Example sentences of "of [art] [noun] were [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the ladies were being helped indoors to the restaurant by the waiters . |
| 2 | Mr Wilson added : ‘ When many of the developments were being built tenants associations and public representatives pointed out that publicly-owned areas were prone to vandalism but it was never envisaged they would be subject to such official neglect . |
| 3 | At all these ports we found a mounting oil-related traffic boom and at several like Dundee , Montrose and Invergordon , parts of the harbours were being extended to accommodate supply vessels and rig construction work . |
| 4 | Bridbury also suggests , from the admissions to the freedom of the boroughs , that the ranks of the citizens were being widened , and that even at a time when rural conditions provided more incentive for men to remain in the country than at an earlier date the towns were still able to attract them ( 61 , pp.62–4 ( Tables , 65–9 ) ) . |
| 5 | The last pupils of the day were being let in to view the Bookman . |
| 6 | By the age of seven , more than half the boys and nearly a third of the girls were being hit at least once a week . |
| 7 | The steps of the cathedral were being used as a grandstand by some of the local young people and a few early tourists . |
| 8 | Although projects for the reform of the courts were being drawn up and had in some cases been completed , " the date of their publication can not yet be predicted with any certainty " . |
| 9 | The last of the boxes were being transferred from the back of the truck now , carried by men who sweated under the effort despite the chill wind that had come with the onset of the night . |
| 10 | The " sectarian mistakes " of the past were being overcome . |
| 11 | Any member of the scheme who felt that the terms of the trust were being abused could seek redress under trust law . |
| 12 | For instance , components of the wings were being shipped around between countries , which clearly was not economic . |
| 13 | In the sick bay the final details of the plan were being drawn up . |
| 14 | Many of the pubs were being auctioned because their previous owners had run into financial difficulties . |
| 15 | By this time most of the contracts were being negotiated by William James ( later Viscount ) Pirrie [ q.v. ] , who had become a partner in 1874 . |
| 16 | Anna Capaldi , who headed the Touche Ross study , acknowledged yesterday that some of the figures were being revised but she understood that these would still fall within the ‘ sensitivity testing ’ ranges given in the report . |
| 17 | A spokesman explained that two possibilities relating to the disposal of the aircraft were being investigated . |
| 18 | The first Ordnance Surveys of the island were being undertaken in three sections : Portree/Dunvegan , Staffin/Quiraing , the Cuillins . |
| 19 | Despite the Roman law prohibiting interference with the grave , and the taboo safeguarding the city-enclosure from pollution by corpses , relics of the saints were being moved into urban churches , ‘ translated ’ , rehoused in splendid buildings , enshrined under altars . |
| 20 | Leaflets with details of the offer were being sent to 18 million households in the UK today and a Share Information Office was set up to handle inquiries from the public on 081 200 3000 . |
| 21 | The chimes of bells which stood in every district of the city were being rung as they sat down — both because the ringers had been amply bribed and because they thought it politic to honour Artai and his chief supporter — and a small orchestra of trumpets and tambours had been hired by a steward and was accommodated in the yard , so that Burun 's speech of welcome to his guests , as well as their affable replies , were conducted with much opening and shutting of mouths and a deal of dumb show . |
| 22 | In the 1730s settlements in the Tobol region to the south-east of the Urals were being attacked . |
| 23 | Mr Maginnis , the UUP 's security spokesman , expressed disappointment that there was still no indication that the means necessary to disrupt the command and control structure of the IRA were being implemented . |
| 24 | But as the results of the inquiry were being made public , Mr Clinton spent two hours holding ‘ terrific ’ talks with the president . |
| 25 | As The Economist went to press , the terms of the realignment were being discussed in Brussels . |
| 26 | When news of the accident got out the hospital where sixteen of the children were being treated was flooded with calls from anxious parents . |
| 27 | As part of a complex programme of development the Foxton scheme only makes sense if other parts of the programme were being tackled ; few of them were started . |
| 28 | Was Caringolat aware how the precise and fastidious sequences of the Vibrancy were being corrupted beyond Por Tanssie ? |
| 29 | Copies of the charter were being given out during the rush hour at Darlington but connections proved not to be the best with an hour wait for the next train south . |
| 30 | Ramsay explained that his lordship 's goodbrother , the Earl of Moray , had desired to see his sister the Countess whilst in the vicinity , as was but natural ; and while there , they had learned that the defences of the castle were being strengthened , in view of possible attack by the English , and they had offered such small help as they could in this excellent work in the realm 's interest . |