Example sentences of "[noun] were [verb] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | After last week 's defeat by Aston Villa , doubts were raised about Rangers ' ability to stay the pace . |
| 2 | This year , the Royal had nine overseas pavilions , but 51 countries were represented on exhibitors ' stands and , contrary to the impression of John Rennie 's piece , we sold 97% of the space to a record 1546 exhibitors . |
| 3 | Social security funds for workers to be made redundant reached 1,800 million dinars , and 3,100 million dinars were apportioned for banks ' recovery . |
| 4 | The available reserves of its accumulated profit were reduced by workers ' demands , and by high taxation too , so that there was little money for the much-needed capital investment in new plant and machinery or for research and development . |
| 5 | With independence from French colonial rule , most of these overseas banking operations were nationalised by LDCs ' governments . |
| 6 | Standard examples were drummed into students ' heads . |
| 7 | Consequently , the following results were discovered for plaintiffs ' costs . |
| 8 | Police and army vehicles were interspersed with civilians ' traps and tradesmen 's carts , the latter having to submit to careful scrutiny before being allowed to enter the Barracks square . |
| 9 | Industrial agreements on minimum wages were imposed by employers ' confederations , dominated by small firms , which set them ‘ at rates which employers could afford to pay ’ ( Kendall , 1975 p. 164 ) . |
| 10 | She watched with amazement as goats were pushed into guards ' vans ; she gazed with awe at the rough , dark faces that loomed in front of her out of the steam . |