his mother was seeing to furnishing it and they were making arrangements for the wedding . |
7 | Although this still compared well with other Western states , in May 1971 the Finance Minister , Alex Möller , resigned and his post was given to Schiller , who also remained as Economics Minister . |
8 | White died in 1813 and his collection was transferred to the Manchester Natural History Museum ; Miss Beswick went too . |
9 | He was admitted to hospital and his condition was said to be ‘ critical ’ . |
10 | He communed in a solitude , and much of his face was hidden by the quilted balaclava , and his mind was blocked to those who passed him . |
11 | An inquest was held on the following day and his death was ascribed to natural causes . |
12 | Did n't know why Summerchild should have gone to the Admiralty on the morning of June 24th , but his work was related to conditions of employment in the Civil Service and involved liaison with other departments , so nothing particularly surprising about it … |
13 | But his resistance was doomed to failure as the courtiers ' position was confirmed by several royal decrees . |
14 | Horler was not in local authority care , but his family was known to Norfolk SSD . |
15 | No shrewder opportunist had sat on the English throne , but his opportunism was harnessed to some guiding principles . |