Example sentences of "[conj] were [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some conversions that were done a long time ago would not pass today 's stringent building regulations . |
| 2 | We all got a rough average of the scale and the standard of these people , but somehow or other and — I never understood why this happened — I seemed to get the occasional chaps that were given a last chance . |
| 3 | It may be that there is now enough information available to answer questions that were asked a long time ago but never answered . |
| 4 | And thoughts that were thought a long time ago are as dead as old Squeez-Ee detergent bottles , and as slow to biodegrade . |
| 5 | 42% said they were actively doing something to ‘ avoid getting TB ’ and were asked the open-ended question ‘ what are you doing to avoid getting TB ? ’ . |
| 6 | After about two hours flying over the sea , they swung in over the coast and were given a welcoming burst of anti-aircraft fire . |
| 7 | These were designated as metropolitan areas and were given a two-tier structure of metropolitan counties and districts . |
| 8 | Swindon swept forward after the break and were given a 50th-minute penalty when Martin Ling was brought down in the area . |
| 9 | His parents then called from the USA and were given the false impression that British Consul staff were co-ordinating the search , when they actually had no regular contact with the Spanish authorities involved . |
| 10 | In 1901 , encouraged by the resurgence of peasant unrest , several local groups combined to form the Socialist Revolutionary ( SR ) Party , and were joined the following year by the émigré Agrarian Socialist League . |
| 11 | Several local groups came together in 1901 to form the SR party , and were joined the following year by the émigré Agrarian Socialist League . |
| 12 | In the experiment by Norcross ( 1958 ) , briefly mentioned above , young children were shown four pictures of different faces , two boys and two girls , and were taught a different name for each . |
| 13 | In the 1630s the two were convicted of breaking the newly enforced forest laws , by the alleged theft of wood ( to make charcoal ) and were fined the huge sum of £59,000 , eventually reduced to £12,000 . |
| 14 | Swansea took over following a 14–0 win at home to Newport , as Stuart Davies celebrated his call-up to the Wales squad with a try , but were replaced the following week by a determined Pontypool . |
| 15 | All four shops were found guilty , but were given an absolute discharge . |
| 16 | They were players who carved out their own special niche but were denied the ultimate honour . |
| 17 | The new members had to accept previous EC agreements , but were allowed a five-year transition period to adjust to them . |