Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grateful though he was — and there are few examples of anyone more grateful and generous than he was to those who had in any way helped him or even just been around in the bad times — he was not going to be craven or knuckle down like a goody-two-shoes . |
| 2 | Feelings in early childhood , where we were , indeed , helpless , where the world was , in fact , meaningless , where we were er subject as it were to erm , the arbitrary erm to , to , to arbitrary fate , and felt it because we were young children , but in which there really was a power that looked after us . |
| 3 | However , these processes — central though they were to the success of PNP were at first given little attention in the LEA 's in-service support programme . |
| 4 | I 'm , I 'm sorry if it was to difficult to , to follow , either because of the microphones or |
| 5 | Oh , lord , he had to be strong if she was to be . |
| 6 | Unbecoming as it was to their cred , the embarrassed band loaded themselves and gear into the vehicle and tried very hard indeed not to be seen getting out of it at the other end . |
| 7 | LINKED as it was to the constantly shifting world of Soho , Minton 's personal life during these years underwent continual change . |
| 8 | It was immediately evident to the Doctor that , accustomed as they were to successful action , the Chelonians were ill prepared for such a large number of casualties . |
| 9 | All this Lamprey saw , accustomed as he was to dealing with humanity . |
| 10 | It seemed remarkable that Elizabeth should be as good as she was to her sister-in-law . |
| 11 | When I could not think how to answer this , unaccustomed as I was to conversing with People , she went on , ‘ Do you speak English ? |
| 12 | Even if someone were to leave the Department , or drop dead-even if you were to , what 's the expression , take out a contract on one of us ’ — he laughs to show that this is a joke , displaying a number of chipped and discoloured teeth , set in his gums at odd angles , like tombstones in a neglected churchyard — ‘ even then , I very much doubt whether we should get a replacement . |
| 13 | This time it was widely recognised that a change in policy was necessary if it was to be achieved . |
| 14 | I am so jealous and protective of her , ’ but , close as she was to Louise , she could n't bring herself to admit what she saw as the black depths of her failure with her daughter . |
| 15 | Used as she was to dogs , she was unafraid , but even so she froze . |
| 16 | In political matters , he had acquiesced in the practices which he found established in England , notably antagonistic though they were to the libertas ecclesiae in the Gregorian sense of this phrase . |
| 17 | Mr Crumwallis looked at him in dyspeptic reproof , unused as he was to having his magisterial ramblings interrupted . |
| 18 | It remained silent , unused as it was to being asked for its opinions . |
| 19 | ABWOR would only be highly significant if it were to be used for a much wider range of proceedings , especially those for which legal aid is not available . |
| 20 | Cowley shook his head , sympathetic though he was to Bodie 's feelings . |
| 21 | Tom Jones , devoted though he was to Baldwin , made a revealing comment on the meeting : |
| 22 | Dedicated as she was to Schellenberg 's welfare , she had an instinct about things . |