Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [conj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The embalming procedures were explained and illustrated and he went on to show examples of vascular preservation and plastination of body parts and sections . |
| 2 | Several tunnels were completed but discovered before they could be used because the escapers were ‘ waiting for the thaw ’ or ‘ for the berries to appear on the hedgerows ’ , and sometimes individuals would fail to go through with attempts ( which others carried out ) because ‘ their boots were being mended ’ or ‘ they had sprained an ankle playing basketball ’ . |
| 3 | New samples were carried and added to the display , labels were checked and ironed and the large Triple Tombola given the ‘ Super Dazzle ’ treatment . |
| 4 | His wife and daughter were mugged and raped and he set out on a trail of revenge killings in cold blood , making himself bait for the muggers . |
| 5 | The movements were fumbling and searching and somehow groping . |
| 6 | Within the Labour Party the Socialist League was finding that its attempts to remould policy were resented and rejected and it began to look for allies outside the Party . |
| 7 | I saw this frog as a small jewel box , a matrix in which the pure notes of music were formed and cut as by a skilled diamond cutter and then released as glittering , crystalline jewels . |
| 8 | Neighbour Muriel Harding-Newman , 79 , said : ‘ We could see the cows were stamping and kicking and that someone was trying to push them away but they would n't move . |
| 9 | They became relevant for science only when they were formulated and communicated as observation statements capable of being utilized and criticized by other scientists . |
| 10 | Then , as they came out onto an open stretch of bitten turf at the foot of the hill where the rabbits were running , as though a signal had been given a universal clamour broke out , a clatter , a din of singing , from the unseen roof-tops of the village behind them , from the beeches on the Down , from the ash trees that stood like singing poles in the hedgerows along the hollow track , from every tree it seemed of the whole vast forest birds were singing and singing and demanding to be heard . |
| 11 | I heard the Roker Roar and it all came back to me people were cheering and singing and happy . ’ |
| 12 | This suggests that only relatively severe cases of endometriosis were diagnosed or reported and that the actual incidence in this population might be greater . |
| 13 | Passing motorists were stopped and kissed or paid the penalty of a fine if they refused . |
| 14 | Large numbers of officials were dismissed and fined or imprisoned during 1990 as the result of a major anti-corruption campaign . |
| 15 | Both events attracted large crowds who queued right around the shop and out of the door ; at both events the couple were cheered and clapped as they arrived and presented with ‘ bouquets of flowers and soft toys wearing yellow ribbons ’ . |
| 16 | Many parts of them were distorted and crushed until most traces of life in them were obliterated . |
| 17 | Police believe the two friends were attacked while sunbathing and raped and murdered before being dumped in the sea . |
| 18 | A commission financed by UNICEF arrived in the eastern Amazonian jungle region of Madre de Dios on Aug. 21 to investigate reports that children were either being killed or were dying while working as slaves in gold mines , in saw mills and on ranches , and that their bodies were subsequently being dumped in mass graves . |
| 19 | Short on ideas , short on fire and short on pace , Ireland were outclassed and outgunned as Berbizier 's men let rip with a display of smooth running rugby that steadily gathered momentum . |
| 20 | They were laughing and talking and putting black square things to their faces , pointing them at the eagles , and clicking them . |
| 21 | The third row followed suit and before long enough people were laughing and questioning that Beecher raised his hand and told the story so that all could hear . |
| 22 | When they disappeared he turned his attention to a couple of girls who were laughing and giggling as they flung an orange frisbee at each other . |
| 23 | Adolf Hitler 's ruthless occupation policy across Europe and the discovery of the concentration camps ensured that Germans were loathed and hated and the destruction they suffered was seen as deserved . |
| 24 | Their cheeks were blanched and drawn as the party set out in the driving rain , armed with ropes and fresh lanterns . |
| 25 | Some of those who took part in Ket 's Rebellion in Norfolk in 1549 were reported as saying that " gentlemen have ruled aforetime , and they ( the commons , that is ) will rule now . " |
| 26 | Rangoon-based diplomats were reported as saying that the number of political detainees was much higher than the official figure . |
| 27 | Members of the Islamic Nahdah movement ( Mouvement de la renaissance ) , led by Rachid Ghanouchi , were reported as saying that they had not put up candidates because of the government 's continued refusal officially to recognise the party . |
| 28 | On March 31 , Sierra Leonean commanders were reported as saying that 2,150 men of the 3,000-strong national army had occupied part of Lofa County in Liberia . |
| 29 | European observers were reported as saying that they had witnessed no serious problems during voting but did not comment on the claim of fraud after the close of stations . |
| 30 | On Oct. 1 Russian observers who had arrived in Baku , the Azerbaijani capital , on Sept. 28 to monitor the ceasefire , were reported as saying that in Kazakh district there were no hostilities and that they were to move on to Kubatlin district next day . |