Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] and [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steam sprinklers were introduced and on the first day of their operation , they successfully doused another fire that would have probably removed the remainder of the factory had it taken hold . |
| 2 | In 1991 there were fewer people killed on the roads in Lothian than at any time since 1975 when the Region was formed and at the same time the Region experienced the second lowest casualty total . |
| 3 | In the former case the profits arose where the property was situated and in the latter case where the rights were exercisable . |
| 4 | The power of traditional chiefs was curbed and for the first time women and young people were drawn into the political process . |
| 5 | Here they gave poetry readings in the 800-seat auditorium ; a measure of the man he was becoming and of the distinguished company he kept . |
| 6 | But there were heavy criticisms during the period it was broadcast and in the following months . |
| 7 | But one winter she got flu , her work was sapped and for the first time the critics were unkind . |
| 8 | Thatcherism was born and during the last decade there has been record redundancies and bankruptcies within the U K as a whole . |
| 9 | A subtle psychological barrier was crossed and at the next two evening sales , as Swiss dealer Jan Krugier says , ‘ The revival of the Impressionist market was astonishing ’ . |
| 10 | Fortunately a supply of candles was found and as the competing teams and their supporters arrived they settled down to some serious drinking as darts players do and nearly cleared the stock of bottled beer before the lights came back on . |
| 11 | A gluten free diet was started and over the next two months there was 2.3 kg weight gain and symptomatic improvement . |
| 12 | Provided Mr X was not domiciled in the United Kingdom when the settlement was created and at the relevant time , eg the death of the son , the assets were not located in the United Kingdom , inheritance tax would not be in point even if the son is domiciled in the UK . |
| 13 | At the time the fieldwork was conducted and until the Social Security Housing Benefit Act 1982 , it was compulsory for all those claiming unemployment benefit to register for work at a Jobcentre . |