Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standard deviation scores ( SDS ) for height at diagnosis and at ultimate follow up were calculated according to the equation : |
| 2 | We were bring led through the sacristy at school on our way to the chapel . |
| 3 | The footsteps which were heard passing in the alleyway were of men walking not running in panic . |
| 4 | Weeks later , when the mourning for her had already begun , chimpanzees were heard calling near the village . |
| 5 | Desmond Fairchild and Dotty Blundell were heard arguing in the corridor , though no one could be sure what was at issue . |
| 6 | Hartley 's philosophy was in fact an early form of the twentieth-century scheme of mental association known as Behaviourism ( Pavlov 's dogs were taught to salivate at the sound of an electric bell ) , and if writing today he would presumably have compared the brain to a computer . |
| 7 | ‘ We were taught to go for the jugular , ’ Buckmaster remarked . |
| 8 | Normally after offering their silent prayers all three children were dismissed to play in the garden and were not recalled until the offertory food was removed from the altar at the end of the ceremony and eaten along with other dishes at a festive family supper . |
| 9 | While both officers were intended to act on the Crown 's behalf at Ludlow , the Attorney seems to have had the task of conducting cases in court , the Solicitor of supervising their preparation . |
| 10 | And in between were ranged a number of additional hopes and objectives all of which were intended to contribute toward the creation of the ideal citizen . |
| 11 | Although former Neville men were predisposed to look to the duke , Gloucester still had to work at being a good lord in order to give substance to the relationship . |
| 12 | Although former Neville men were predisposed to look to the duke , Gloucester still had to work at being a good lord in order to give substance to the relationship . |
| 13 | They were expected to leave on the tide late last night and if everything goes according to plan will be back in Whitby by September . |
| 14 | The workload that students were expected to do on the ward , however , was exhausting . |
| 15 | This was to be repaid from savings of £7.5 million which were expected to accrue on the achievement of the closure . |
| 16 | A short time ago Bilal and Samir were expected to arrive at the hospital near Aylesbury . |
| 17 | As a crucial feature of their role in cultural reproduction , schools were expected to inculcate in the nation 's children a proper sense of patriotic moral responsibility . |
| 18 | However , those who came to Remaisnil for meetings could not but be struck by a paradox ; they were expected to remain in the château for meals and afterwards , until they retired to bed . |
| 19 | These were similar to those signed with Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland in June 1990 [ see p. 37535 ] , which were expected to result in the signature of free trade agreements with EFTA in the first half of 1992 . |
| 20 | It was the policy that residents were expected to contribute to the life of the community . |
| 21 | It is , however , a very special kind of autobiography , and may be compared to the accounts of their own lives which the early Methodists were expected to write at the time of their reception into the church : in such spiritual autobiographies divine visitations were singled out for special mention as evidences of God 's grace and power ; they were contrasted with laments over sinful behaviour and backsliding , and led to the culminating moment of conversion . |
| 22 | A few years back each golfer used his own collection of chipped and misshapen balls and the caddies were expected to stand at the end of the practice area and collect them . |
| 23 | Interestingly , after September 1987 factory and mines inspectors were forbidden to speak to the press on pain of disciplinary action . |
| 24 | People were deemed to consent to the system of government they were born under when they came of age by virtue of the fact of their remaining within that particular society . |
| 25 | Although Liberals like Sir Richard Acland were becoming identified with the Campaign , the Communists remained hostile to Lloyd George and his Five Point Group . |
| 26 | At the lower levels of the movement , however , many were becoming attracted to the prospect of ending the feuds of recent years . |
| 27 | The transcripts for the 20 subjects were grouped according to the film section to which they referred . |
| 28 | All patients were grouped according to the classification of Child and Turcotte with the modifications of Pugh et al and Christensen et al , which are closely related . |
| 29 | When patients were grouped according to the severity of the attack , however , a stepwise fall in polyunsaturated fatty acids was observed as the disease became more severe . |
| 30 | In Whelan Associates Inc. v Jaslow Dental Laboratory Inc. [ 1987 ] , the programs being compared were designed to assist with the administration of dental laboratories . |