Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hersant — later the ‘ bete noir ’ of many French journalists , and the press baron whom the socialists love to hate -was condemned for activities during the occupation as a collaborator in late 1945 and lost his civic rights . |
| 2 | The earliest visitors 23,000 a day-were advised to eschew the winding staircase of 1792 steps ( corresponding to the year of the Proclamation of the Republic ) . |
| 3 | ‘ The front door wuz open , Mr Oakley , and I saw a definite chink of light from where I wuz situated . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , like I said , I got t'thinkin' about how our Triad friend would go about gittin' himself an ’ his goon squad clear , if the buildin' wuz surrounded by a hostile force . |
| 5 | After all , don' forget Brett wuz handicapped by bein' injured before they fought that night . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Listen lawman , I wuz brought up on the streets . |
| 7 | He found traces of human skin on its teeth , so I think we kin safely assume the damage wuz inflicted by some kinda karate blow . |
| 8 | If it wuz me lyin' there , my Ruthie 'd be ransackin' the house lookin' fer the insurance policies , t'check they wuz payed up t'date . |
| 9 | The plan to pay all 25 benefits from the same office — rather than make claimants chase about between different centres -was announced by Social Services Secretary Peter Lilley . |
| 10 | John Lee — possibly one of the candidates for Stockport 's School in 1534 ( he was born in Baguley , three miles from Stockport ) -was appointed Master at Cromer on 27th October 1534 . |
| 11 | The room had the look of a tattered nest — piles of newspapers were stacked against the walls , empty stone bottles stood about with dust on their shoulders like soldiers after a battle . |
| 12 | She picked up one of the wire baskets that were stacked outside the supermarket and gave him a selfconscious , defiant stare . |
| 13 | The crops were stacked right up to the roof ridge , or close to it , so using almost all the roof space . |
| 14 | Don Peters knew when he went to the podium that the odds were stacked heavily against him gaining the support of Nate Cocello and the committee . |
| 15 | Two stone steps and a low wide door in the far wall led up to a smaller kitchen , and beyond that was the gloomy pantry where trussed birds and enormous rounds of butter and cheese were stacked on cold stone slabs . |
| 16 | Crates of beer were stacked ready for consumption . |
| 17 | He added : ‘ The odds were stacked against Fiji in the World Cup , having to play in France , in the mountains at night , in the freezing cold of Grenoble in the Alps . ’ |
| 18 | Good quality hold-alls were stacked beside the table . |
| 19 | Cartridge boxes were stacked in two layers . |
| 20 | The cupboards were stacked with discarded baby clothing , receipts for adverts in London and suburban newspapers , anxious letters and telegrams from worried mothers , in fact virtually everything to give the thankful Detective Inspector a watertight case . |
| 21 | Components were stacked in piles all over the factory floor like the contents of an attic . |
| 22 | As the trio grew up , so the hurts piled up until they were stacked upon them like old 78 records , each playing the same dreary old repetitive tune . |
| 23 | Cereals were stacked under the stairs , toilet paper above the door and ‘ thro' the back ’ was the repository for every shape and size of bottle . |
| 24 | Covering the brick floor were piles of scrap — rusty cracked drain pipes , guttering , old kitchen ranges , wooden tubs for oddments , such as nuts and bolts , square wicker baskets that held rabbit skins , cotton , wool , crates into which jam jars were stacked , the variety was endless . |
| 25 | He had in his pocket the key to an office where 5,000 match programmes , a historic souvenir eagerly sought , were stacked . |
| 26 | Even if she had n't been linked to the blackamoor , the cards were stacked against flight . |
| 27 | Straining his eyes , he could just make out the two boxes which were stacked in the far corner of the room and a picture frame which was propped up against them . |
| 28 | Crates of fruit and vegetables were stacked at the other end . |
| 29 | After a brief glance at the two boxes of apples which were stacked in the corner , he sat on the end of the bed with Willie and talked about the poem he was writing . |
| 30 | My suitcases were stacked against the wall along with those of the boys which contained the rest of their clothes . |