Example sentences of "young [n mass] were [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two young people were informed of the arrangement and they were married in spring 1939 . |
| 2 | The scale can be illustrated by the fact that 30 years ago our young people were maturing at a later stage than now , but in many cases were leaving school at an earlier age and taking up employment — the gap between adolescence and employment was perhaps only 12 months . |
| 3 | Women , peasants and young people were drawn into the political arena for the first time . |
| 4 | The power of traditional chiefs was curbed and for the first time women and young people were drawn into the political process . |
| 5 | Thousands of young people were drafted into the ‘ Army of Knowledge ’ which was to bring literacy into the countryside . |
| 6 | The system was seen as creating dependency in that young people were passed from the hands of one professional to another , pressurised by the demands of each professional discipline , and had their ‘ needs ’ determined by others . |
| 7 | The young people were draped about the furniture or lay in couples on the floor in utter silence whilst the firelight flickered . |