Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dams were intended to control the flooding which affects the river in winter , but they were strongly opposed by local people and environmental groups . |
| 2 | In the motto , though , three words were altered to reverse the meaning . |
| 3 | Both words were used to push the Morrissey vision of men 's liberation ; not , as it may sound , a freedom given to the Penthouse reading hordes but a glimpse of Morrissey 's ideal world where gender barriers are entirely dispensed with . |
| 4 | These words were taken to exclude the possibility of an undisclosed principal , a position which was argued to be also in accordance with commercial reality and expectations . |
| 5 | Though the Act did not specify what form the consultation should take , Home Office guidelines were issued recommending the establishment of police consultative committees . |
| 6 | The yanks were itching to see the pop conquerors of late '89 , but a series of postponed tours and a lack of vinyl has seriously affected the Roses ' US invasion potential — not that they care , preferring to slip back into the easy pace of their pre-fuss lifestyle . |
| 7 | The yanks were itching to see the pop conquerors of late '89 , but a series of postponed tours and a lack of vinyl has seriously affected the Roses ' US invasion potential — not that they care , preferring to slip back into the easy pace of their pre-fuss lifestyle . |
| 8 | When steel was being tempered , hazel twigs were used to test the metal 's heat , the stick about a foot long was rubbed on the steel . |
| 9 | Like most other water courses of any size , the Avon and its tributaries were harnessed to drive a number of mills , many engaged in various stages of woollen cloth manufacture . |
| 10 | But as the police had been helpful all day a group of four walkers were allowed to deliver the letter . |
| 11 | Both styles were created using a selection of styling products from Wella . |
| 12 | The Gemini Project got under way last year when three of Denbigh High 's feeder schools were invited to prepare a video film on the links between the schools . |
| 13 | teachers in ‘ feeder ’ middle schools were invited to read the study and two schools subsequently redesigned their humanities course to provide continuity with the curriculum at Sir Frank Markham ; |
| 14 | The other was that in defining individual teachers ' roles , schools were asked to recognize the importance of job-satisfaction . |
| 15 | Schools were asked to indicate the kind of support they requested from the various agencies . |
| 16 | When the public schools were created to educate the children of the middle classes ( as opposed to the aristocracy , who were educated by tutors ) they could inculcate a more formalised standard English which would equip their pupils for empire , civil service and the cosmopolitan professions . |
| 17 | Schools were urged to recognise the importance of ascertaining pupils ' views both generally and more specifically in relation to the development of a behaviour policy by the school , and to instil a sense of ‘ belonging ’ amongst pupils . |
| 18 | The secondary technical schools anticipated in 1944 had not been created in significant numbers , and the modern schools were required to fill the gap . |
| 19 | The fact that I was anorexic , rather than odd-looking , was never openly discussed , and no steps were taken to halt the disease . |
| 20 | Steps were taken to improve the staffing position in the departments , particularly in Marketing which has suffered most from acute staff shortages . |
| 21 | ‘ However , we could n't afford to take any chances and steps were taken to replace the locks as soon as the theft was reported . ’ |
| 22 | In 1986–88 steps were taken to rationalise the use of water resources . |
| 23 | Steps were taken to restrict the autonomy of the zemstvos , to discipline the universities , to intensify censorship . |
| 24 | What steps were taken to protect the employees of this firm following an explosion that took place some time ago and that could have killed as many as were killed this time ? |
| 25 | Repeated steps were taken to raise the Church 's contribution to the state budget , to remove tax immunity from church land , and to prevent more land coming under clerical control . |
| 26 | After more than a decade of concern over different aspects of the bail process , steps were taken to reduce the number of defendants remanded in custody by introducing a statutory presumption in favour of bail ( section 4 of the Act ) , and by seeking to structure the decision-making process so that magistrates would give effect to it . |
| 27 | The estate agent would have to show what steps were taken to check the information . |
| 28 | NCC chairman Lady Wilcox , speaking at the launch of a new book Your Food : Whose Choice ? said urgent steps were needed to tackle the problem of poverty and poor nutrition . |
| 29 | In July 1945 the boundaries of Mountbatten 's South East Asia Command were extended to include the Netherlands East Indies and the southern part of Indochina as well as the original Burma , Siam , Malaya , Singapore , and Sumatra . |
| 30 | In 1987 members of the 308 Club Sub Aqua Association were trying to locate the wreck of the Caducius , a composite sailing barque , which was iron framed , with timber decking and hull , and sheathed in brass or copper to prevent worm damage . |