Example sentences of "and [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More courses and activities were targeted on specific groups ; more attention was paid to consumer opinion ; and there was greater diversity within the system as a whole . |
| 2 | The fields and woods were bathed in golden light overlaid with a blue haze of heat . |
| 3 | Unrest was also being caused by a rise in socialism , and the odd situation arose where socialists and expansionists were united in common disagreement with the government . |
| 4 | Throughout the period , officials of MDC and the local authority have maintained good working relations , which is hardly surprising since many of MDC 's plans and personnel were drawn from local authorities . |
| 5 | Now The Trust Deed and rules were asked for prior to their consent and the company made it clear that they would not be available until after the new scheme commenced on the first October nineteen ninety and indeed it was some eight days later on the ninth October at er Trustee meeting that the company presented the Trust Deed and rules and it was resolved that the Committee of Management would er transfer all the close scheme members er into the new nineteen ninety scheme and er the same Trustees appointed themselves er Trustees of the nineteen ninety scheme and one hour later were the presentation of a draft deed amending the British Steel Pension Scheme and a draft interim Trust Deed establishing the British Steel Pension Scheme in nineteen ninety and a draft Trust Deed and rules of the British Steel Pension Scheme of nineteen ninety were tabled for noting ; and those very Trustees that were on the first meeting agreed to transfer the assets to the new scheme , set as Trustees of the new scheme one hour later , accepted the assets and er without er seeking either legal or actuarial advice and in this case er Watsons were advisors to the company to the old scheme Trustees and to the new scheme Trustees . |
| 6 | In the run-up to the 1990 presidential elections Sendero Luminoso reportedly assassinated several parliamentary candidates and bombs were planted in public places , causing several casualties . |
| 7 | Here the King 's exotic evergreens were housed during the winter and plans were made for extensive alterations at Hampton Court and for the great gardens at Blenheim and Longleat . |
| 8 | In contrast to this complex and long-established system , which originally derived from the tribal period in early Celtic and Germanic Europe , we find that certain cities and merchants were freed of feudal ties . |
| 9 | Neighbourhoods of terraced streets , shops , and warehouses were segmented into one-hour slots . |
| 10 | Often the earliest jars and vases were decorated with hatched incised triangles and spirals in relief , in much the same style as the cosmetic jars made in the Cyclades : probably the designs were copied from Cycladic models . |
| 11 | Her hair and spectacles were plastered in white treacle . |
| 12 | As the Trees moved , both his arms and legs were jerked into taut , out-flung positions . |
| 13 | Gaps were resolved by using internal primers and ambiguities were rectified by chemical sequencing . |
| 14 | Just as education , literacy and communications were beginning to prepare the workers for new radical organizations their attention and savings were captured by opportunistic entrepreneurs with a very different set of values . |
| 15 | Tea flights over London were also popular ; tea and cakes were served in mid joy-ride , high above the city . |
| 16 | His photographs of the landscape and monuments were taken under dangerous and difficult conditions . |
| 17 | The theatres at Side and Aspendos were built on Roman lines in the second century A.D. At Side the theatre is supported on barrel-vaulted sub-structures . |
| 18 | Then RAF pilots and crews were treated with new skin grafting ideas . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Often musical ideas and phrases were taken from western records , which it has been possible to buy on the black market at high prices ( for ⅕ of the average monthly wage ) . |
| 21 | Sharp falls in both exports and imports were estimated for eastern and central Europe and the former Soviet Union states . |
| 22 | The first is that until 1983 all exports and imports were valued in so-called ‘ statistical ’ dollars , by converting the original valuations into dollars at the rate of exchange ruling at the beginning of the year . |
| 23 | VIRTUALLY all the narrow gauge quarry lines which once wound up and over many of our hills and fells were closed before infamous Dr Beeching even knew how to pronounce his first branch line — never mind think about closing it ! |
| 24 | Diseases and infections were spread through poor sanitary conditions and efforts were slowly made to combat this . |
| 25 | About 60,000 inhabitants and refugees were trapped under increasing pressure in Gorazde , which Serbs were attacking in defiance of its designation as a UN safe area . |
| 26 | Indeed one can safely say that almost all of our roads and tracks were used in medieval times and perhaps most were also used in the prehistoric period as well . |
| 27 | In the following days the strike rapidly spread across the city and workers were joined by white-collar employees , teachers and students in mass demonstrations which converged on the city centre . |
| 28 | Yet both professional footballers and cricketers were subjected to unreasonable restrictions and working practices . |
| 29 | Children and dogs were snatched by anxious owners . |
| 30 | He remembers when schools were schools were closed for fear of catastrophic bombing raids in wartime Edinburgh and classes were spread among private houses . |