Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [pron] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the policy makers are willing to learn from some of the mistakes made in industry , where hasty changes were made which led to a dramatic brain drain subsequently , the unpalatable adjustments that will need to be made in London should create less harm than will otherwise be the case . |
| 2 | hens who were once the oats were so were sown they had to they were closed down and that . |
| 3 | When we were introduced she turned to Freddie and said haughtily . |
| 4 | He had a taxi waiting , and on arrival we found a long cloth-draped table in the centre of the room , around which were seated what seemed to be the entire Chinese population of the city — some 30 Chinese , mainly from laundries and restaurants . |
| 5 | In fact , no calculations were published which attempted to measure the precise costs or specify the benefits to be derived from an ageing population . |