Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These sorts of policies were bound to be self-defeating , as we indicated in Section 7.2.4 , since the volume of world trade contracted and therefore output and employment stagnated on an international scale . |
| 2 | A number of safeguards were said to be in force , the first being that all applications had to be made in writing . |
| 3 | The state of the fundic wrap can be accurately assessed with the retroflexed endoscope , and shortly after fundoplication 8–9% of wraps were found to be defective . |
| 4 | Opposition estimates of casualties were said to be much higher . |
| 5 | The varied needs of carers were beginning to be taken seriously . |
| 6 | Within this context of the nation as a family , the actions of individuals were expected to be based on selfless service to their immediate group , and thereby to the state . |
| 7 | Ord 18 , r13(4) used to provide that allegations as to the amount of damages were deemed to be traversed unless specifically admitted . |
| 8 | On Sept. 24 , thousands of civilians were reported to be fleeing Bomi and Grand Cape Mount Counties in north-western Liberia , where battles were raging between NPFL and Ulimo forces . |
| 9 | Furthermore , we have noted that in the UK during most of the 1950s and 1960s employment and the balance of payments were considered to be the most important macroeconomic objectives by both Labour and Conservative governments . |
| 10 | In tests by Gloucester trading standards officers , more than 70 per cent of caravans were found to be over the weight limit . |
| 11 | During the last years of the war it was noticed that rather a high proportion of soldiers were failing to be cured by the standard doses of M & B 693 , as the sulphonamide was called , and this was the first clue to the potential in the gonococcus for developing resistance to antibiotics . |
| 12 | Large numbers of Kuwaitis were reported to be leaving the country during March because of the high level of pollution caused by the fires . |
| 13 | During observations of social security appeal tribunal hearings the vast majority of chairs were found to be courteous , sensitive and at pains to be helpful to appellants , reflecting , presumably , the ‘ enabling ’ role that has been stressed under the new regime and the belief expressed by all chairs that hearings were fundamentally ‘ inquisitorial ’ . |
| 14 | As arranged , the front rank of Covenanters were ordered to be steady , aim , fire and lie down on the ground . |
| 15 | Thousands of fires were reported to be burning , and in many cases firefighters were attacked while attempting to bring them under control . |
| 16 | Baku , meanwhile , remained without special security measures or curfew restrictions , and gangs of looters were said to be attacking abandoned Armenian homes largely unchallenged by the sole detachment of 1,000 Interior Ministry troops who had arrived from Moscow on Jan. 14 . |
| 17 | In a survey of London 's trades in 1747 , the wages of milliners were said to be " poor and mean " : " Though a young woman can work neatly in all manner of Needle Work , yet she can not earn more than Five or Six Shillings [ 25-30p ] a week , out of which she is to find herself in board and lodging . " |
| 18 | Actual implementation risks with OLAS were found to be significantly lower than the alternative . |
| 19 | The fees charged by lawyers were said to be too high for ordinary people to afford . |