Example sentences of "['s] [noun] were [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tower 's foundations were solidly built and included several fragments of re-used architectural masonry . |
| 2 | Baxter 's subjects were remarkably varied and included sentimental treatments of religious and romantic themes , prints of typical London figures , and newsworthy events . |
| 3 | In fact , both Stirling 's legs were temporarily paralysed and he suffered quite a severe back injury which was to keep him immobilized for the best part of two months . |
| 4 | Shop windows containing the Romanian dictator 's portrait were also smashed and vehicles overturned and set alight . |
| 5 | The Captain sat down in the Brigadier 's chair where the girl 's effects were neatly folded and labelled . |
| 6 | For all their mock grandeur , Regency Brighton 's buildings were poorly executed and when George IV ( as ‘ Prinny ’ had become ) died in 1830 he left a rather tatty urban memorial on the Sussex coast . |
| 7 | The King lost the Civil War of 1642–6 because the Scottish army came to the aid of Parliament on the understanding that a Presbyterian form of Church government would be imposed in England ; and because Cromwell 's troops were better led and trained than the Royalists . |
| 8 | Fox 's abilities were soon recognized and he was chosen to assist Professor ( Sir ) Thomas Thorpe [ q.v. ] , principal of the laboratory , in work on the development of ‘ leadless glazes ’ to avoid the dangers of poisoning factory workers . |
| 9 | The horse 's nostrils were vastly inflated and it was panting rhythmically as its hooves struck the hard ground . |
| 10 | Chaman 's fingernails were brightly painted and her hair was long and straggly ; she had huge sagging breasts . |
| 11 | Suragai 's hands were already scratched and bleeding , and he was cursing quietly in his own tongue as he positioned himself for another rescue attempt . |
| 12 | School and teacher 's house were then renovated and enlarged and became church and manse . |
| 13 | Hare had noticed that the windows of Fleming 's laboratory were rarely opened and indeed were almost inaccessible across laboratory benches stacked with glassware . |
| 14 | The results in rectal mucosa of twins with Crohn 's disease were widely scattered and affected twins did not differe significantly from normal controls . |
| 15 | For although our nights ' experiences were equally shared and celebrated , our days were incongruent . |
| 16 | Workers ' organisations were then created and expanded , with the assistance of patronage , but in order to defend workers ' interests . |