Example sentences of "[was/were] split into " in BNC.

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1 In the next few weeks the scientists of the West were split into two groups : should or should they not try to make an H-bomb ?
2 The schoolchildren were split into seven standards or classes but we only had one room and one blackboard .
3 The children were split into two age groups , Youth Allyah for the fourteen to seventeen-year-olds and Hechalutz , the adult movement , for the rest .
4 The 504 ulcerative colitis probands belonged to 495 pedigrees , which were split into 872 nuclear families with 2414 children ; the 133 Crohn 's disease probands belonged to 133 pedigrees , which were split into 209 nuclear families with 549 children .
5 The 504 ulcerative colitis probands belonged to 495 pedigrees , which were split into 872 nuclear families with 2414 children ; the 133 Crohn 's disease probands belonged to 133 pedigrees , which were split into 209 nuclear families with 549 children .
6 We were split into groups and given some clues .
7 It is likely that a procedure in which search statements were split into portions which match subject heading subfields as well as into ( weak-stemmed ) words would be something of an improvement .
8 Five master groups of 40 securities each were randomly chosen and the observations were split into 5 sub-periods , 3 with 100 observations each and 2 with 150 each ( 11/1956 — 2/65 , 3/1965 — 6/73 , 7/1973 — 12/81 , 11/1956 — 5/69 , and 6/1969 — 12/81 ) .
9 It was there that the London Regiment welcomed the 100 candidates who were split into teams of 10 , issued with kit and briefed .
10 The teams were split into three groups and played each other in a round-robin .
11 We were split into two separate teams and taken into the play area .
12 The films were split into the 12 showing right turns and the 12 showing left turns .
13 Staff were split into quality teams , meeting for half an hour each week , with team leaders meeting weekly , also for half an hour , to discuss suggestions raised by staff .
14 In the autumn of 1950 the French put forward the Pleven Plan , their aim being to ensure that any German forces were split into small units and integrated within a European Defence Community ( EDC ) .
15 In racing terms the going was good for the championships which were split into four age groups … in all of them the start was like a cavalry charge as they ran off to tackle the 6000 metre long course … the best local performance came in the girls race where Nicky Slater from carterton who runs in the Radley colours came second …
16 As ever , his world was split into two contradictory rhythms : solitude and company , his own tough self-criticism and the adulation of those around him : ambiguities converging , and testing .
17 He believed he should come across someone who should want his skills — he was an incurable optimist , and imagined a fortunate meeting around every corner , though how that should come about was hard to see , as he advanced farther and farther into the dark , dense trees , where even the moonlight was split into dull little needles of bluish light on the moss , not enough to see by .
18 The fashion show , courtesy of New Look of the High Street , Alton , was split into two sections , displaying formal and casual wear .
19 The parade was split into 40 sections , each in effect a mini-parade , in which the leading personages were preceded by their banner and escorted by halberdiers , esquires , men-at-arms , grooms , pages and retainers .
20 Next day 249 Squadron was split into two sections , one half commanded by Barton and one by Neil .
21 This wage was split into two parts : 58 per cent was a basic wage to cover everything , so bargaining with the deputy was virtually eliminated , and the remaining 42 per cent was a bonus on output .
22 Its loss-making state rail network was split into six geographically-based companies and one freight company in 1987 .
23 The General Commissioners dismissed the taxpayers ' appeal , accepting the Crown 's arguments that there was one practice and that an election under para 21(2) could not be made where a trade was split into two .
24 During 1983 sales was split into Estates ( responsible for all public house operations ) and Marketing , and the Marketing Manager was given a seat on the Board .
25 The final question , on how to deal with aggressor states , was split into two parts :
26 The Escort was split into three pieces by the impact on the busy A174 near Redcar , Cleveland .
27 Before the move , the head office function was split into three locations ; two of the head office buildings were in Liverpool and the company 's sales function was based in Watford .
28 For the first half of the meeting the division was split into two large committees to work through the agreed agenda .
29 After 1970 the Devon catchment area was split into four parts ; the North , the South , Exeter West and Exeter East .
30 Each hour was split into five , so that 1 hour = 1.0 ; 12mins = 0.1 .
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