Example sentences of "he [was/were] [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard knew he was related to Tory somehow , but was not sure if cousin was quite the right word . |
| 2 | He was not to fly operationally on Malta again however , for on release from hospital in March , he was despatched to Middle East Headquarters in Cairo . |
| 3 | Shortly before the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York in July 1986 he was transferred to other duties , much to Diana 's dismay . |
| 4 | He was posted to northern France , and in 1952 published an account of his activities ( which extended to French Flanders , Belgium , and Holland ) in Normandy Diary , a book of permanent value to the antiquarian and architectural historian , and one that can be read with pleasure by the non-specialist as an engaging but unconscious self-portrait . |
| 5 | Eventually , however , he was traced to new lodgings at the Angel Inn nearby , and shortly afterwards , in spite of protests , was safely on board the Bath coach , with Southey standing guard . |
| 6 | He was given to drunken displays of macho prowess . |
| 7 | Obviously John had no time to investigate the theory , and probably he would not have bothered anyway , since it looks convincing and he was given to quick enthusiasms . |
| 8 | In particular , he was given to unusual enthusiasms . |
| 9 | Formerly Australia 's most wanted man , he walked out of Springhill Open prison near Aylesbury 7 weeks ago and has n't been seen since , giving rise to questions about how he was sent to low-security confinement in the first place . |
| 10 | He was appointed to numerous official committees ; a rumour , denied by Mr Lo , held that he was also offered a seat on the Legislative Council . |
| 11 | He was rushed to intensive care . |
| 12 | In 1981 , the same year as retired from working life , he was elected to Metropolitan County Council , eventually becoming Chair of the prestigious Personnel Committee . |
| 13 | He was elected to honorary membership of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland and in 1960 he was made a Commander of the British Empire . |
| 14 | He was recalled to active military duty in October 1914 . |
| 15 | Taking it seriously he was accepted on a degree course in Photography at Nottingham but soon found the kind of dogmatic regimentation which he was subjected to counter-productive . |
| 16 | Taking it seriously he was accepted at Nottingham but soon found the kind of dogmatic regimentation which he was subjected to counter-productive . |
| 17 | He went out into the sea , but he was drawn to human beings . |
| 18 | Afterwards , Mr Major said he was used to political turbulence and the ‘ rough and tumble ’ . |
| 19 | He was used to white lines , asphalt , trees . |
| 20 | In due course he was returned to normal health , except that the acids had removed all the pigmentation from his exposed skin . |
| 21 | On 26 March 1991 he was returned to Safi Prison and in protest he began a hunger-strike which resulted in his falling into a coma , due to his illness , a few days later . |
| 22 | As George was lonely , he was attracted to other people like himself . |
| 23 | In 1946 he was promoted to senior principal scientific officer and became assistant director of the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment , subsequently becoming director . |
| 24 | He was taken to various locations , until finally the police began interrogating him as if he was responsible for his friend 's disappearance . |
| 25 | He was committed to middle-of-the-road filmmaking , which he defined as ‘ escape entertainment of pleasant people in pleasant surroundings doing pleasant things ’ , had an eye for a subject that could be exploited , and was fascinated by stardom . |
| 26 | Later , however he was introduced to new areas of work . |
| 27 | Born in Geneva in 1857 , he was introduced to linguistic studies at an early age by a philologist , Adolphe Pictet . |
| 28 | No one , not even his uncle , knew that he was attached to Military Intelligence . |
| 29 | He was dedicated to experimental work and wrote many scientific papers ; he also wrote a manual of experimental physiology for medical students , and a major Introduction to Human Physiology ( 1891 ) . |
| 30 | Wycliffe resigned himself to lying awake for the rest of the night but , in fact , he fell asleep and knew nothing more until he was awakened to broad daylight and seagulls squawking outside his window . |