Example sentences of "were [adj] [prep] [noun prp] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the continent his troupes were popular in Germany and had regular bookings at the Paris Olympia and the Casino de Paris . |
| 2 | They agree that to isolate the causes of the revolution one must search for factors which were present in Britain and absent in , say , France or Belgium . |
| 3 | Somebody told me we were halfway to Maun and gave me some water which I was too thirsty to sterilise . |
| 4 | Both were cold-shouldered by Jordan and suppressed by Israel . |
| 5 | Visits from drug users who were positive for HIV and had AIDS were not eligible . |
| 6 | Research shows that blonde beer drinkers were aware of Guinness and found the commercials unique and somewhat mysterious — precisely the image that PTGI was trying to develop . |
| 7 | The HSE 's review of the first year of COSHH concluded that most firms were aware of COSHH and had tried to comply with the regulations , though many had not gone beyond the collection of information about hazards . |