Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , although in wartime married women were positively encouraged and in some cases required to re-enter or remain in the labour market , working in those very occupations from which they had previously been ‘ barred ’ , such women were often categorised as temporary workers , or were employed part-time . |
| 2 | Venice , intensely touchy about its international status , was particularly liable to take umbrage if one of its representatives were not offered such a present or were offered one of less value than expected : the failure of the duke of Savoy to make a gift to a departing Venetian ambassador in 1603 , for example , aroused notably bad feeling in the republic . |
| 3 | But the breed 's origins are uncertain and the theories are numerous — that they are almost directly descended from the wild aurochs , for example ( the claim of many a breed ! ) or are at least of Bos primigenius stock like the Podolians of the steppes , or are descended from large , long-horned continental cattle imported several centuries ago ( some say by the Romans ) , or were imported 3,000–4,000 years ago , or came from Ireland where they were an ancient indigenous type , or were developed from Dutch and old English breeds before the eighteenth century , or must have Norse origins because of their coat colour and pattern . |
| 4 | In over 35 countries police and military officers , either in uniform or working in death squads , gunned down government critics ; in over 20 countries opponents either disappeared or were held incommunicado . |
| 5 | & were divorced this year … |
| 6 | No trace has yet been found of the French gallery owner Basmadjian who disappeared or was kidnapped two years ago in the former Soviet Union . |
| 7 | WOULD you know what to do if your child swallowed cleaning fluid or was knocked unconscious in a fall ? |
| 8 | As far as any remedy in damages is concerned this point will not be of any significance and it is most unlikely that any action would be brought in a business secrets case unless some damage or advantage to a competitor had occurred or was thought likely to do so . |
| 9 | It brought closer Home Office control and local authority subsidy to reformatories for children for whom the first resort of probation had either failed or was thought inappropriate . |
| 10 | In the heat of the action few players had time to discuss their reactions and were kept clear of the press . |
| 11 | Russia felt under threat from attack constantly , and the Russian people had many sacrifices demanded on them , and were kept lean and hungry . |
| 12 | The boats surrounded the whales , drove them into nets , where they became enmeshed and were rendered helpless by harpoon thrusts . |
| 13 | The scallop beds at Pentland Firth , between Orkney and mainland Scotland , contained unacceptable levels of cadmium and were declared unfit for human consumption . |
| 14 | Campbell pointed out that London policemen worked only eight hours each day and were given one day off each week . |
| 15 | But if , instead of jumping you walked , one step at a time , and were given one small coin as a reward every time you happened to take a step in the right direction , you would reach the scorpion in a very short time . |
| 16 | The Mites did a great deal of touring and were given outdoor clothing , often a hooded cloak , socks and shoes , even a suitcase each . |
| 17 | Editors of those newspapers which supported the objectives of the NCB and the Government were generally favoured by Ministers and were given regular briefings . |
| 18 | After filling the containers they queued up and were given two large plain loaves . |
| 19 | This year , for the first time , many head teachers accompanied the governors on their fact finding mission and were given stirring messages of support by speaker after speaker . |
| 20 | All patients were advised to achieve a daily intake of at least 700 mg of calcium ; five patients were unable to take sufficient dairy products to sustain this and were given oral calcium supplements . |
| 21 | Five of those released on Christmas Eve 1772 had been gaoled for each owing 12s 8d , and were given half a crown ( 2s 6d ) on discharge . |
| 22 | In these studies subjects watched films of actual driving situations in a simulator and were given subsequent recognition tests . |
| 23 | The key to this was that they all began life with a strong philosophical commitment to development and were given some of the new , additional staff needed in order to give life to this philosophy . |
| 24 | All patients received a traditional two day bowel preparation and were given clear liquids during this time . |
| 25 | Next they had to face the assembled school and were given three cheers . |
| 26 | Eight patients were studied in detail and were given supervised exercise therapy . |
| 27 | Incidentally , the cattle of Landes used to be treated with great care as draught oxen ( they were never overworked and were given special headgear to ward off flies ) but were also used in amateur ‘ bull races ’ in which bad-tempered oxen and cows were teased into charging at people . |
| 28 | This did not endear him to his colleagues : ‘ At that time , women were automatically shaved , given enemas , had their membranes ruptured and were given foetal monitoring . |
| 29 | These inevitably came to influence our own structures of significance and were made apparent by changes in our own subculture of style . |
| 30 | The support staff ( approximately 30 people ) were not offered the relocation package and were made redundant . |