Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the carriage were displayed the necessaire , and an assortment of items which has originally been retained by von Keller as souvenirs and which were eventually acquired by Madame Tussaud . |
| 2 | Close to a rocky outcrop were discovered the remains of two bronze statues covered in marine concretions a draped figure 170cm high with no base and only half its head preserved and a bust with a badly corroded head . |
| 3 | Tanzanians were brought up with their own musical , dance and oral traditions but at school or college were taught the language , culture and even the history of the colonial power . |
| 4 | The deal was given the go-ahead by the Department of Trade and Industry in spite of protests to the European Commission and the Office of Fair Trading by BA 's competitors . |
| 5 | However , the Supreme Soviet was to decide the strength and composition of armed forces and Interior Ministry troops , while the President was given the right to take decisions on the use of Interior Ministry troops in emergency situations . |
| 6 | The turning point came in 1972 when Ken Mentle dug deep into his pocket and bought a deluxe Portakabin for directors and players , and the Supporters ' Club was given the drain end as its new home . |
| 7 | When every seat was taken the Foundling children filed to their places , filling the gallery where the organ stood like a turreted castle , girls on the left in snowy white , and darkly dressed boys on the right . |
| 8 | We need to add at least that if the flipping caused the wipers to start to work , then if the switch was flipped the wipers started to work . |
| 9 | There were two separate actions : disclosing the note and then informing on its author to the malais , though the young priest was doomed the moment he selected his man with his eyes . |
| 10 | Once the mandate was procured the petitioner , or the proctor , left for home or the letter was entrusted to a messenger . |
| 11 | Each practice was given the results of the study for all their participating patients after the study had been completed in that practice . |
| 12 | The car was stolen the day before from 41-year-old Mr Marangon 's home in Cinderford , Gloucs . |
| 13 | If an exchange had a rule that required members to state that every contract was intended to go to physical delivery , notwithstanding the fact that since the rule was made the exchange had introduced a number of cash-settled contracts ; this would almost certainly be subject to some sort of variation . |
| 14 | The city tecnol technological college was given the right , has given the right of education , a quality of education undreamed of by a n by the people who live in the inner cities of , particularly the Asian population of opposed by the Labour Party , a Labour Party committed to scrapping and closing the C T C's and if they ca n't get |
| 15 | Valuable time was lost , the troops opposed to us were able to recover from the disorganization produced by our first attack , and the enemy was given the opportunity to bring up reinforcements . ’ |
| 16 | When our entry was confirmed the Society was already getting up steam , so the obvious thing was to consider ourselves its representatives . |
| 17 | He told a press conference in Darlington that if Labour was elected the future of the North-East 's most important road , the A1 , could be in doubt . |
| 18 | From that figure was deducted the amount ( £25 ) of the deposit paid by the original buyer . |
| 19 | Judge John Slack was told the hunt had been followed by members of the League Against Cruel Sports . |
| 20 | Hayhurst was awarded the MBE for his work for deaf people , and the BDA has paid fitting and lasting tribute to him with the establishment of an " Allan Hayhurst Research Fellowship " , which enables a prelingually deaf person to undertake research in his chosen field for up to three years at Durham University , where the admission of deaf students is encouraged and special support services are provided . |
| 21 | Their assigned role is best exemplified by the fact that in the 1992 World Cup in Australia , the bowling side was afforded the advantage of two white new balls . |
| 22 | But as soon as their friendship was struck the memory faded and the bad time seemed no worse than some null interlude between two boon companions . |
| 23 | Michigan Department of Mental Health , in which an inmate was offered the choice between experimental surgery with the possibility of release and continued incarceration , and the Court held that consent could not be given by an involuntarily detained mental patient . |
| 24 | But members of Durham County Council 's social services committee were told the site built without Department of Environment grant aid was extremely basic and fell short of the type of accommodation provided on county council-owned sites . |
| 25 | Members of Durham County Council 's social services committee were told the site was extremely basic . |
| 26 | When she set sail for her homeland in 1952 Eva and another Australian girl were given the job of looking after twelve children from the Fairbridge Society on the voyage . |
| 27 | The more important members of the household were given the crisp , tasty top halves — earning themselves the name ‘ upper crust ’ . |
| 28 | ( In fact , shares were not offered to the public , but instead the management were offered the chance to organise a management buyout . ) |
| 29 | Late in 1970 the substantial remains of Lancaster I EE173 of 207 Squadron were discovered in Lake Krumme in the suburbs of West Berlin and after the German authorities salvaged the aircraft , the RAF Museum were offered the opportunity to keep such items as might be useful for the restoration of R5868 . |
| 30 | Since , under English law , the bank was not in contractual privity with the carrier until the bank took delivery of the goods , if the ship and cargo were lost the bank would have to sue the carrier in tort . |