Example sentences of "were [adj] when [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case Brightman J decided that trustees who held most of the shares in a company were negligent when they failed to prevent the directors of the company from entering into a highly speculative property development project , which turned out to be unsuccessful . |
| 2 | But his persecutors were frustrated when they had to release him a week later , partly due to a technical fault in the warrant for his arrest and partly due to the influence of his friend , Sir Matthew Hale . |
| 3 | These notes were invaluable when I came to write up the results of the study . |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose you were puzzled when he failed to arrive ? ’ |
| 5 | Fate took a turn for the worst as far as fellow-Mancs NEW FADS were concerned when they had to cancel their headlining London gig this week as guitarist DOLAN has temporarily lost control of his right hand through over-use ! |
| 6 | A group of Russian orphans who spent a three month break in the region have now been offered places at schools in England.Fifty orphans came to the Malvern Hills as guests of local schools.And they were heartbroken when they had to return to Russia.Richard Barnett reports : |