Example sentences of "[noun] there were [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From my side there were hoots of derision while the embarrassment on his own side was clear as Labour members found a sudden fascination in the detail of the Chamber 's roof . |
| 2 | Its appropriateness for the Foreign Office area was on grounds of association and sentiment , rather than visual harmony , as on one side there were buildings of ‘ predominating importance ’ , and no local association to conflict with them on the other side . |
| 3 | Furthermore ( and perhaps most convincingly ) , even in the provinces there were differences between legacies and trusts ; not in procedure , it is true , but certainly in interpretation and in the event of intestacy . |
| 4 | In 1984 and 1985 Electronics got into severe financial difficulties , and as a result there were delays in paying Magnetics substantial amounts of money due to it . |
| 5 | Originally on either side of the doorway there were statues of nude young ladies , languidly posed . |
| 6 | In the corners of his eyes there were grains of sand . |
| 7 | Carvajál pointed out that in rural areas such as those around San Carlos there were schools without functioning water pumps or sanitary services . |
| 8 | Some trades were better than others , " honourable " as opposed to " dishonourable " , and within some trades there were differences between a quality and a poorer end . |
| 9 | Just within the entrance there were mounds of horse dung . |
| 10 | WHEN the new Irish Cup , presented by Belfast jewellers John H Lunn was unveiled at a reception in Bass Ireland there were gasps of awe — and rightly so ( writes Malcolm Brodie ) . |
| 11 | For long periods there were Homes in the East March , the Kerrs of either Ferniehirst or Cessford ( related but mutually hostile ) in the Middle March , and the Maxwells in the West , save for periods when their feuding rivals the Johnstones took possession . |
| 12 | When we raised our heads above the desk there were clouds of smoke blowing across the chemistry laboratory . |
| 13 | By early February there were reports of large numbers of dead shellfish on beaches , an increasing number of seals were being treated for internal problems caused by oil poisoning , and a quarter of the economically important salmon-farming industry appeared to be affected by the spill . |
| 14 | In several European countries there were disclosures during November concerning clandestine anti-communist units , apparently set up at the height of the Cold War in the 1950s and intended to lie dormant for activation in the event of a communist takeover . |
| 15 | This passage of Diodorus rightly emphasizes that in times of peace there were benefits in having a rich neighbour like Carthage . |
| 16 | One window displayed easels , folding stools , palettes , stretched canvases , and various shoulder-bags for transporting all the impedimenta of the would-be plein air painter ; in the other window there were paintings of varied merit and price . |
| 17 | No wonder there were pile-ups on the autobahn . |
| 18 | In northern England there were branches of the family with interests in ships and trading , and eventually Edward ended up with them , on a roving brief . |
| 19 | Pen friends were encouraged for learning French , but in English Digest there were advertisements from Burma and Mauritius and from servicemen . |
| 20 | However , by July there were signs of more serious trouble and City analysts believed that Eurotunnel might need a further £1bn to pay for a near tripling in the cost of the shuttle fleet and meet the rapidly increasing costs of labour and materials in South East England . |
| 21 | At the end of March Harold Wilson had increased his majority from 4 to 94 in the General Election , but significantly in July there were arrests outside the US embassy of protesters against the bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong . |
| 22 | T. D. There were men on the opposite beat and sometimes you could spend a little time talking to them as long as you were n't caught . |
| 23 | When she had finished , the applause was deafening ; as she made her exit there were cries of ‘ More ! |
| 24 | The boy was shaking , and when he looked up at Rory there were tears in his eyes . |
| 25 | From mid-October and into early November there were disturbances on the university campus in Oujda , and less seriously in Fez , Meknes and Kenitra , as Islamic fundamentalist students clashed with secularist opponents , in some cases supporters of the National Union of Moroccan students ( UNEM ) . |
| 26 | Another thing they all had were mussels , everywhere you looked on a breaker there were clusters of mussels . |
| 27 | For some buyers there were bargains to be had . |
| 28 | On most days there were cases to be heard by Magistrates G.R. Tretheway , Wm . |
| 29 | In the following days there were clashes in Douala , the business capital , between security forces and opposition supporters demanding a national conference . |
| 30 | And then in these days there were pits for going underneath the cars er dug into the ground so as you could get underneath the cars . |