Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] were [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Previous generations were brought up in an age when it was thought not ‘ respectable ’ — especially for women — to enjoy sex ; and men and women over 50 or so were expected to be together ‘ for companionship ’ , to the exclusion of any sexual activity . |
| 2 | . Erm but then we slept under every hedge , I think , along the south coast , till we lost our machine guns , collected anti-tank guns , and eventually were transferred to the Royal Artillery , but still with this county pride of Devon , which I 'd never met before . |
| 3 | Twelve manors , a vill and four hamlets held by subjects on the west side of the Severn from Newent in the north to Lydney , Alvington and Aylburton in the south were named : they were said to have been afforested by John , and so were claimed to be free of the Forest law . |
| 4 | The writers of the series , like other intellectuals , were aware of the ever-present possibility of backlash and apparently were advised to ‘ keep quiet ’ . |
| 5 | In the symbolic construction of this community ( Cohen 1985 ) boundary images of inside and outside were elaborated to an intensity , making us crucially aware and ‘ conscious … of dirt that has ambiguously got onto the wrong side of the frontier ’ ( Leach 1976 : 61 ) . |
| 6 | Those people who innocently came to my house this evening , expecting a pleasant dinner , good wine , enjoyable conversation — and instead were treated to a vulgar display ? ’ |
| 7 | But this friction was beneficial for the students , as they not only learnt a rigorous method of representation but also were exposed to more liberal attitudes . |