Example sentences of "the [noun pl] were draw [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crowds were drawn from the popular classes . |
| 2 | Thus the Slovenes were drawn into the cultural and religious life of western Europe under German princes and within the spiritual jurisdiction of the Roman Church . |
| 3 | The officers were drawn from the nobility . |
| 4 | The curtains were drawn over the windows looking towards Regent 's Park and he had n't turned on the light . |
| 5 | It was when the novelty had worn off , when the days grew short , when earlier and earlier the curtains were drawn against the dark silence outside , that she became restless . |
| 6 | In no time at all , the fire was blazing cheerfully , the curtains were drawn against the night , and Beth was pouring the water from the kettle into the bath ; a spill of cold water from the ewer , then another drop from the kettle , and the water was just the right temperature , the warm steam rising nicely and filling the room with a comfortable warm smell . |
| 7 | Under Roman rule the Illyrians were drawn into the mainstream of European culture . |
| 8 | The findings were drawn from the study of both cohorts but relate only to the first year of the course . |
| 9 | The conclusions were drawn from the analysis of the latest audited final year results and share prices from some 127 publicly listed information technology companies , as they stood on January 21 1993 . |