Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Edward came to Corfe from a hunt , and while his attendants were seeing to the dogs she allured him to her with female blandishment and made him lean forward . ’ |
| 2 | We lay still for what seemed like ages , my eyes were riveted to the figures lying in the road . |
| 3 | First operation — ( a ) solebars , truss bars , longitudinals , crossbars , diagonals , headstocks , buffer brackets , diagonal braces , gusset plates ; ( b ) the ends , comprising the crossbar diagonals , headstocks and buffer brackets , were jigged together before they were assembled in the underframe , and the truss bars , step irons and brake hanger brackets were riveted to the solebars . |
| 4 | Now both dogs were fastened to the pipes by heavy chains that rattled each time they moved . |
| 5 | Where the narrow alleys crossed and re-crossed , street names were fastened to the walls at just above head-height , but without light she was unable to read them , and there was n't a soul about to ask . |
| 6 | Originally , all first-born sons were dedicated to God , but monetary gifts later took their place , which were given to the priests . |
| 7 | ‘ And the girls were given to the priests by their families when they were ten or eleven years old . ’ |
| 8 | Powers were given to the directors to borrow money on the security of the rates levied on the five parishes and on the property itself . |
| 9 | During both days , tokens were buried and prizes were given to the finders . |
| 10 | ( Other similar tasks were given to the children and these are described in Morag Donaldson , 1986 . ) |
| 11 | Neurological and behavioural tests were given to the children soon after the birth , and at regular intervals after that . |
| 12 | Where , the spare were given to the children . |
| 13 | Earlier in the year the awards were given to the winners of the Swan Stabilo/Arguati Disappearing Britain competition . |
| 14 | The others were given to an arts group , a sports individual and a sports group . |
| 15 | The men of No. 1 Troop , all volunteers , included Territorials ( men who had been civilians doing part-time army training ) , some regulars , and reservists like Lance-Corporal Weatherall who were recalled to the colours . |
| 16 | I have been living in the city for three years and if I were to go to the estates now they would n't give me work . |
| 17 | Henniker and I were to be taken up to Mr. Ingard 's room , Spalding and Miss Robinson were to go to the offices allotted to us on the second floor . |
| 18 | A number of police officers face charges relating to their alleged misbehaviour on that night , after complaints involving more than 100 officers were referred to the Police Complaints Authority . |
| 19 | More than 40 detectives were assigned to the cases after the attempted murder of Candice last June . |
| 20 | Pupils were assigned to the bands on the basis of their scores on the GT4 reference test . |
| 21 | Following further argument in Rome , it was decided that episcopal elections were to fall to the convents of Coventry and Lichfield by turn . |
| 22 | Although the Johns were shaken to the roots when the youngsters turned up , they avidly watched their routines . |
| 23 | It was as if the energies within my brain and body were reacting to the energies within the crypt and a flowing , pulsing feeling of warmth came over me , somewhat similar to my feeling after a session of Reichian therapy . |
| 24 | It also shows that , when Russian enterprises reacted to the reforms by jacking up prices and withholding output , they were not doing so because they could not adapt to the bewildering change around them ; they were reacting to the incentives they faced , which said that goods were stores of value while money was not . |
| 25 | Third market companies had to find a member firm to sponsor them who would ensure not only the suitability of the company for trading , but also that the company 's decisions were communicated to the shareholders , and that there was an effective and orderly market in the shares . |
| 26 | In this instance , these expectations were communicated to the subjects through genuine concerns for their well-being . |
| 27 | The Walks were forbidden to the villagers and in the final few weeks of pregnancy , Tamar spent much of her time strolling there , in such complete seclusion that she felt cut off from civilisation . |
| 28 | On Aug. 15 , however , it was admitted that Gutfreund , Strauss and Meriwether all knew of the irregularities at least four months before they were reported to the authorities in early August . |
| 29 | ( 1986 ) shows that only an estimated 6 per cent of such offences were reported to the police . |
| 30 | Of these only 21 per cent were reported to the police and only an estimated 9 per cent were recorded in the criminal statistics . |