Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the mare basins were excavated the fragmentary material beneath them must have been compressed to a higher density than before . |
| 2 | It had been presented to him by the City of Paris and on it were traced the lines of the new streets and boulevards which Napoleon III had worked out in conjunction with Baron Haussmann . |
| 3 | In the time of Augustus also were erected the Temples of Concord , of Castor and Pollux , and the Basilica Julia . |
| 4 | The Minister said in Committee that he believed that if abuses were proven the Secretary of State would be able to act . |
| 5 | Amongst Alf achievements were listed the Crucifixion and ‘ not buying any of Vincent Van Gogh 's paintings during his lifetime ’ . |
| 6 | When the skulls in the crypt of St Bride 's Church were disinterred the wisps of hair remaining on them were found to have turned bright orange . |
| 7 | When the marshes were drained the peat slowly shrank . |
| 8 | When the marshes were drained the new farmers chose to live on the embankments beside the canals and rivers . |
| 9 | He recalled that it was on tour in South Africa that they were christened the Pumas . |
| 10 | But by the time that they were completed the largest space of all was the nave , which might serve various purposes — as a shelter for great processions , as a substantial public hall and meeting place ; but above all provided space for visitors and lay worshippers . |
| 11 | The end-of-year panic on discovering that other teachers had covered more had led to a general feeling that the quicker topics were completed the better . |
| 12 | The lead is now sent to the Minsterley terminus of the Shrewsbury and Welshpool branch line , but if the Bishop 's Castle Railway were completed the ore destined for South Wales would be conveyed from Churchstoke Station via Craven Arms and the Central Wales Railway , thus effecting a saving of twenty miles in transit as compared with the present route . |
| 13 | Made of strong willow cane , the cone-shaped traps were about five feet in diameter at the mouth tapering to a point Once the unfortunate salmon had entered the trap , it was doomed Yanto hoped the recent tide had yielded a fish which he would grab before the traps were checked the following morning . |
| 14 | When the first orders were placed the numbers of two-car units in the fleet were set by means of a number of calculations . |
| 15 | One of the duties occasionally assumed by the guilds was the maintenance of a charnel , a subterranean chamber into which were placed the bones of the dead disturbed when interments took place in the churchyard . |
| 16 | It comprised a circular curtain-wall of stone enclosing a courtyard within which were placed the domestic apartments and service offices , probably of timber construction . |
| 17 | Viewers wishing to help were given the address of AI at the end of the programme : over 1,500 letters were subsequently received at the AI office . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , we were given the green light — unfortunately , poor Molly was accidentally stepped on a couple of times . |
| 19 | The evidence showed , according to Mr Craven , that wherever individual party members were given the one member , one vote opportunity to voice their views , they rejected the hard left . |
| 20 | The hospitality extended to a good meal , and before leaving we were given the facilities of a nearby chateau , where the jeep driver and I had the luxury of a hot bath , laid on by the local Mayor . |
| 21 | Leeds were given the fish by a benefactor , their task was to remove the many small roach and skimmer bream . |
| 22 | British nurses were among the best trained in Europe but — thanks to the restrictive practices of the medical profession — were given the most limited responsibilities . |
| 23 | Blacks were given the edge in only 7% of cases . |
| 24 | We shall see that in the nineteenth century this limited and special capacity was extended with some modifications to all married women ( see pp. 50–4 ) ; but that in 1935 it was swept away , and married women were given the same capacity to own property and make contracts as a man . |
| 25 | The health unions were given the excuse to call a general one-day strike or ‘ national day of action ’ for 22 September . |
| 26 | In this respect it seems unlikely that successive governments were given the opportunity to return to normalcy in the manner which they wished . |
| 27 | Both Willibrord , English apostle to the Frisians , and Wynfrith , were consecrated bishop by the pope in Rome and were given the names of Roman martyrs whose feasts fell around the time of their consecration : Willibrord Clement and Wynfrith Boniface . |
| 28 | Since the Del Mar organisers were given the 1992 final , they have built a £3 million arena alongside one of the finest race courses in the country . |
| 29 | Cultivators of roses were given the usual careful guidance . |
| 30 | For the dramas were given the generic term of ludus ( play ) which carried overtones of pastime , merriment and revelling . |