Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] were [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conductor pushed the door open and peered up the train to see that others were doing the same . |
| 2 | Although an earlier check with the weather office predicted a favourable wind for that evening , it did not materialize and conditions were to remain the same the following day when only one Spitfire was delivered by F/C Heering who had flown direct from Brize Norton . |
| 3 | As , yet again , Britain started its mopping up operation , tired rescue workers , tearful home owners and others were asking the same question : Whatever caused the heavens to open ? |
| 4 | Article 5(1) of Council Directive ( 76/207/EEC ) provided that the application of the principle of equal treatment with regard to working conditions , including the conditions relating to dismissal , meant that men and women were guaranteed the same conditions without discrimination on grounds of sex , and the term –dismissal' in that context included retirement in accordance with an employer 's policy . |
| 5 | She argued that if women were paid the same as men " it would result in many women being dismissed from many trades " , and also accepted without demur , when giving evidence to the Fair Wages Committee a few years later , the proposition that women were satisfied with less money because they were earning " pin money " if married , and " pocket money " if not.38 With such pessimism about equal pay entrenched in the mind of their organizers , with such low evaluation being set on their work , one might argue that it would have been surprising if a militant women 's union could really be organized in the prevailing atmosphere . |