Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two Chelonians he had seen earlier were strapped into padded harnesses that suspended their front set of limbs conveniently over the main instrument panel . |
| 2 | The property assets shown below were valued by independent professional valuers in the years shown on the basis of open market value for existing use or depreciated replacement cost whichever is considered the more appropriate basis of valuation . |
| 3 | The correction factors derived empirically were expressed in graphical form ( Fig. 3.4 ) . |
| 4 | Sharon Hill died when the bus she was travelling in was ambushed by Islamic fundamentalists . |
| 5 | A test paper which she should have found easy was turned in uncompleted , with ‘ I ca n't do this , sorry , ’ scrawled at the foot of the page . |
| 6 | What he was saying now was tinged with gentle humour , but it was absolutely logical . |
| 7 | Ketamine hydrochloride ( Ketalar , Parke-Davis , United Kingdom ) and xylazin chloride ( Rompun , Bayer , Germany ) given intraperitoneally were used for general anaesthesia . |
| 8 | As I clambered up the ranks of steep terraces , keeping an eye on my train time , early mist still clung to the bare mountainous knives of rock , and the mountain that the fortress itself stood on was festooned with dark trailing grasses like seaweed , adding to its otherworldliness . |
| 9 | The man following behind was dressed in cheap looking jeans and a donkey jacket , there was a bonnet perched on his head , and his hands were stuffed in his pockets . |