Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [pron] [was/were] widely [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What he describes as mild criticism was a serious libel and it was widely disseminated . |
| 2 | No organization claimed responsibility and it was widely speculated that it had been a mistake by ETA . |
| 3 | He said the prison was close to anarchy and it was widely known that there was a strong risk of violence . |
| 4 | Though the Workshops Regulation Act of 1867 forbade the employment of children under eight in any handicraft and stated that those aged between eight and thirteen must attend school for at least ten hours a week , it was difficult to enforce these provisions and they were widely evaded . |
| 5 | Occasionally it was conceded that New York had elements of sophistication but it was widely appreciated that film tastes and standards were determined in the populous and philistine Midwest . |
| 6 | There were few women in senior positions in the school and it was widely rumoured that being Catholic and male were important factors in staff appointments in Bishop McGregor School . |
| 7 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
| 8 | Her latest ally , Soviet Russia , was reeling under Hitler 's onslaught and it was widely expected she could not last out the year . |