Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [coord] [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We visited both city and rural programmes and were struck by the amazing capacity of the people to overcome adversity , both natural disasters and the extremes of poverty . |
| 2 | It suggested that if a firm had low debts and was paying a lot of corporate tax its managers were actually being incompetent : while proudly keeping their credit ratings high , they were handing their shareholders ' money to the taxman . |
| 3 | Eight miles away you can visit the magnificent Arundel Castle , which originated in Norman times and was rebuilt by the Duke of Norfolk in the 1870s . |
| 4 | An impressive amateur , the 1984 super-heavyweight Olympic champion , Biggs had won all 15 professional contests and was reckoned to be a considerable prospect in the division until he was overwhelmed by Tyson in Las Vegas on 16 October , 1987 . |
| 5 | However , the Act was a disastrous failure for political reasons and was repealed by the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 . |
| 6 | He produced the triennial Greek plays eleven times and was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Redeemer by the Greek government . |
| 7 | The colonial administration was ‘ overdeveloped ’ in relation to other political and economic institutions and was supported in this by a complex ideology of racial superiority , paternalism and tolerance of indigenous institutions and practices that were consistent with imperial economic interests . |
| 8 | Where the words were , as in this case , descriptive words and were used in a descriptive sense , a trade mark was not affected . |
| 9 | The very rich religious vestments on display date from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and were used for many different ceremonies . |
| 10 | This was usually at low concentrations and was found predominantly in the upper two-thirds of the villi , with crypt epithelial cells being entirely negative . |
| 11 | Ramaema on May 13 announced the repeal of legislation banning political parties and was quoted as promising a restoration of democracy by means of elections by June 1992 . |
| 12 | The Party had supported Labour candidates and was calling for the return of a Labour Government . |
| 13 | This jurisdiction took a number of different forms and was exercised in different ways . |
| 14 | Muhammad ibn Ali promoted a campaign which used the medium of itinerant missionaries and was calculated to appeal to most of the people who for different reasons were discontented with the Umayyads . |
| 15 | The former mayor of Nice , Jacques Médecin , was found guilty on Jan. 6 of misusing public funds and was sentenced in absentia to one year 's imprisonment , ordered to pay nearly F2,500,000 ( about US$480,000 ) in fines and civil damages , and barred from holding public office for life . |
| 16 | Unemployment had risen from 80,000 to 400,000 over the previous 12 months and was expected to exceed 500,000 by the end of 1992 . |
| 17 | Modigliani disliked social gatherings but was persuaded by the promise of music to visit the couple . |
| 18 | Wharton said : ‘ It is something that I must overcome , I had trained for 12 rounds and was thinking of the crowd instead of doing the job I was in the ring to do . ’ |
| 19 | He took a leading part in the formation of the Institute of Marine Engineers and was elected the first president in 1889 . |
| 20 | Many secondees had been a considerable time in their pre-secondment posts and were looking for variety . |
| 21 | He had been with Reuters for 21 years in 10 different posts and was looking for ‘ something different to do ’ . |
| 22 | Sir Robert said Mr Hale , who had worked for BR for 30 years and was called the captain of the ship in the Hidden report , had indicated he wished to take early retirement . |
| 23 | Of the two doctors it was undoubtedly Dr Dunstaple who had the largest number of adherents ; he had been the civil surgeon in Krishnapur for some years and was known to everyone as a kindly and paternal man . |
| 24 | The new regime 's most determined opponents eventually emerged as the Mujahedin-e-Khalq , led by Mas'ud Rajavi who established a base in Paris for some years and was reported in 1986 to have made his way to Baghdad . |
| 25 | Nietzsche wrote : " When I heard of the fires in Paris , I felt annihilated for some days and was overwhelmed by fears and doubts ; the whole academic ( wissenschaftlich ) , philosophical , artistic world seemed an absurdity , if a single day could wipe out the most glorious works of art , even whole periods of art ; I clung with earnest conviction to the metaphysical value of art , which can not exist for the sake of poor human beings , but has higher missions to fulfil . " |
| 26 | The police then sought the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions and were told that such evidence would not be admissible in Irish courts , and that the Attorney General would be seeking an injunction to prevent termination . |
| 27 | Prior to Batrec 's operations , Swiss batteries — even those collected separately by local authorities — were either sent abroad to dubious foreign dumps or were incinerated at home — a process which raised fears that residues could eventually enter the food chain . |
| 28 | Jean or Jeannie Symonds was still working in Skinners in 1913 , left the trade for a few years but was readmitted in 1927 , so it seems safe to assume that she spent much of her working life in the printing trade and did not marry . |
| 29 | ‘ She told me she had mucked up her first few weeks and was finding it very difficult to make friends . ’ |
| 30 | The letter ordered some goods and was signed by Blenkarn in such a way that the signature looked like ‘ Blenkiron & co . |