Example sentences of "[adj] were [verb] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given this broad context , the purposes of this article are threefold : to outline some of the complexities of the payments situation in the period 1945–51 ; to discuss some of the military expenditure and foreign policy aspects of that situation , and how these were debated at this time ; and , finally , to examine one of the most politically problematic aspects of balance-of-payments policy in this period : its impact on the sterling area in general and the colonies in particular . |
| 2 | In the case of the Colleges , the increased delegation of responsibilities bought about by new legislation warranted the introduction of new endeavours , or changes to existing ones , and the analysis helped to identify where these were required at all levels . |
| 3 | We had to pay er there was two lots of erm tyres , there was one set of buses were fitted with and another one with or I forget which it was there but I know those three were involved at some time or other and we used to record the mileage , send it off to them , showing what each bus ran during the month . |
| 4 | Like Fyfe , all three were to remain at these places until the end of their working lives . |
| 5 | Over half of the staff of 62 were interviewed at some point , many more than once — a total of 66 interviews altogether . |
| 6 | Roughly a third of the population are estimated to have suffered directly from the bombing : more than a quarter of homes in Germany were damaged in some way ; fourteen million persons lost some property through bombing ; between seventeen and twenty millions were deprived at some time of electricity , gas , or water ; nearly five millions had to evacuate because of ‘ air terror ’ ; 305,000 people were killed . |