Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old tins and coils of wire were stacked willy-nilly in the corners , along with odd-shaped bits of metal and jam jars with nails in them . |
| 2 | Following the ejection of Richard Baxter along with 2,000 or so of his fellow pastors in 1662 , these Nonconforming ministers were persecuted ruthlessly by the authorities . |
| 3 | Completed forms were checked manually by the supervisors , before independent data entry into computers by two clerks . |
| 4 | In 1986 the following causes were pressed successfully by the Lords : wider consultation rights for workers in relation to reorganization of the naval dockyards ; local authorities to decide whether tenants should have the right to buy old people 's properties ; abolition of caning in schools ; application of health and safety laws to all buildings used by the national health service . |
| 5 | The black-out curtains which were rolled neatly above the windows stood out starkly against the light green walls and wooden skirting boards . |
| 6 | [ These appointments were omitted inadvertently from the roundups of republican appointments on p. 37384 and p. 37460 . ] |
| 7 | PUPILS were turned away from the gates of one of Merseyside 's most troubled schools today after a devastating Bonfire Night arson attack . |
| 8 | PUPILS were turned away from the gates of one of Merseyside 's most troubled schools today , after a devastating Bonfire Night arson attack . |
| 9 | Downstairs WCs were connected directly to the drains . |
| 10 | During the 20th century , stocks of southern whales , especially humpback whales and the larger rorquals , were hunted excessively despite the attentions of the well-founded International Whaling Commission . |
| 11 | Crash runways were built nearby for the bombers returning from missions in Europe , and Free French forces were billeted in the village . |
| 12 | Other classes — peasants and now workers — were accepted only on the terms laid down by the leaders . |
| 13 | At the outset , five hypotheses were selected prospectively on the grounds that they were refutable within the context of the study design , that they were of relevance to current duodenal ulcer research , or that they were of potential importance for both ulcer healing and ulcer recurrence . |
| 14 | Representations were made then to the representatives of the Kenyan Government in both London and Nairobi . |
| 15 | Digestions with restriction enzymes were performed overnight under the conditions recommended by the supplier ( Bethesda Research Laboratories ) . |
| 16 | These were used later during the validations . |
| 17 | These were used copiously over the years of Stormont rule . |
| 18 | As she stepped out on to the third floor , her dark brows were drawn together in the beginnings of a frown because she was still thinking of that last conversation . |
| 19 | It had a high neck and narrow sleeves too short for her , from which her chapped , bony wrists and her hands on which every knotted sinew and vein was visible protruded limply , as if they were stitched separately to the cuffs and not part of her arms at all . |
| 20 | When bonds came on the market after this time they were sold quietly by the Bondholders Committee to members of the Club with a long term , proven interest in its affairs , who had either enquired about bonds or were offered them being regarded as suitable individuals . |
| 21 | The authors have compiled a catalogue of a total of 505 works of art the majority of which were sold abroad by the Nazis and are now in foreign museums or private collections . |
| 22 | Elsewhere , the forces were based historically on the counties . |
| 23 | The stories of Sigurd and Wayland seem to have been particularly popular , and while , as R.N. Bailey has argued , such carvings could have been attempts to link pagan with Christian belief , one is still driven to the conclusion that they " may have appealed to tastes and interpretations which were based more on the traditions of Scandinavia than the Christian Fathers " . |
| 24 | All who have received watches in previous years were invited together with the families and friends of those being presented . |
| 25 | I have suggested that they were replaced ecologically by the rhynchonellids . |
| 26 | Demands for action to clean up sulphur dioxide emissions from power stations , widely believed to be responsible for the ‘ acid rain ’ that was killing forests , lakes and rivers — not just in Scotland , but as far afield as Germany and Scandinavia — were brushed aside on the grounds of inconclusive evidence ; a similar attitude was taken towards the radioactive discharges from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield . |
| 27 | Headteacher Bob Dingle praised the fund-raising efforts , saying : ‘ The monies were raised jointly through the efforts of parents , pupils and staff and by careful management of our budget by the Governors . ’ |
| 28 | As the sheriff officers supervised the house clearance , construction officials measured the family pigeon lofts and dog runs for removal and the ferrets were packed away under the eyes of an animal welfare officer . |
| 29 | The two , working together , made a formidable team , whose powers of persuasion were demonstrated clearly over the years by the Government 's support of major new initiatives , most notably the provision of the Causewayside Building , the second phase of which is now under construction . |
| 30 | Ashore we were greeted pleasantly by the Russians and invited to wander where we wished . |