Example sentences of "[was/were] attach to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The small number of us who were attached to the building itself either retired or were offered work elsewhere with the authority . |
| 2 | The time of Godunov has already begun , when the peasants were attached to the landowners . |
| 3 | Most brachiopods were attached to the substrate by a stalk , and the hole through which the stalk entered the shell can often be seen on the fossils . |
| 4 | These hauling and balance ropes were attached to the tanks through ‘ cataract ’ cylinders which were hydraulically interconnected . |
| 5 | The two bombs were attached to the hull of the Rainbow Warrior , berthed at Marsden Wharf , at around 8.30 p.m. and at about 9.30 p.m. a man wearing a red woollen hat was seen abandoning a Zodiac dinghy near the Outboard Boating Club in Hobson 's Bay and then climbing up the embankment to Tamaki Drive where he was picked up and driven off in a camper van . |
| 6 | As we have seen , the SAS came under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief , but were attached to the Eighth Army for immediate operational control . |
| 7 | It is hoped that appropriate qualifiers were attached to the data . |
| 8 | Research by other scientists showed that birds spent more time on the nest and laid more eggs when peckable objects were attached to the wall beside it . |
| 9 | Imitation white cuffs were attached to the ends of the jacket sleeves .. |
| 10 | Many of the grisliest stories about Nicu 's alleged brutal debauchery were attached to the gymnast , Nadia Comanecj , whom rumour had it that he claimed was ‘ state property ’ and that he even ripped out her nails for refusing his attentions . |
| 11 | In November 1941 they became 101 Troop of 6 Commando , with Lieutenant Smith in command , and were attached to the naval shore base HMS Lynx , from which they operated , with MTBs , submarines , or other carriers taking them to the area of their target beaches . |
| 12 | The bright red benches were attached to the ground by bolts set in concrete . |
| 13 | To help sort things out , little comments such as ‘ sincere/wet ’ , ‘ overzealous ’ , and ‘ pompous ’ were attached to the more promising applications . |
| 14 | The busy galleries were attached to the ribs of the leviathan . |
| 15 | The very minimum I think these justices should have had was a psychiatric report from one of the psychiatrists who were attached to the secure unit . |
| 16 | They were attached to the Royal Irish Constabulary yet had no police training , and , knowing the British Cabinet would turn a blind eye to their activities , they had quickly proved uncontrollable . |
| 17 | These harness decorations were attached to the snaffle bit or the band below the horses ear . |
| 18 | On either side of the bed , ornate brass oil lamps were attached to the wall , and there were two more on the opposite wall of the room . |
| 19 | Mainly because Brothers were attached to the shipbuilding industry , and the making of ships catapults , er arresting gears , er submarine work , erm telemeters for ships . |
| 20 | Strictly they were attached to the governor 's staff as equerries or grooms , but as with singulares their duties may have taken them outside his immediate entourage . |
| 21 | They said they were attached to the Ministry of Defence — that 's what you usually say , is n't it ? ’ |
| 22 | The stunts became more daring and , in one episode , Crawford found himself literally playing with fire , when what looked like fireworks were attached to the back of his jacket and suddenly had to start exploding . |
| 23 | The perfusion instrument was a plastic tube ( 16 mm in external diameter ) , which was 60 cm long and contained smaller channels in the tube wall and one large central channel ; five latex balloons were attached to the tube ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 24 | The DCs were attached to the package under the name of the senior programmer , and became ‘ active ’ , thereby allowing the modification to proceed . |
| 25 | The electrodes were attached to the chart recorder via an amplifier ( Gould Electronic Ltd , Ilford , Essex , UK ) . |
| 26 | Unfortunately , I completely forgot I was attached to the table — all the lunch things fell off , the wine spilt and the glasses shattered . |
| 27 | After service with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in World War N , he was attached to the War Office until 1957 . |
| 28 | After World War N , during which he served in the army with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers , he was attached to the War Office . |
| 29 | In line with the general emphasis on blood in the exilic Priestly tradition , tremendous importance was attached to the actual blood of the circumcision , and unless several drops of blood were seen to issue from the wound , the operation was deemed invalid and valueless . |
| 30 | No special secrecy was attached to the cruiser — indeed , Khrushchev told the disconcerted Admiralty that he would be glad to sell it to them because cruisers had been out-dated by missiles . |