Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [pers pn] were [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fasted for a further 2 hours , after which they were allowed normal food and fluid intake . |
| 2 | As ‘ sacrament ’ it stands for the sacrifice of the cross through which we were brought near to God . |
| 3 | The two rooms in question can be and are still in fact used for the same purpose for which they were used prior to the erection of the staircase . |
| 4 | The alloy of which they were made age-hardened quickly at normal temperatures , and all rivets had to be chilled before use . |
| 5 | … the recent prosecution of three ex-Constables for grave offences of shopbreaking and garage-breaking of which they were found guilty at the last Assizes and sentenced to long-term imprisonment . |
| 6 | According to the circumstances , nurses either help patients to cope with enforced dependence ( short- or long-term ) , or help them to regain the level of independence to which they were accustomed prior to the episode of ill-health . |