Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the initial phase of my fieldwork , my contacts were made through schools in the areas of Leytonstone ( in the borough of Waltham Forest ) and Catford ( which at that time was in the area of the Inner London Education Authority , now abolished ) . |
| 2 | I could hear my wife , Sharon , in the driver 's seat of our Peugeot 405 but I could not see her because my eyes were clouded with blood . |
| 3 | My legs were covered in mosquito bites . |
| 4 | The rest of my offences were committed in self-defence , when I found the hands of all People were against me . |
| 5 | My parents were born in Canada . ’ |
| 6 | My parents were asked about conditions at home . |
| 7 | My trousers were caked with blood . |
| 8 | Four UDR men in my constituency were killed in Downpatrick . |
| 9 | ‘ It was terrible , ’ he said , ‘ my children were taunted at school with ‘ your father is a fixer ’ and my wife got reactions going shopping . ’ |
| 10 | My hands were drenched with tears . |
| 11 | My thoughts were interrupted by Jock saying very quietly , ‘ If you are thinking of getting back to H.Q , Piper , I advise you to piss off as soon as you can . ’ |
| 12 | The memories of my childhood were suffused with images of the beauty of the landscape and the peaceful atmosphere of the island . |
| 13 | All I can say is that my students were gobsmacked by Paul Thorburn 's 70m penalty . |
| 14 | In the meantime , my evenings were spent at art and etching classes and Saturday afternoons in the Print Room at the British Museum , in the days of Campbell Dodgson , Professor Hind and Laurence Binyon . |
| 15 | All my family were sent to Auschwitz . |
| 16 | It has been 3 years in which my family were put through things they never ever deserved to be put through . |
| 17 | The bank and four of its affiliates were charged with $20,000 million in global banking fraud , following a two-year inquiry by the Manhattan district attorney , Robert Morgenthau . |
| 18 | At national level , the Training Authority could thus ensure that its contracts were let to suppliers who would work to tightly drawn specifications . |
| 19 | Their contacts were underpinned by meetings between officials from the three departments at every level between Permanent Secretary and Grade 7 . |
| 20 | Some of their masterpieces were housed in buildings designed by their contemporary Palladio . |
| 21 | It is believed that their bogies were sent to Leeds as ‘ spare parts ’ . |
| 22 | Her fingers were stained with dirt , her nail varnish chipped . |
| 23 | True , its ranks were swelled by Serbs as other nationalities deserted and the aggressive greater Serbian nationalism dovetailed conveniently into the neo-Stalinist aspirations of the generals , to preserve Yugoslavia . |
| 24 | Their plans were rejected by Darlington Borough Council on December 12 . |
| 25 | But actually it emphasised that various communities , including some in West Scotland , were still at risk because their houses were served by lead pipes and lead-lined cisterns . |
| 26 | This led to a review of the merchantability provisions under the SGA 1979 by the Law Commission and their proposals were published in Report No 160 on Sale and Supply of Goods ( 1987 ) Cmnd 137 . |
| 27 | Peppard Golf Club was slowly grinding to a half ( blitzed Londoners were housed in the simple wooden clubhouse ) and two of its trophies were sent to Henley , a more durable looking Club . |
| 28 | The example might be further refined if these manufacturers knew that most of their cars were sold to men between the ages of ( say ) 35 and 55 . |
| 29 | All the senior figures lived in London and their frauds were planned at BCCI 's headquarters in Leadenhall Street in the City . |
| 30 | Earlier , three nationalist councillors — one a Sinn Fein member — escaped uninjured when their homes were hit by UFF bombers in Belfast and Co Down . |