Example sentences of "was [verb] to some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But shortly after , to my surprise , I saw the female and two kits peering out from one of the branch holes , surveying the river , and for the rest of the day I was treated to some amazing mink behaviour . |
| 2 | What made it worse was that the infection was traced to some undercooked meat she 'd eaten in England . |
| 3 | No shrewder opportunist had sat on the English throne , but his opportunism was harnessed to some guiding principles . |
| 4 | Then it became apparent that she was holding to some other lodestar . |
| 5 | He was removed to some far cell and a minion brought in to act his part . |