Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [det] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The improvement in the mean of the pure tone audiometric thresholds at six frequencies from 250 Hz to 8 kHz was calculated for each follow up time . |
| 2 | There were fears that if the date for stabilisation was altered from that promised in a recent government white paper , the privatisation of the electricity industry would be jeopardised . |
| 3 | Do you know when I went out to the maths thing I was waiting for , I was there and I was heard about these forgotten a calculator ! |
| 4 | This reportedly began only on Jan. 20 , but only close to the Israeli border in the West Bank , and was limited to those aged over 15 . |
| 5 | In the beginning priority was given to those setting up home for the first time , families with young children , and people who had lost their homes and furniture through enemy action . |
| 6 | At common law no protection was given to those reporting speeches made in Parliament . |
| 7 | He trained as a military surveyor , spending several years in Cork , but along with most other draftsmen was placed on half pay when the Corps disbanded in 1817 . |
| 8 | THE following memo was posted on all notice boards from general manager , ! ! |
| 9 | Little is known for certain about his early upbringing or education although we do know that John Howard was criticized for both neglecting him ( because of his many absences ) and for imposing an unduly repressive regime when he was at home . |
| 10 | Enquiries were made into the feasibility of ferrying Spitfires into this tiny field but the same reply was received from all contacted who were unanimous in replying that the airfield was too small to accommodate a Spitfire landing . |
| 11 | The parameters by which one such unit was distinguished from another varied according to the occasion but might include skin colour , stature , style of dress , morality , intelligence , language , religion , geographical locality and mode of subsistence , but there was always a clear presumption that the different kinds of criteria physical , cultural , linguistic , regional , institutional , economic — were all coincident . |
| 12 | Tait yawned into a white hand , the well-disguised yawn of a man whose only knowledge of torture was confined to that inflicted by sitting through committees . |
| 13 | Although there is some confusion , it seems UDT was designed for those earning more than £8,500 , TSB Direct , for those earning £10,000 plus and TSB Choice for those earning more than £12,000 . |
| 14 | Although listed among the Western hostages held in Lebanon , the family was considered by many to have been held in Libya . |
| 15 | The JMCs had no power of their own , except persuasion , but reported directly to the State Security Council ( SSC ) , formerly presided over by P. W. Botha , which was considered by some to have become the de facto government where the real decisions affecting the country were taken . |
| 16 | In the service of the East India Company experience was an asset , and merit was expected in those promoted , but interest united to merit was always a much stronger argument than merit alone . |
| 17 | Under the accord ( i ) an immediate ceasefire was declared ; ( ii ) the state of emergency in Gao and Timbuktu provinces was lifted and army troops were to be withdrawn from the area ; ( iii ) an amnesty was granted to all Tuareg political prisoners ; ( iv ) internal autonomy was to be granted to the Adrar region ( i.e. Gao and Timbuktu ) ; and ( v ) additional state funds were to be allocated to the development of the region . |
| 18 | The hon. Member for Dagenham — greatly to his political peril — refuses to acknowledge the resentment that was felt by those living alone because their liability under the rating system was the same as the family living in a similar property next door . |
| 19 | The highest risk of becoming a longterm user was seen for those aged 50–69 years in 1977–81 . |
| 20 | This was seen by some to have advantages by conforming to the system adopted by most other modular and course unit schemes in polytechnics and universities . |
| 21 | Aquino 's decision to press the case — and to undergo a ferocious and lengthy cross-examination — was seen by some to have needlessly exposed her already tarnished public image to further damage , whilst others applauded it as further proof of the tenacious courage which she had displayed in opposing Marcos . |
| 22 | The test was done in both erect and supine positions . |
| 23 | Although it was decided after all to allow the continuation of school foundations , in many cases the continuity had already been lost ; and by 1550 , when the Court of Augmentations began to fund such foundations , the theory of English educational endowment had entered a new era . |
| 24 | ( Whereas a primary involved a formal ballot , a caucus consisted of local meetings at which a head count was made of those supporting each of the candidates and , therefore , tended to involve fewer but more committed participants . ) |
| 25 | Diagnosis of pancreatic disease was made by both computed tomography ( CT ) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ( ERCP ) in all patients and documented at laparotomy in those with pancreatic cancer . |
| 26 | The king , however , did not pay for them , not least because he was saving by this means the need to provide the beneficiary with a pension from the exchequer . |
| 27 | Whereas standards of ethical behaviour for men were essentially active , a woman was obliged above all to remain chaste . |
| 28 | C adds to the 1017 entry that the exiled ætheling Eadwig was afterwards killed , which could imply that the original was written before this happened ; but it should be noted that the final sentence of the same annal , on Cnut 's marriage to Emma before 1 August , comes after the notice of Eadric of Mercia 's execution , which Florence of Worcester says happened at Christmas ; if so , the sentence on the marriage looks like a relatively late addition . |
| 29 | A painting like ‘ I 'm dreaming of a white Christmas ’ was shown with several drawn studies and even its print variations . |
| 30 | The ITT job of 1959 was also the first instance in which headhunting was shown for all to see as directly proving its value . |