Example sentences of "they were [verb] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good idea of how the great Norman towers looked when they were built is provided by the large , pilgrimage church at Southwell ( 296 ) . |
| 2 | The ploughed field they were passing was speckled with brilliant-green shoots . |
| 3 | When we arrested people , if we arrested them and if they were in the police station for many hours , the only food that they were given was supplied by Weavers Restaurant , just inside Street . |
| 4 | Examples of the transcribed tape for two of the subjects and the way in which they were scored are given in Appendix 1.3 . |
| 5 | Second , coordinators as a group were acutely conscious of the way their own success depended in large part upon how they and the practices they were promoting were regarded by existing staff in the schools where they were placed . |
| 6 | The narrow road they were following was overhung with oak and chestnut trees , their interlaced branches letting through thin , bright shafts of light that flickered and danced over the car as it passed underneath . |
| 7 | But Suzy said there were all kinds of awards young people could get , particularly if what they were doing was connected with conservation — I was really surprised . |