Example sentences of "they [verb] [be] [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have suggested that they were limited in their appeal because the changes they opposed were confined to doctrinal issues . |
| 2 | Prisoners at Gloucester apparently became bored translating school textbooks — now they 've been switched to teenage adventure stories — to the delight of the pupils . |
| 3 | The Hawick policeman told me it was a very serious accident in which Moira , Rachel , Fiona and Alastair had all been involved : they had been taken to different hospitals but he did not know the extent of their injuries or any other details . |
| 4 | He was a pioneer in establishing circulating libraries in country districts ; earlier , they had been confined to major towns and watering-places . |
| 5 | Personality disorder is the parental diagnosis most associated with emotional and behavioural disorders in children , particularly when they have been exposed to hostile behaviour . |
| 6 | Recently they have been applied to other commercial lettings , notably to lettings of shops , hotels and restaurants . |
| 7 | But the links have commonly been flawed in two ways : they have involved little risk of penalty for poor performance ; and they have been tied to short-term measures ( generally year-by-year ) . |
| 8 | They generally should not include the source and application statement as this has not been covered in the text and students would not be able to interpret this statement unless they have been referred to other sources . |
| 9 | These forms of strict liability have been retained by the Animals Act 1971 and , though they have been subjected to considerable modification , much of the old learning will continue to be relevant . |