Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In biblical scholarship Nonconformist ministers were recognized by the last third of the century for their achievements and three — the Wesleyan , W. F. Moulton , the Unitarian , Dr Vance Smith , and the Baptist , Dr Joseph Angus — worked on the Revised Authorised Version between 1870 and 1873 . |
| 2 | Individual films were separated by a 10 second featureless blue field . |
| 3 | Individual films were separated by a three second featureless blue field and were recorded in blocks of four for the purposes of randomization . |
| 4 | The new factory system made earlier marriage easier by the end of the eighteenth century and larger family size correspondingly more common , although these trends were reversed by the early nineteenth century . |
| 5 | England were beaten by a stunning 76th minute goal by Turkish striker Aydin Cafer who cut inside to beat Spurs goalkeeper Ian Walker with a fierce rising shot . |
| 6 | The Times ' price was slashed by a third last month to boost flagging circulation . |
| 7 | An examination of Figure 6.1 reveals that , whilst each of the groups considered has gained over the period 1979 — 89 ( due to the tax and benefit changes discussed above ) , the greatest gain was made by the richest tenth of the population . |
| 8 | It was made by the furious last sweep of his indestructible sword Durandal , when he struck it against the rock in a vain effort to break it and so stop this epic weapon from falling into the hands of the Saracens : |
| 9 | Further evidence was provided by the so-called second law of thermodynamics , formulated by the German physicist Ludwig Boltzmann . |
| 10 | Braham was liberated by the British 11th Armoured division near Lübeck on 2 May 1945 . |
| 11 | Research on East Anglian fishermen and on working class families in Barrow , Lancaster and London has revealed that a deeply homebased culture was established by the early twentieth century . |