Example sentences of "and [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Time was initially divided between two sections within the station in order to broaden the range of contacts , and visits were made to other stations , but , as the time devoted to data collection lengthened and data collection itself became more intensive , the focus narrowed to one section : roughly about twenty people . |
| 2 | Perrin subsequently took charge of the high-pressure research and Gibson was transferred to other work . |
| 3 | Time-limited exemptions for high aluminium , iron and manganese were granted to Northumbrian and Southern Water under the ‘ nature and structure of the ground ’ clause . |
| 4 | De La Rue have had a major commitment in the North East but the company is not in any traditional sense local and Formica was sold to American Cynamid in 1977 . |
| 5 | Yet both professional footballers and cricketers were subjected to unreasonable restrictions and working practices . |
| 6 | Paintings and prints were distributed to colonial officials for display in much the same way as British embassies are provided with an official photographic portrait of the Queen . |
| 7 | Where the louvred cowls has survived , glazing had to be added internally in order to present wind-blown rain from entering the vents , and efforts were made to waterproof the sloping brick surfaces of the roundels ' conical roofs by coating them with bitumen . |
| 8 | The number of ministries was increased from 19 to 24 , with portfolios for Public Works , for Construction and Town Planning and for Women 's affairs created ; Fisheries , International Co-operation and Trade and Tourism were upgraded to full or separate ministries . |
| 9 | Altogether , a staggering 277 research contracts and consultancies were awarded to various university departments , with 22 of the contracts worth more than £100,000 each . |
| 10 | The flats were sold on 125-year leases and priority was given to first-time buyers . |
| 11 | Robbie retired in 1975 and Eden was promoted to Assistant Director . |
| 12 | The ‘ Bureau for Explaining Population Policies ’ was set up to popularise large families and medals were given to prolific mothers . |
| 13 | Acidified lakes and rivers were known to British scientists from the 1970s . |
| 14 | Extremist doctrinal rigidity and aggressiveness were preferred to constructive attempts to confront real issues , with the result that the practical reality of politics was simply obliterated beneath a series of purely arbitrary images and myths . |
| 15 | The liturgies were wonderful , and in small crowded mud huts great praise and thanksgiving was offered to Almighty God . |
| 16 | There was a purge of ministers sympathetic to reform and office was entrusted to staunch conservatives . |