Example sentences of "they were subject to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The youths were held prisoner at the Mandela home where they were subjected to vicious assaults . |
| 2 | Station-masters in all but the meanest stations aspired to high status , although they were subjected to great physical dangers during times of civil disturbance , the Revolution , and the Civil War . |
| 3 | For example , Zuwaya said they were subjected to discriminatory conscription in Ajdabiya : those youths who shouted ‘ And we killed Pasha Naiz ’ , provoked Magharba to denounce Zuwaya to the commander of the garrison at Sirte . |
| 4 | This is because he asked from the people a level of commitment that meant even in peacetime they were subjected to strict rule . |
| 5 | In addition , they were subjected to massive pressure by the US and Britain . |
| 6 | They stopped reporting incidents to the police when repeatedly no action was taken , and they were subjected to racial abuse from police officers . |