Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They clattered downhill as though they were chasing an enemy . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , as his in-tray piles up with requests , the pupils of St Edmunds know what they 'd ask for if they were granted an audience . |
| 3 | In New York they were called an hour before the show opened , and once they had done their face make-up , they only had to put on tights rather than spend a long time carefully using wet white , which gave them longer to gossip . |
| 4 | They were given an inch or two . |
| 5 | They were given an allowance , depending on their need and what was available , which was precious little in the Depression . |
| 6 | They were given an ounce of twist tobacco a week and two at Christmas , when they were also given a pint of beer . |
| 7 | The tour included a visit to the SCOTVEC offices where they were given an overview of SCOTVEC 's role and functions . |
| 8 | ‘ [ W ] e must ensure that those who live in derelict inner-city areas are not people who are there because they have no choice and who would leave the moment they were given an alternative . ’ |
| 9 | We were told that the WO was hoping such draconian action would not be necessary , although they were watching an appeal case in North Cornwall against the SoS for the Environment who was pursuing several revocation orders . |
| 10 | The senior , Flying Officer Jimmy Coutts , was married to a farmer 's daughter and they were expecting an addition to the family at any moment . |
| 11 | It was rather like that strange spirit that hovered over the Wilson family when they were contemplating an evening out and told them where they ought to eat , and it had something in common with whatever it was that told the entire Liverpool football stadium to sing ‘ You 'll Never Walk Alone ’ at the same moment . |
| 12 | Their wages had been regulated by act of parliament since 1773 and they were awarded an increase in 1795 . |
| 13 | By the autumn of 1985 , they were playing an average of two concerts a week . |
| 14 | These parties claim that they are different from traditional Marxist — Leninist parties in three major respects : they are critical of certain aspects of the Soviet Union ; they are independent of Moscow so that if they were to win an election and form a government they would not be Soviet puppets ; and they claim that it is possible to implement communism and maintain traditional democratic institutions . |
| 15 | Still , they were making an effort , putting on cheap food and jazz bands and so far the locals from the high rise flats across the road seemed to be accepting them . |
| 16 | But they were making an offer , if you brought your old machine in they 'd offer you thirty pound off . |
| 17 | sometimes it may be to do with dress , demeanour , mannerisms , you know , kind of again you know people go for oh I do n't know , I mean there 's a conversation er I remember overhearing erm with some friends in Leicester and they , they go to motorbike rallies a lot and erm er they were describing an incident where they pitched their tent at a rally and some blokes came up and pitched their tent next to them and they were erm two blokes had arrived together on the same enormous immaculate motorbike and they 'd got sort of matching leather outfits erm |
| 18 | Very old examples consist of brick or stone pillars supporting a pitched roof , but they were rarely built before the late nineteenth century as they were considered an extravagance . |
| 19 | In doing that , they were committing an offence , but not an arrestable one . |
| 20 | They lived in the same apartment block and often dined together , creating unfounded rumours that they were having an affair . |
| 21 | While on bail , the 44-year-old machine operator — who can not be named for legal reasons — attacked his wife 's boss believing they were having an affair . |
| 22 | Anna — of course — did n't know that they were having an affair , so now there were awkwardnesses , unfunny lies . |
| 23 | Even with an Architect , problems may arise and it is then many people have found out how pleased they were to have an Architect at hand to turn to . |
| 24 | The move would also , it was hoped , create the conditions for more ETA prisoners to apply for " reinsertion " , whereby they were offered an amnesty in return for a renunciation of violence . |
| 25 | With joy in their hearts , all Brothers paused wherever they were to recite an angelus of annihilation aimed at the Emperor 's enemies . |