Example sentences of "others were [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While others were being lionised he conducted himself like a lamb or even a mouse . |
| 2 | It also served to show that the Hundred Years War was no longer simply a conflict between England and France : others were being caught up in it , too . |
| 3 | She told him that she and some others were being escorted by the household guard on an expedition to the country that day . |
| 4 | We want to know what her paintings are about — how images of Penelope , Cornelia Mother of the Gracchi , Cleopatra , Andromache and many others were being used to explore the possibility of representing women 's intellect , courage , political judgement as well as their passions , pride or grief in that contradictory and fluid moment of western European history . |
| 5 | Many of those properties were either undergoing or awaiting major maintenance work or modernisation , some were already allotted to service families who were due to move in shortly and others were being considered for disposal . |
| 6 | Amnesty said that while " human rights violations [ in Kuwait and Iraq ] were being exploited as propaganda , others were being committed in the name of national security " . |
| 7 | The totals had been disclosed at a time when local authorities and others were being subjected to curbs for alleged lack of efficiency . |
| 8 | A number of archers stood ankle-deep in the slush , practising at the butts , whilst others were being mercilessly drilled by the serjeants . |