Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aims of this were to find out if the prevalence of bowel symptoms is indeed increased in women after hysterectomy and those treated by cholecystectomy , using a random sample of the population and prospectively recorded data as well as questionnaire responses . |
| 2 | This was shaken out as the hay was made , helping to maintain the rich variety of flowers and herbs . |
| 3 | This was vaulted over and the construction arches of the vault survive remarkably intact ( PLATE 38 ) . |
| 4 | Everyone knew this was going on but the vast profits involved generated a convenient blanket of economic hypocrisy . |
| 5 | Each was turned around and the wrists cuffed behind their backs . |