Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our studies were designed to determine whether transient UOS relaxations occur during gastro-oesophageal reflux . |
| 2 | On March 11 at least 28 guerrillas were reported killed when Turkish troops and helicopters attacked a PKK base near Genc , in eastern Turkey . |
| 3 | The social structure arising from the interactions between the birds was thus an expression of individual adaptedness and formed an important societal component of the environment in which individuals were seeking to survive and procreate descendants . |
| 4 | Bread prices were beginning to rise and industrial disputes were entering very bitter phases in several large occupations , including coal heavers , silk weavers and sailors . |
| 5 | They were monitored to ensure that similar posts received similar assessments and also that they were " sensible " bearing in mind the position of various jobs within their hierarchies . |
| 6 | They were asked to indicate whether various assertions ( such as " An hour 's sleep before midnight is worth two afterwards " ) were true , possibly true , or untrue . |
| 7 | They were encouraged to believe that external agents would tackle the problem of a territorial settlement . |
| 8 | Ian Kennedy , Reader in Law at King 's College , London , who gave the 1980 Reith lecture on medical ethics , felt that firmer legal guidelines were required to ensure that handicapped babies were not left to die , and that the decision could not be left to parents and doctors . |
| 9 | Already towards the end of January , when it was made known that German troops were encircled in Stalingrad , the unease registered in numerous reports merged into critical comment expressing fundamental doubts about the necessity of the war with Russia and now also about the truth of Hitler 's explanations for the war . |
| 10 | A further series of experiments was performed to assess whether colonic bacteria could contribute to measured metabolism . |
| 11 | The largest polling station , in the city hall in Libreville , was forced to close when angry voters ransacked the building , reportedly having discovered the ballot boxes already stuffed as voting began at 6 a.m . |
| 12 | TV 'S BULLSEYE star Jim Bowen was left reeling after mindless vandals wrecked his distinctive Rolls-Royce . |
| 13 | Japan did not want war against Tsarist Russia but was determined to fight unless positive assurances were forthcoming that Russia would cease to meddle in Korean affairs . |