Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , SERPS rights had to be forfeited , but for younger people these were calculated to be worth much less than the personal pension could offer . |
| 2 | Shop assistants in this period were expected to be of " respectable " appearance and speech . |
| 3 | The two narrative conditions were expected to be of intermediate difficulty with the after-theme condition being easier than the no-theme . |
| 4 | Al Raqaba was quoted in Le Monde of June 24 as saying that 170 burning oil wells had so far been capped while the majority were expected to be under control by March 1992 [ see pp. 37988 ; 38119 ; 38166 ; 38212 ] . |
| 5 | Women and girls were not expected to go off after work and sing in choirs or play games — they were expected to be at home catching up on household chores . |
| 6 | Of course in conformity with ecclesiological principles , schools were expected to be in the Gothic style . |
| 7 | Speaking at the launch of the report , the Inspectorate 's director and chief inspector , David Slater , said that recruitment had improved and that 300 new inspectors were expected to be in their posts by early next year . |
| 8 | However , parliamentary debate on the bill was postponed until the autumn session since there was much public criticism of PS politicians many of whom were expected to be among the several thousand likely to benefit from the amnesty . |
| 9 | The member States were deemed to be at one with the Organisation and the Tribunal concluded that it had not been their intention to disappear behind its constitution . |
| 10 | These criteria were open to interpretation , but meant that a woman could get an abortion if either her physical or mental health were deemed to be at risk . |
| 11 | But in the context of the mid-Sixties , when Britain 's chaotic labour relations were deemed to be among the world 's worst , such good-natured willingness to work long hours , doing all kinds of jobs , for sums of money that were not vast , are extraordinary . |
| 12 | No doubt shorter journeys were deemed to be within the pocket of the serviceman of woman . |
| 13 | Lang insists that the planned reforms were designed to be in the best interests of local government . |
| 14 | Almost 60 per cent of those displaced were reported to be under the age of eighteen . |
| 15 | Plans to change the definition of homelessness to rooflessness were reported to be under consideration , but when the review body reported in November 1989 no changes in either the definition or the law were recommended . |
| 16 | Timisoara and Arad were reported to be on a general strike . |
| 17 | Hundreds of thousands of people were reported to be on the move throughout October and November in search of food . |
| 18 | Clearly the existence of this sub-committee indicates many other , unminuted , meetings had taken place , and even the architect and contractor already appear to have been briefed , for they were reported to be at work , although the references in the minutes to their activities are unhelpful in pin-pointing what stage they were at . |
| 19 | Clashes also took place with pro-panchayat supporters , and several government ministers were reported to be among those throwing stones at the protesters . |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia and Iran , the two largest OPEC exporters , were reported to be among countries demanding that Kuwait make sacrifices to achieve higher oil prices . |
| 21 | Soon two-thirds of the activists of the Provisional IRA in Ulster were reported to be in prison either awaiting trial or convicted . |
| 22 | The changes , linked to the impending retirement of one of the two deputy directors-general , Madan G. Mathur , on July 31 , were reported to be in anticipation of the resumption of the " Uruguay Round " of talks under way at the technical level in Geneva since Feb. 26 [ see p. 38027 ] . |
| 23 | Efforts by Pakistan and Iran to broker a peace settlement with the mujaheddin on the basis of the UN plan were reported to be in progress as of mid-1991 . |
| 24 | In the north , after a wave of determined attacks against the regime , forcefully repelled , 1 million Kurds were reported to be in flight , trudging through the mountains , hoping to find sanctuary in Turkey and Iran . |
| 25 | The couple were reported to be in ‘ satisfactory condition ’ in hospital . |
| 26 | In all six companies the corporate planning department formulated a list of environmental issues which were considered to be of key importance to the company as a whole . |
| 27 | In two patients with a history of single events these were considered to be of respiratory origin . |
| 28 | and hinted that it would probably be a good idea if the Rector of St. Mary 's , the Vicar of St. Peter 's , and Mr. John Meridyth ( another Grammar School Visitor from the 1850s ) , who were considered to be at the root of the trouble , were not appointed Trustees . |
| 29 | However , since representations of satyrs are often given negroid features , there is a suggestion that negroes were considered to be in some sense monstrous . |
| 30 | After his victory at Auberoche , prisoners were taken whose ransoms were said to be worth over £50,000 , and in 1346 , according to Froissart , Lancaster 's army returned from a raid into Poitou so laden with riches that they had difficulty in transporting all their gains . |