Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] were [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The AEs who had so offended were instantly sacked . |
| 2 | The paired hepatic and gall bladder bile samples thus collected were immediately transferred to the laboratory in sterile brown test tubes kept at 37°C . |
| 3 | Rumours that he had been deliberately poisoned were generally discredited , but the exact cause of his death was never established . |
| 4 | In several advertisements by dealers I have noticed the following genera , which I have always thought were mostly known as houseplants : |
| 5 | Three measures not previously reported were also collected . |
| 6 | On returning from a raid , any who had never killed were often ragged by their more competent companions , their clothes dirtied and cow dung , instead of ghee , rubbed in their hair . |