Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the policy vacuum which was allowed to develop in this way was inadequately filled by leaving it up to the courts to formulate their own sentencing policy . |
| 2 | I bypassed the bar , which was slowly filling with shuffling students , and read a Letrasetted sign : Union Print Room — Affiliated to National Graphical Association ( Pending ) . |
| 3 | She was mostly absorbed in looking after the younger brother . |
| 4 | The defendant was involved in a scuffle with a constable and was successfully charged with obstructing him in the execution of his duty . |
| 5 | In the US , rap has been pushed to the forefront of the political debate over censorship after a shop owner was successfully prosecuted for selling ‘ obscene ’ records by the 2 Live Crew . |
| 6 | Taiwan was delicately situated for preserving American lines of communication between Okinawa and the Philippines . |
| 7 | The majority of Athenian citizens were working men who needed the meagre payment that was eventually made for carrying out public duties to compensate them for the loss of daily earnings . |
| 8 | The car was eventually stopped after driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway . |
| 9 | Well , I mean when erm Queenie was eventually pushed into producing the Tory hit list it really was extremely unimpressive . |
| 10 | Renaud was eventually tricked into leaving the castle for negotiations with his enemy ; Saladin 's ring was sent as a token of good faith . |
| 11 | The problem was eventually reduced by putting a headstall on him with a long rope attached . |
| 12 | Calley , who had been sentenced to life imprisonment , was eventually paroled after having served only three years . |
| 13 | He said this very seriously and with a hint of the single-mindedness and dedication he was eventually to show in realising this ambition . |
| 14 | electricity board owed a duty of care to an intelligent teenage boy to ensure that he was effectively prevented from climbing up a pole-mounted , high voltage electrical installation . |
| 15 | She was a startling sight in that setting , for she was immaculately dressed in riding clothes , her breeches almost white , boots black and so highly polished I could see the flood waters reflected in them . |
| 16 | ‘ It was badly damaged by shelling in 1945 . ’ |
| 17 | defendant acquiescing in a plaintiffs inexcusable , inordinate and prejudicial delay in prosecuting an action was thereby debarred from having it dismissed for want of prosecution . |
| 18 | The recovery of consequential loss is illustrated by Bodley v. Reynolds , where a carpenter 's tools were converted and he was thereby prevented from working . |
| 19 | So the judge was calling a witness who was an important link in the prosecution case and was thereby assisting in making that case . |
| 20 | Dawson was widely credited with influencing Baldwin 's decision . |
| 21 | Orbos , 40 , an unabashed populist , had made a meteoric rise since his election to Congress in 1987 , and was widely credited with having injected new life into the Aquino administration . |
| 22 | It was Kanemaru who was widely credited with having ensured Miyazawa 's selection as LDP leader in 1991 . |
| 23 | The Truman administration was widely condemned for allowing the " fall " of China , although , as Secretary of State Dean Acheson pointed out , there was little more the US could do for Chiang — short of direct intervention by US forces in the civil war . |
| 24 | Offwood 's religious activism gave him a widespread reputation as a leading layman in Amsterdam 's English religious community , and he was widely suspected of playing a key role in the production of many other Nonconformist religious tracts . |
| 25 | Ironically , the government was widely criticized for making ‘ cuts ’ . |
| 26 | However , much of the hostility aroused by the subcommittee 's report appeared to be directed towards the United Kingdom government , which was widely accused of failing to stand up to the Chinese over Hong Kong 's future . |
| 27 | It was a system that was widely criticised for making heavy demands on officials , raising sensitive issues and increasing the level of conflict . |
| 28 | Hallstein 's Commission was widely blamed for provoking the 1965 crisis by pushing too hard for more powers for itself and the Parliament . |
| 29 | It was held that he was properly indicted with stealing from the company because a person or company in control of the site is deemed prima facie to have control over things on the land . |
| 30 | The Doctor checked to make sure the Operations Room was properly deserted before inputting a simple command into the MultiCray . |