Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] were [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eight of my men were killed in the pile-up . ’ |
| 2 | My hands were trailing in the water . |
| 3 | Surprisingly few big names have gone under , which may prove what many long suspected : that their products were over-priced in the first place . |
| 4 | Prior to the setting up of the CIVC , the single most effective body responsible for guarding the quality of Champagne today , a decree was passed on 28 September 1935 creating an inter-professional organisation called the Commission Spéciale de la Champagne , which soon became known as the Commission de Châlons because its meetings were held in the Prefecture ( the administrative centre ) at Châlons-sur-Marne . |
| 5 | The second reason for urban bias was the fact that the radio broadcasters themselves lived in the towns : the people who spoke to them and commented on their programmes were living in the same environment . |
| 6 | Both their cars were stolen in the space of three days . |
| 7 | Two sales staff employed in the Watford office remained in that area as their clients were based in the south of the country . |
| 8 | Her words were lost in the sound of grinding gears , and the car leaped away from the sidewalk , knocking Mrs Frizzell 's hat askew and leaving her mouthing furiously at nobody . |
| 9 | Not only did farms become larger and more specialized , but village craftsmen — millers , blacksmiths , carpenters , wheelwrights , bakers , and cobblers — were squeezed out as their trades were concentrated in the towns . |
| 10 | Whatever the Navy 's intentions , their shells were landing in the Commando positions and causing some havoc . |
| 11 | She stood for a moment looking at them , and saw how their heads were tilted in the listening attitudes of forest creatures , how their ears were pricked , and how their eyes were bright and intelligent . |
| 12 | ’ Her eyes were slitted in the gathering dusk , but her voice was clear . |
| 13 | She began to slowly pull back , but her eyes were trapped in the sudden , melting caress in his gaze . |
| 14 | When pulled tight it effectively secured her to the bench , and as it passed behind her knees , so her legs were strapped in the position where her feet were above her head . |
| 15 | Some of her designs were included in the 1857 Pre-Raphaelite exhibition in Russell Square . |
| 16 | Both her parents were sitting in the living room reading . |
| 17 | Their guests were assembling in the open-air piazza below . |
| 18 | Their reservations were voiced in the run-up to the 44th annual joint meeting of the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank on Sept. 26-28 , 1989 , in Washington [ for which see p. 36908 ] . |
| 19 | Her poems were appearing in the Bath Journal by 1749 under the name of ‘ Sylvia ’ . |
| 20 | Their days were spent in the makeshift hospital . |
| 21 | RAILWAYS : British Rail 's problem is that most of its structures were built in the last century . |
| 22 | Their riches were stored in the banks under private accounts and then they were brought through Czechoslovakia and East Germany into the Soviet Union . ’ |
| 23 | Their favoured residences and , therefore , their itineraries were centred in the north . |
| 24 | Lining us up on the waste ground behind our barrack block , he had made the original offenders climb a pine tree until their bodies were jammed in the lower branches . |
| 25 | The next morning their bodies were found in the tub where they had fallen asleep . |
| 26 | But they had not been destroyed by the explosion : bewilderingly , their bodies were found in the garden some distance from the house , and they had obviously been strangled . |
| 27 | While thousands of miles away her countrymen were revelling in the celebrations for Australia 's 200th anniversary , she enjoyed the historic sights of a country with a slightly richer heritage . |
| 28 | On this occasion , some of their bags were contained in the white diplomatic bag belonging to the Foreign Office , which they were using for convenience to contain their consignment — — and , as I have explained to the House , that was the commencement of the error in question which , of course , we very much regret . |
| 29 | Her windows were rattling in the wind , patches of sunlight and shade sped across the view . |
| 30 | So ‘ Rasta ’ , ‘ Rusty ’ and ‘ Camley ’ featured in the first Roman Candle Their adventures were related in the first person , so giving a ‘ hume ’ character to the otherwise mute and very much stuffed fluffy playthings . |