Example sentences of "that were [adj] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and these people er understood what could be got f er what little bits could be got out of the er various unemployment er acts , and er this knowledge , er plus the pressures and feelings that were able to be brought to bear , I 'm quite sure did er did benefit many er many people who who were unemployed . |
| 2 | Upper gastrointestinal lesions that were able to be treated were often found at endoscopy and this should be the primary investigaton in such patients . |
| 3 | In addition , she undertook to research and deliver lectures on any medical aspects of history that were likely to be of interest to fellow members . |
| 4 | This had the effect of limiting the range of sentences that were likely to be appealed mainly to prison sentences in the upper reaches of the tariff and , as a result , relatively little guidance was available on the use of non-custodial penalties . |
| 5 | Forsooth , my lord , quoth 1 , your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame and so small eaters , now , I hear say , be become so great devourers and so wild , that they eat up and swallow down the very men themselves . |
| 6 | The most has been brought by the relationships that were supposed to be pure and noble . |
| 7 | Second , RENFE in effect subsidized other sectors of the economy directly through so-called political prices , special low tariffs that were supposed to be compensated by the state but in practice were frequently not . |
| 8 | What we do n't know , of course , is how they organized their living accommodation , whether they ever got paid , they were given these sort of , £ tickets that were supposed to be honoured later on , but as far as we can make out , they hardly ever were , erm and how the people got on , we just have to use our imagination , but it is interesting that here for instance in these three , we actually apart from anything else have two women house-holders , who are obviously erm women who are carrying on business of some independence . |