Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took another week before my photographs were developed and I saw the result of my airborne activities . |
| 2 | Some were wounded before they left the destroyer , including Stuart Chant and Sergeant Chamberlain . |
| 3 | But Annie 's plans for a restful break were shattered when she discovered the holiday hideaway has a ghost . |
| 4 | Those remedies were added because we believe the payment of debt by manageable amounts to be more civilised than distraint . |
| 5 | Thousands of young hopefuls were interviewed but none possessed the elusive qualities Selznick sought . |
| 6 | Their worst excesses were committed when they reached the Delta districts where amid the Burmese there were villages of the Karen minority . |
| 7 | There were moments of hope , such as the time Gary seemed to settle in the scouts , but they were dashed when he stole the troop 's funds . |
| 8 | About forty of these robust and successful aircraft were built and they became the forerunner of a considerable output of flying-boats produced by this Company . |
| 9 | The prosecutor has alleged that the police were shot when they stopped the men 's car for a routine check . |
| 10 | Both Greene and Cloke were jeered as they passed the post and cries of ‘ cheats ’ greeted them as they rode their mounts back to the unsaddling enclosure and were hauled before the stewards . |
| 11 | The seeds of this development were sown when we allowed the strange possibility of superposing states , mixtures of the classically immiscible " here " and " there " . |
| 12 | The atmosphere between them was so tense that no further words were exchanged until he stopped the curricle at the edge of the house . |
| 13 | Good-nights were exchanged and he left the shop with a feeling of satisfaction , as if a rather difficult task had been successfully accomplished . |
| 14 | Police were called and they summoned the help of reptile expert Wayne Roach to take the python from the course on the Isle of Sheppey , Kent . |
| 15 | His musings were interrupted as he reached the latrine . |
| 16 | Dacourt , lost in his own reverie , nodded and within the hour our horses were saddled and we followed the groom out of the chateau . |
| 17 | An overall clinical global grade was given according to Truelove and Witts ( table I ) At the end of the study patients were asked whether they found the enemas acceptable or whether they had encountered difficulty in their administration . |
| 18 | The originals were cut before I purchased the vehicle and I can not find the answer on any wiring diagram . |
| 19 | His injuries were incurred when he struck the gully wall , head-first , at considerable speed . |
| 20 | Under the empire , in large towns , the shops were cleared and it became the site for more magnificent buildings devoted to the administration of justice , bureaucracy and commerce , as well as for worship . |
| 21 | Her worst fears were confirmed when they reached the circular chamber . |
| 22 | His fears were fuelled when he saw the others gathered there . |
| 23 | Clinton Manning , who works for the Birmingham Evening Mail , was stopped as he put the £17,582 Rover 220 turbo through its paces . |
| 24 | John McLeish rose to go but was recalled as he reached the door . |
| 25 | He also reported times when a parent complained about the way their child was treated when he knew the reason before they did : |
| 26 | It was stoned as it reached the Bogside ; Catholics clashed with the RUC ; and the Bogside Defence Association erected barricades . |
| 27 | This book was born out of the Channel 4 Television series of the same name , and so I would like to thank my friend and colleague Susan Eatwell Conte , with whom the original idea was developed and who produced the series . |
| 28 | From the opposing camp , Arthur Scargill , president of the National Union of Mineworkers , was cheered when he likened the review report to In Place of Strife — the Wilson government 's attempt to curb union power . |
| 29 | It was broken when we bought the car . |
| 30 | There had been bad harvests and disastrous storms , the spirit of the islanders was broken and they petitioned the government to help them leave St Kilda for good . |