Example sentences of "this [was/were] [vb pp] to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was geared to communal audiences , such as factory workers , who wanted background listening , and it was broadcast from the factory floor . |
| 2 | All- trans retinoic acid ( 25mgml -1 in dimethylsulphoxide ) was diluted 1/10 in sesame seed oil and 200μl of this was given to pregnant females at 7.5d.p.c. by gavage for a final dose of 20mgkg -1 as previously described . |
| 3 | This was seen to notable effect at 3-3 and deuce on Chesnokov 's serve in the second set . |
| 4 | This was directed to civil servants as an introduction to the basic principles of judicial review . |
| 5 | This was attributed to reduced export demand because of falling output in trading partner countries and the strength of the franc , and to a fall in domestic demand because of the Gulf crisis . |
| 6 | The state was concerned with the alleviation of poverty but its direct participation in welfare programmes was small ; most of this was left to private charity . |
| 7 | As in Babylonia , this calendar was adapted to the sun by intercalating a thirteenth month from time to time , but this was left to local officials in the different cities to decide , and they did this individually and arbitrarily . |