Example sentences of "[n mass] [subord] [pron] was [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | partly this was because the current account deficit appears much smaller in current ( 1980s ) data than it was thought to be by contemporaries ; mainly , it would seem , because the invisible position was actually much better than was then realized . |
| 2 | The Faithful Foundation has declined to explain or clarify its statement.But if it was designed to wrong foot protesters they 've failed . |
| 3 | She turned round to sec if he was laughing at one of the postcards but he was laughing at her . |
| 4 | Before the talks , the union had not been recognised by the Government for national pay bargaining , leading to the belief that recognition had been granted to give managers the opportunity to impose the offer on all ambulance staff if it was accepted by Apap . |
| 5 | 's instructions : Rex Chainbelt 's conduct was interference by unlawful means because it was done in obedience to the orders of S.1. which were in contempt of court . |
| 6 | Nicolette 's fusion of banging bass and meandering , torchy vocals — spiced with American blues and African music influences — has been impressing people since she was signed by north London 's Shut Up And Dance in 1990 . |
| 7 | Lyall has n't forgotten how Tottenham supremo Venables gave him a job on the scouting staff after he was sacked by West Ham . |
| 8 | The amount was then increased by another £2,000 because it was related to the retail prices index — I do not know why . |
| 9 | It has romped in with profits of £5m since it was acquired from the Virgin airlines boss in June and should make more than Pounds 40m to £50m in the full year . |
| 10 | The Power Challenge series uses the high-end TFP variant of Mips Technologies Inc 's R4000 RISC — MIPS began development of the part in conjunction with Silicon Graphics before it was acquired by the latter — which is optimised for floating point performance . |
| 11 | Chapman drove at 50 to 60mph before he was stopped by a police patrol car . |
| 12 | Philip Raper , 48 , was ordered to pay barmaid Christine Charlton compensation of £75 after she was left with bruising and swelling to her head . |
| 13 | I arranged to meet her in the tiny port at Tala-Tala where she was waiting for me . |