Example sentences of "and [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I recall how disappointed I was in the morning to discover that the pebbles I had collected so lovingly the evening before were just a pile of dull stones now that they had dried and were away from the beach . |
| 2 | " A small part , " 90 entire pennies and a few fragments , was recovered by the Scottish Exchequer and were mostly from the reign of Eadgar with others from Athelstan , Edmund , Eodred and Eadwig . |
| 3 | It meant that major strikes almost invariably began from the bottom up and were largely outside the control of the unions . |
| 4 | The weather was not too promising , but we made good time and were soon at the first terrace . |
| 5 | We set off through the pretty woods and were soon at the base of the remarkably clean , steep granite buttress . |
| 6 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 7 | Most of the Balkan Jews were of Iberian origin and were thus of the Sephardic branch of Jewry . |
| 8 | He and his officer rode at the head of their squadron , and were thus at the very tip of the advancing French army . |
| 9 | For three-quarters of a century from the 1650s successive holders of this post , John de Witt , Gaspar Fagel and Anthonie Heinsius , acted in effect as foreign ministers , and were thus among the most important figures on the European political stage . |
| 10 | The southerners had longer legs and were generally of a less heavy conformation ; their skin was thicker , their coat less silky and they were slower to mature . |
| 11 | Nick Skelton , on Everest Major Wager , and Geoff Billington , with Rhapsody , had their only fault at the treble and were also among the thirds . |
| 12 | While the splendid John Devereux improved his chances of being named in today 's Great Britain touring squad to Australia , with a fine display from his old rugby union position of centre , they were without too many of their creative players to open a hard-tackling defence which absorbed the pressure and were always on the lookout for the counter-attack . |
| 13 | It is doubtful if the claim of the kings of Burgundy and Italy to bear the title emperor had more substance than the fact that they held the north of Italy and the chief routes over the Alps and were therefore in a position to put pressure on the pope . |
| 14 | Waterloo , having been worn down in the trench warfare , were left with little option but to run the ball and were still in the match when , from 30 yards range , Buckton fashioned a fine try for the lively Saverimutto . |
| 15 | Eochaid and his fifty horsemen had overcome the special detachment from Leven and were safely inside the monastery . |
| 16 | During the previous twenty-five years Chesterfield 's burial totals never rose to more than seventy per annum and were usually at a much lower level , but in 1587 the number of recorded deaths reached a staggering 313 . |
| 17 | ‘ Some of my best friends in Britain worked for them and were suddenly on the end of fax machines . |
| 18 | The captains knew all the tricks though , and were constantly on the watch . |
| 19 | Their homes had belonged to them , had been taken away from them and were now in the hands of others . |
| 20 | Even more striking were the elephants that once lived on Malta , and were only about a metre in height . |
| 21 | They did n't do many subjects together and were only in the same group for French and history . |
| 22 | He needed hobdaying and was rather on the temperamental side , so she sent him to Bill and me to see if he had any ability in the dressage sphere . ’ |
| 23 | Our screen was situated outside the office on a patch of grass , reached by the usual cinder path , and was right on the edge of the air field . |
| 24 | Ducking under their grasp , I fell into the garden , staggered up , running already , dodging a flying kick from Ernest , and was away down the path . |
| 25 | He served as chairman in 1769 , 1770 , and 1772 , and was thus at the centre of public attention at a crucial stage in Anglo-Asian relations . |
| 26 | Where Macbeth had been concealed or opaque to Duncan , and was thus in a superior position , manipulating him by pretence , we now see Lady Macbeth putting herself in the dominant position , planning to manipulate her husband : Macbeth is now transparent to her , and she to us . |
| 27 | In the heyday of Napoleon 's conquests he had access to fossils from all over Europe and was thus in a position to make the first comprehensive study . |
| 28 | suggested in Ex parte Benson ( No. 2 ) , The Times , 21 November 1988 , the decision in Handscomb had been that detention for a period equivalent to a determinate sentence of 27 years exceeded by such a wide margin any determinate sentence passed in recent years for the offence of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility , and was thus in the absence of reasons irrational , I would not disagree . |
| 29 | During take-offs and landings , some Flying Control personnel would occupy a caravan placed near the start of the runway being used , and they would fire green or red flares to let the aircraft know if they were cleared to land or take-off , and on this occasion one of the men was very quick off the mark , saw the crash and was immediately on the spot , helping the crew to get out of the burning aircraft . |
| 30 | By half-past , she had showered , dressed and crept past the door to his room and was outside in the fresh , sparkling air of a new day . |