Example sentences of "[art] [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] be " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | For intergroup comparison the data were assumed to be non-parametric and the Wilcoxon 's rank-sum comparison was used . |
| 2 | The people were said to be lazy , their manner of living rustic . |
| 3 | So most certificates distinguish only the clergy , as was required , and the gentry were bound to be noticed as landowners and the lords of many other men . |
| 4 | The gentry were allowed to be a little eccentric . |
| 5 | Although the Somerset levels is one of the strongholds of the country 's 3,000 barn owls , the pair were believed to be the first to breed in Avon for six years . |