Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this effort does not exceed the country 's ability : EDF 's share of total investment in France is no higher today than it was in 1960 , when the large hydroelectric dams were being built . |
| 2 | Now the young woman , as tidy and trim in her dark uniform as Alice in hers jeans and bomber jacket came slowly towards her , an annoyed , decided little face showing that words were being chosen to put Alice in her place . |
| 3 | He saw you coming and begged for mercy , not realising that his words were being transmitted and repeated by Michael Banks on stage . |
| 4 | She had the tremendous feeling that Ana was speaking almost against her will , as if the words were being torn from her . |
| 5 | Charlie shot him a glance , but the words were being directed at the occupant of the next bed . |
| 6 | Things hotted up thereafter , but the company 's Annual Report of 1960 complained that X-films were being misused ‘ to the detriment of cinema entertainment . ’ |
| 7 | She had seemed quite tranquil as they walked in the sunshine through the crowded cathedral square where spectator stands were being erected ready for the Easter celebrations . |
| 8 | If these can be confirmed and if the tappings were done with the authority of a Home Office warrant , it suggests that the guidelines were being interpreted with a remarkable degree of latitude . |
| 9 | To the extent that the Home Secretary suggested that the Act did not involve any extension of the Government 's powers , this could be only because in practice the guidelines were being exceeded for , as has been pointed out subsequently , the phrase ‘ national security ’ is not confined to major subversion or espionage ( Lloyd , 1987 ) . |
| 10 | Seven-six , Rutshire were in the lead — the ground erupted , flat caps were being hurled in the air . |
| 11 | This came as a surprise to the band as they had never agreed to play the concert at all and they immediately issued a statement to this effect , fearing that many of their fans were being lured into buying tickets for a Smiths free event . |
| 12 | In a short space of time , the coach was sticky with chocolate and fans were being sick out of the window . |
| 13 | Koreans were being sent to the Soviet Union for aircrew training and were sent back to North Korea when their efficiency had reached a satisfactory level . |
| 14 | Ideal , say , for a university library building up stock — particularly if secondhand wants lists were being compiled — though someone revising the history stock at a small public library service point would look for a more selective tool . |
| 15 | As the 1950s passed , more and more pupils were being entered by the secondary modern schools for the GCE and , as a consequence , the most ‘ able ’ pupils within these schools were being brought into contact with the selective mathematics tradition . |
| 16 | However , the main channel during the critical period when schools were being brought into the Primary Needs Programme phase by phase ( 1985–8 ) was the Authority 's substantial programme of in-service courses mounted at the Primary Schools Centre , and discussed in Chapter 7 . |
| 17 | He said the purpose of the annual review was to inform the legal profession , the users of the court and the wider public of what problems had been encountered in endeavours to achieve better , cheaper and swifter appellate justice , what steps were being taken to overcome those problems and what success was attending those efforts . |
| 18 | The dealers , said Ward , are ‘ ecstatic with the price ’ and , even at a time when speculating on cars has fallen flat , steps were being taken to ensure that only genuine customers had their £20,000 deposits accepted . |
| 19 | As early as 1968 steps were being taken by the Ministry of Agriculture to conserve two of them ( the Bazadais and the Aubrac ) , while a national commission was set up in 1976 to consider the need for wider conservation measures . |
| 20 | At first , he was sympathetic to the ‘ popular cry that the premier team has not tried to encourage and develop local talent ’ , and assured readers of the club programme that steps were being taken to foster such talent . |
| 21 | On 11th February , in the second week of the new session of Parliament , Tite asked Hall what steps were being taken about new Government Offices . |
| 22 | When Reginald Sorensen inquired what steps were being taken to deal with grievances , Rees-Williams replied blandly that the attitude of the chiefs and native authorities was ‘ most helpful ’ . |
| 23 | Dr Kepepwe assured me active steps were being taken to trace those who had been intimate with me during the ten blank years : my parents , my academic colleagues . |
| 24 | After his visit , Mr Pilling said steps were being taken to improve conditions … |
| 25 | When asked if she thought Outdoor Action readers were being petty in writing to complain about blocked paths , her reply was forceful to say the least . |
| 26 | Now , new offices were being built for it on the other side of the road , but they were not quite ready , and meantime , the new publisher from the East and his editors functioned in an atmosphere of such utter confusion that it is doubtful if an efficiency expert could even have fought his way in through the door . |
| 27 | So , as part of the briefing process , Orpington employees and their families were taken on day trip coach tours to Stevenage so that they could visit the site where the new offices were being built and look at the types of houses and facilities available in the area . |
| 28 | In 1534 , according to a report from John Hussey to Lord Lisle , Henry VIII announced that if offices were being sold , as they daily were , he himself would have the advantage from it . |
| 29 | He had spent most of it indoors in the research laboratories where three offices were being cleared out , stripped and redecorated . |
| 30 | ‘ It seems a firm of accountants hired it as temporary accommodation while their offices were being refurbished and it 's due to be removed . |