Example sentences of "water was [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two metres of water was pumped into the vessels to float the roofs and check for leaks , before a similar amount of oil was introduced to the tanks . |
| 2 | Later , when the Board wanted to supply Upper Bolney Farm by crossing the course , water was conveyed to the greens as part of the wayleave deal at the rate of 10s. 0d. a green or £9 inclusive . |
| 3 | Water was seeping through the walls and the wiring was in urgent need of replacement . |
| 4 | Everything was in perfect order , and although there was no coal in the house , the water was running from the taps , and there was a small electric cooker that proved most efficient . |
| 5 | The water was sucked into the pores . |
| 6 | Er all the water was coming over the doors . |
| 7 | The composition of these pore waters was controlled by the conditions existing at the surface , and these in turn were dependent on the stage reached in the ‘ evaporation cycle ’ ( Clark 1980a ; Clark and Tallbacka 1980 ) . |