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Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	Those Communist regimes which tried to ban religion were known for their cruelty .
2	This time the words were stopped by his mouth .
3	The husky words were said into her hair .
4	Her last words were to ask for her Swan costume to be put ready .
5	The last three words were uttered under his breath and he looked as if he hated her , she saw , made fully aware of his resentment .
6	Her face was pressed against him , so that the words were swallowed against his chest .
7	‘ Well met , Michael Riven , ’ he said quietly , and the words were distorted in his mouth , as though it were not yet the right shape for them .
8	ROSSLYN PARK 'S captain , Richard Moon , who this season has seen more needle and thread than the Bayeux tapestry , was stitched up again last Saturday after his side were relegated following their defeat by Bath .
9	Signals were flashing in her brain .
10	The Headquarter was originally at Rugby Cement Works where disused offices were placed at our disposal , but later as the unit increased this was moved to the Church rooms , and the unit was commanded by Captain Sammy Wenham .
11	Nine out of every ten etchings by Rembrandt were printed after his death , the last edition appearing in 1906 .
12	The lively Priestley , on the right wing , created several Cambridge chances but they were either scorned or Maidenhead were rescued by their goalkeeper Atkins .
13	The lively Priestley , on the right wing , created several Cambridge chances but they were either scorned or Maidenhead were rescued by their goalkeeper Atkins .
14	After a week they were listed as missing and some months later traces of blood were found at their home at St Brelade .
15	Mungo 's clammy pyjamas were clinging to his chest .
16	Her name was derived from ‘ diviana ’ ( the shining one ) , and glittering shrines of gold and silver were made for her temple at Ephesus .
17	They were about 10 yards from the western side of the reef , where it fell away sharply and waves were pounding on its shore .
18	He himself was an Iraqi Jew and estimated that 150,000 Iraqi Jews were expelled from their country .
19	The Bangles were noted for their pouting and semi-clad image , were they not ?
20	He straightened and looked across to where the men from the ambulance were advancing with his father and his wife .
21	Thus , in the immediate post-war years the WEA came under considerable pressure from two more powerful providers and doubts were raised about its future as a recognised Responsible Body — an issue which was closely addressed by the Ashby Committee in 1953 , and again raised by the Russell Committee some twenty years later .
22	In sharp contrast , three quarters of all newspaper readers said that the papers they had read on the day of the interview were biased in their coverage of the Conservative and Labour parties , though less than half said their papers gave biased coverage of the Alliance .
23	Three-quarters of all newspaper readers in our panel agreed that the papers they had read on the day of the interview were biased in their coverage of the Conservative and Labour parties , though less than half said their papers gave biased coverage of the Alliance .
24	Burn , Angell and Pownall were examined on their part in the judging ; Coe , Scott and Charles Barry junior as competitors ; and Sir Charles Barry as an architect who had ‘ directed much thought to the subject ’ .
25	He and his wife Ann were unstinting of their time in attending lectures , functions and committees and they won the affection and admiration of a great many people at all levels .
26	Henry 's new subjects were asked for their loyalty on oath ; those who refused were expelled , and their properties confiscated .
27	All subjects were paid for their participation in the study .
28	All subjects were paid for their participation .
29	All subjects were paid for their participation .
30	All subjects were paid for their participation .