Example sentences of "[conj] these were [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were encouraged in this delusion by publicity for films like ‘ The Amityville Horror ’ and ‘ The Entity ’ which claims that these were based on true stories . |
| 2 | He had been working since the 1820s on his theory that ‘ grand geometrical lines ’ had been laid out in ancient times across the country and that these were indicated by old boundaries and markers . |
| 3 | On the far side of it stood a village of longhouses , much like the ones we had left back on the coast , except that these were entered by round doors instead of the normal rectangular ones . |
| 4 | Developed countries agreed to assist LDCs in implementing development policies provided that these were linked to political reform and respect for human rights . |
| 5 | ‘ Neutralist ’ tendencies were discerned among the ASEAN states , and these were regarded as long-term historical trends . |
| 6 | General Giap had about the same number of soldiers , but these were reinforced by para-military elements . |
| 7 | But these were succeeded by bright little bandboxes of social aspiration ; newly painted doors , carriage lamps , an occasional hanging basket , the front garden paved to provide standing for the car . |
| 8 | They erected barricades to block traffic , but these were removed following peaceful negotiations with police . |
| 9 | Of course , there were exams which had to be passed to let me into College but these were accomplished by hard , but guided work . |
| 10 | The Romans were interested in conveying aspects of individual character as these were reflected in personal appearance . |
| 11 | Maturity data shown here for the Peel and Beatrix areas of the Netherlands ( Kuyl and Patijn , 1961 ) are not directly comparable with the other Carboniferous data as these were derived from volatile matter determinations ; the data have been transformed to vitrinite reflectance equivalent for display purposes using the relationships established by McCartney and Teichmüller ( 1972 ) . |
| 12 | For Keynesian economists confusion was further confounded when these were accompanied by galloping inflation . |