Example sentences of "[noun] was [vb pp] [verb] new " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were very few Black or gay workers involved in it , and no attempt was made to recruit new members . |
| 2 | Numbers had been revived but no Head Girl was allowed to create new ones . |
| 3 | The government cash was intended to put new life into Birmingham 's crime-ridden slums . |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia remained the only Arab state without diplomatic relations with China , but China had been a weapons supplier to Saudi Arabia since 1985 ; in addition the move was expected to open new links between Saudi Arabia and the Moslem minority in China . |
| 5 | Adoption was intended to create new family relationships not change those which already existed and joint custody was introduced as an alternative and to give some legal recognition to step-parents . |
| 6 | No state except California was allowed to adopt new vehicle standards more stringent than the federal ones : California 's pollution problems were recognized as exceptional . |
| 7 | In addition there was no serious attempt to rationalise the model range ; thus too many different , mainly outdated , models were produced and insufficient profit was generated to develop new products . |
| 8 | Most of the bunker was dynamited to build new apartments , inside lie some thirty underground walls on two levels . |