Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the British were attacked for their role in the Boer War , Hyndman and Quelch for the British Social Democratic Federation prepared a dossier on the crimes of other imperial powers as the basis for condemning all — and so exonerating the British as no worse than the rest . |
| 2 | This was challenged by his brother , however , and reversed by the lord keeper , Francis North , first Baron Guilford [ q.v. ] , and the case continued after Henry 's death and the succession to the dukedom of Charles 's nephew , Henry [ q.v. ] , being finally resolved in Charles 's favour in the House of Lords in June 1685 . |
| 3 | This was to do with his mistress , their baby , and her partner Steve . |
| 4 | At first it was felt that this was caused by their failure to understand what was required of them despite being notified by the Board , the NEC , through the pages of The Embalmer as well as at Divisional meetings , but it is apparent that there is an element of tutors who deliberately do not follow the guidelines and rules , ignore well publicised and individually notified closing dates for entry and submission of coursework results , presumably to try and ‘ force ’ the Institute to return to the ‘ old ’ system . |
| 5 | Upon her return , about an hour later , her mood was calm although this was belied by her appearance which Tempy described later to Gertie as ‘ like a witch on a windy day ’ . |
| 6 | This is not to say that there is only one right way of making such a choice but it can be helpful to have an insight into your own personal style of decisionmaking , and how this was applied to your career choice . |
| 7 | This was based on his father 's life and it did well enough to bring in five thousand pounds . |
| 8 | This was based upon their assumption that how that eighty percent of the land was owned by ten percent of the population which in actual fact was n't the case . |
| 9 | This was compounded by her belief that her normal examination ( aged 34 ) meant that neither she nor her children were at risk , and she had never discussed the family history with them . |
| 10 | This was compounded in her case when she jumped 20 places on the world computer in 1987 after reaching the third round at Edgbaston . |
| 11 | This was compounded in her case when she jumped 20 places on the world computer in 1987 after reaching the third round at Edgbaston . |
| 12 | Only municipal socialism offered any coherent alternative , but this was limited by its restriction to the local level ; the balance of power went against it and it has now been thrown back . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've received a letter from your Health Promotion erm Liaison Officer , can I ask you if this was sent on your behalf ? ’ |
| 14 | This was enhanced by their use of brighter colours , particularly warm shades of burnt orange , yellow ochre , peach , pale green and pale raw umber . |
| 15 | Under the supplementary benefit system , single parents could earn additional income and only part of this was offset against their benefit . |
| 16 | This was asserted in its definition of management development as : |
| 17 | It was n't an easy prospect to tell her parents , especially as her father was a strict Roman Catholic , but this was forestalled by her mother coming across her letter from the clinic . |
| 18 | This was closed with its bar lock on . |
| 19 | This was shared by his family and led to their feeling insecure about his new environment . |
| 20 | The final icing on the birthday cake came in the form of THE CANDYSKINS ' immaculate rendition of ‘ You Sexy Thing ’ , although whether or not this was addressed to their host , we are not told . |
| 21 | The treatment for RDS is oxygen and this was piped into his incubator . |
| 22 | ‘ I could n't believe this was happening to my family . |
| 23 | This was inscribed in his egg . |
| 24 | They had one likeness of Oreste , sent at Christmas when Wilson had requested it should be taken , and this was removed from its frame and put at the end of the chart . |
| 25 | ‘ This was pinned to your sweater . |
| 26 | The actual station buildings at the centre of these new railway communities became administrative centres of some importance and this was reflected in their architecture . |
| 27 | This was reflected in their strategy . |
| 28 | I began to lack self-motivation and this was reflected in my play . |
| 29 | There had been occasional attempts to re-use the Fell types but this was frustrated by their condition . |
| 30 | Licensed dealers offered a personal service , but this was marred by their self-interest . |