Example sentences of "were [adj] [verb] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You were right to bring this to me direct , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Whether they actually were subversive becomes irrelevant to the extent that they can now be retrieved to offer a potential that has a contemporary , that is twentieth-century , political relevance . |
| 3 | Soldiers were supposed to get used to losing friends , but this was hard . |
| 4 | It stated that anyone who moved into a property valued at less that £10 a year could be sent back to the place where he or she was last legally settled if they were likely to become chargeable to the poor rates . |
| 5 | Malta were unfortunate to lose 2-1 to Italy last December , but , with three defenders suspended this time , they could not repeat that performance . |
| 6 | Working party interim reports , Secretary of State reactions , draft materials and final publications were all sent direct to schools but , unlike the organization of assessment , the mapping out of the curriculum and its proper support through staffing , books and other resources , time and leadership were a matter for heads and curriculum leaders . |
| 7 | They were all made available to members er of both the County Council and the Borough Council when they were making their decisions and they were fully aware of the impact these proposals would have . |
| 8 | It had to be established how such a system would work , and virtually all the present members had qualified by Institute examinations for practical and theoretical experience , and were unlikely to allow those to be admitted who had not passed these examinations . |
| 9 | The Americans did not perceive the true weakness of Britain 's position until the British loan request in 1945 , and then were able to use that to their advantage . |
| 10 | Outpatient representatives understood better the daily issues of residential care and were able to convey these to their colleagues . |
| 11 | The Staplers did not acquire a complete monopoly ; merchants from the northern counties were able to export direct to the Netherlands and , more important , Italian merchants could secure licences to export wool either by land or by sea through the Straits of Gibraltar ( 94 , pp.43–7 ) . |
| 12 | The eggs were difficult to see due to this positioning , but the topmost eggs occasionally come into view , swaying in the turbulence caused by the parents fanning . |
| 13 | There were some things about the country that were difficult to get used to . |
| 14 | The style was adopted early and relinquished late ; the former because it suited the country and its people , the latter because links with Renaissance ideas were slow to percolate due to the isolation from the Continent . |
| 15 | Now and then he was obliged to curb it in order to give a chance to the bluebells and the wood anemones , which were both getting sparse to the point of extinction . |