Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [noun prp] [vb past] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation had become very well established and the United States of America continued to be committed to it , as well as Britain , Canada , France , the Benelux Countries , Greece , Denmark , Norway , Ireland , Portugal and Turkey .
2 Essex demanded an investigation by Southend Council after their Rapid Cricketline 2nd XI Championship match against Hampshire at Leigh-on-Sea had to be abandoned after only five overs as the pitch was dangerous .
3 PRAGUE to Zurich promised to be a better-than-average test drive for a new model .
4 Like all broad formulations of principle , the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher had to be worked out in detail by later decisions , and it has been applied to a remarkable variety of things .
5 Mark Windram from Eastfield in Northampton had to be cut from the wreckage by the fire brigade .
6 This was expressed in a more rational and less extreme form than in the Britons Society , although individuals like Baron Sydenham of Coombe appeared to be connected with both .
7 More than useful at manipulating the seam , dazzling in the field — the pirouette and throw that cut down David Smith at Southend had to be seen to be believed — Mark 's elegant bat could prove as distressing for the patriot next summer as it has been enchanting for the connoisseur this .
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