Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] subject [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were thus subject to effective control if the king chose to exercise it . |
| 2 | Staff were thus subject to military law and discipline ( Sartorius 1976 ) and the threat of militarization hung over them , although it was not actually used during the Franco period . |
| 3 | Little had changed , and the school conditions and the opportunities for working-class children to do well were always subject to environmental limitation . |
| 4 | Though leading outwardly normal lives , many from the Kindertransporte were still subject to emotional repercussions long into adult life . |
| 5 | The Soviet Union 's clear lead over the USA in manned , especially long duration , space flights on the Mir space station , the ninth of which began on May 18 , 1991 , was increasingly being set against the scientific value of cheaper unmanned space probes , even though these were also subject to financial cutbacks . |
| 6 | The mechanisms for distributing the Funds were also subject to major revisions and these became effective on 1 January 1989 . |
| 7 | During 1991 hundreds of Nepali-speaking people from Southern Bhutan were reportedly subject to human rights abuses by the security forces . |
| 8 | Some forms of credit , but not others , were either subject to direct government restriction on lending ( terms control ) or encouraged by tax relief . |
| 9 | Kleinwort said yesterday the deal price was based on the consolidated net assets of KBA on 31 August , and was still subject to final adjustment . |
| 10 | She was also subject to frequent spells of illness , and she died at Windsor Castle on 3rd May 1257 , only 3 years and 5 months old . |
| 11 | It was also subject to Trotskyist penetration , to the loss of many Scottish members and to the defection of most of its followers in Lancashire . |
| 12 | Building materials group Redland was again subject to heavy selling following its results yesterday . |
| 13 | You see , Mother was very subject to bad colds and influenza , even when she was young . |