Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other instruments were invented which recorded the actions of the heart and the flow in the vessels , and it became possible to investigate how the whole system was regulated throughout all the different activities of life . |
| 2 | Whether they remain in Edinburgh or betake themselves to other lands and whatever be the walk of life in which they were bred I believe the students of this seminary will be found everywhere and at all times promoting civilisation in the world . ’ |
| 3 | For by freeing themselves from war , the great Catholic powers were freeing themselves to attack the heretics , and attack they did . |
| 4 | He said to Miriam , who was helping him dress the wounds of those hurt in the recent engagement : " The poor Collector has erysipelas . |
| 5 | ‘ He 'll see I have n't let things slide , ’ he said to Carrie , when she was helping him put the shelves straight . |
| 6 | Their other misfortune , or piece of carelessness , was to find themselves defending the changes in health and education , which began under Mrs Thatcher , at a time when their success or failure could not be judged . |
| 7 | When the milking was done they collected the eggs , warm from scattered nests in the barn and the stable block , or snugly hidden in hedges . |
| 8 | When their work was framed they preferred the frames to be ‘ en fuite ’ , or to project the canvas forward , rather than traditional frames which enclosed paintings and made them recede . |
| 9 | But I w I was wondering myself did the watchmen make up the story or did it come ? |
| 10 | When this was accomplished she took the reins and walked the old horse down the street . |
| 11 | I ordered two coffees with rum at the bar — Watson 's Trawlerman 's rum is the best , if you can get it , as drunk by Scottish fishermen — and while that was coming I emptied the pockets of my parka . |
| 12 | ‘ You know we are Jews and Jews remember what happened 50 years ago and during this time nobody in the world was doing anything to save the Jews , ’ Kahn told reporters at Zagreb 's Pleso airport . |
| 13 | A new disease was identified which had the symptoms of workplace disunity , low productivity , poor quality products . |
| 14 | An alternative method was devised which includes the advantages of the 26-way tree method , but reduces memory considerably ( see figure 3.9 ) . |
| 15 | She had returned to the window and was watching me photograph the posters . |
| 16 | Both came to the Sunday services immediately after coming along to the centre , one of the lads having a belief in Jesus but had never taken the step of repentance and asking Him into his heart , when he did his reaction was to say he felt the chains fall from him and that he believes Jesus has broken his addiction to alcohol . |