Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] in [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fine creases where the colour had flaked off the shoes were painted in with a rich reunite of permanent rose and white , whilst permanent rose was used alone for some minor details like the punchmarks on the orange strap loops and the stitching around the edges of the straps themselves . |
| 2 | So off we went out and we played our football , and I came back , and we were sneaking in through the back door and bumped right into him . |
| 3 | While the lucky 30 guinea pigs in Bruno 's experiment were sampling his alternative dishes , the other pupils were tucking in to a typical school dinner of beefburger in a bap , sautee potatoes and jacket potato in cheese , or open sandwiches . |
| 4 | The controls were voted in at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( CCMLR ) . |
| 5 | They were wedged in with the patient herd of people who were shuffling slowly and quietly up the stairs to the foyer , but Mark talked in a clear , excited voice , as if oblivious of their presence . |
| 6 | Towards the end of 1989 film and TV scripts were flooding in at an unprecedented rate , spurred on by her successful debut live tour , the incredible success , even by her standards , of her second album ‘ Enjoy Yourself ’ which entered the British LP charts at number one on its first day of release in October that year and the much-anticipated release of The Delinquents . |
| 7 | Sunk fathoms deep in thought once more , Luce took no heed of her surroundings , and only when they were pulling in to a private landing-stage overhung by green willows did she surface and realise the significance of the overnight bag . |
| 8 | RECRUITS were bused in to the strike-hit Timex factory in Dundee yesterday , replacements for some of the 300 workers sacked during the dispute . |
| 9 | In Milan the victims and suspected victims — and it is hard to believe that non-sufferers ever survived being suspected sufferers — were herded in to a custom-built enclosure . |
| 10 | Those worth £5 — £19 were roped in for the second loan , in 1523 , so paying a total of 15 per cent , not so very much less than what was expected of the £20 men , and of course a proportionately heavier burden . |
| 11 | Bob Bennett , Grenadier Guards , was one of those frustrated warriors who were called in to a large marquee . |
| 12 | Police were called in after the fourteen month old grey colt was found dead on a farm on road in Lincoln . |
| 13 | Less than 36 hours after the discovery of the body , facts were coming in at a fair rate , though it was still not possible to decide which were relevant and which not . |
| 14 | One of the one of the difficulties is that that that theatres up and down the country have faced over the last two years of the new target that were brought in with the eighty eight education act where schools were not allowed to make a charge it could only be a voluntary contribution now the council of Great Britain have looked at this it 's a problem cos of this decimated schools audiences . |
| 15 | Two additional changes ( also only relevant to joining a new scheme ) were brought in at the same time . |
| 16 | The Free Miners of the Forest of Dean were brought in to the general election campaign today , with a warning that their livelihoods could be ruined by imports of cheap foreign coal . |
| 17 | Both players were brought in for the last six weeks of the season as McHale began to look ahead to next season when the Seasiders hope to mount a serious promotion push . |
| 18 | These radios and other stores were brought in by the small steamer Kuru , which was fitted with a device in her stack to prevent the tell-tale streamer of fumes ; these she released in occasional puffs . |
| 19 | Indian semi-slaves were shipped in by the British and most of these stayed on after their contract ended , bringing their families over and settling down , becoming small shopkeepers , craftsmen and bureaucrats in the colonial administration . |
| 20 | eh , the same number on four lines , but if were want to go out four people were to phone in at the one time |
| 21 | Patients were flocking in for the new treatment . |
| 22 | Bacci and the Marshal were staring in at the uncurtained window below the steps that led to the front door . |
| 23 | The government was lavishing money on roads instead of railways and the developers were cashing in on a projected ‘ up-grading ’ of the existing A road to a motorway , thus bringing Suffolk into the commuter zone . |
| 24 | Three years ago , when Dixons was the bidder , the position was exactly the reverse : electrical retailers were cashing in on an unprecedented boom . |
| 25 | Nine more were taken in as a precautionary measure while firefighters ventilated the building and removed the canisters involved . |
| 26 | But why should you condemn yourself because you were taken in by an elaborate trick and an accomplished liar ? |
| 27 | The fact that visiting supporters were allowed in to the same terracing , even though distinctly segregated , was a constant source of irritation to many Oxford fans , and it was often pointed to as an explanation for the occurrence of ‘ bovver ’ . |
| 28 | The last ten minutes of the journey were so exciting , I just could n't wait to plonk my feet in a nice bowl of water , then we reached the village we were to stay in for the next three weeks . |
| 29 | Does the hon. Gentleman accept that , if he is as keen as I am to provide a level playing field for road and rail , he should recognise that , when motorways were built around Greater Manchester , of three footpaths that crossed the motorway , one was closed or diverted and bridges or underpasses were put in for the other two . |
| 30 | The shoes were put in as a simple outline drawing in pencil and the background spaces around them were painted with a mixture of cerulean blue and titanium white . |