Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually the Jesuits were able to persuade the townspeople to rebuild the Gothic tower in Baroque style , but the Jesuits were forbidden to decorate it with Jesuit saints and they were forbidden to enter the tower from the church . |
| 2 | Most items in these suites were designed to contrast one with another by varied time signatures , tempi and phrasing so that they built up to a climax which , in the early days , signalled the entrance of the king or the most important participant . |
| 3 | Priene was rebuilt near the mouth of the River Meander about 334 B.C. Because the town was not of great importance under the late Roman rule , few alterations were made to adapt it to Roman needs , so much of the Hellenistic building has survived . |
| 4 | When he wanted to get rid of the consequence of the murder , women were made to share it with two other victims . |
| 5 | Random numbers were used to identify one in six of each type of practice . |
| 6 | An obstacle to Buchan 's transfer was that he would lose income from his Sunderland shop , and the deal was delayed for two months while ‘ under-the-counter ’ terms were agreed to compensate him for this loss . |
| 7 | So they were told to introduce themselves like this : " I 'm calling from Deller Page and Rycott Ltd in the City of London ! |
| 8 | The message had been that the reception was for the ticket agencies , and the cast were requested to ration themselves to one glass of wine each . |
| 9 | In the wake of IBM 's fateful decision , the relative handful of customers that had not actively sought all the pricing data available were driven to plug themselves into new information sources . |
| 10 | Students were asked to indicate which of six statements relating to smoking behaviour best described their own behaviour . |
| 11 | The ASWs were asked to indicate which of these each individual suffered and which of these they considered to be severe . |
| 12 | They were allowed to see it for one hour , before it was taken back , and none of them has been able to get hold of it since . |
| 13 | Suddenly the senior courtiers who had sniffily averted their eyes when the Princess approached were forced to treat her with more respect . |
| 14 | Since a rise in interest rates can cause quite a severe fall in the price of bonds , banks could make a considerable capital loss if they were forced to sell them at such times . |
| 15 | I would have liked to take them off but the situation was still uncertain , and everyone still believed that the German forces were determined to push us off this high ground east of the Orne . |
| 16 | Until recently , volunteers in the CAB were required to commit themselves to four hours ' voluntary service per week . |
| 17 | I was taught to do it in first and use the accelerator . |
| 18 | The starting dose was adjusted to induce one to two bowel movements per day , loose enough to ensure complete daily emptying of the lower bowel and prevent pain or stool soiling , or both . |
| 19 | She could not possibly have known the misery such a revelation would cause him , because now he was forbidden to call her by any other name and he knew from painful experience that Tom Fish would not relent until he had his way . |
| 20 | For although the particular details might vary , history was expected to repeat itself in each katun , and significant events would follow the pre-ordained general pattern . |
| 21 | Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation . |
| 22 | My milk did n't seem to be coming through so I was told to stuff myself with rich food and carbohydrates . |
| 23 | An in-depth review of 6,000 of the group 's 11,000 free-trade loans found that on top of £10m to be provided against beer profits , a further £37m was needed to cover it against potential problems on 2,000 accounts . |
| 24 | Donaldson read the form through and signed it ; only his silence was needed to keep him from all liability . |
| 25 | Spennymoor impresario John Wray met Angie last summer and was inspired to book her for several tours of the North-East . |
| 26 | Oh , no ; whatever it was wanted to introduce itself at some stage , because one night she was lying staring at the dark when it seemed as though her head simply filled out into a large horizon . |
| 27 | And he called it the well he was asked to make one for other blacksmiths . |
| 28 | The war in the Gulf was not fought to liberate Kuwait from a medieval fiefdom , it was fought to liberate it from Iraqi occupation . |
| 29 | All she had to do was steel herself to get through the forthcoming weeks until he returned to Hong Kong and she was left to immerse herself in this new job in peace , free of the distraction he constituted . |
| 30 | At Waddington PA474 was restored to full airworthy condition and Air Force Board authority was obtained to fly it at certain RAF Fiftieth Anniversary celebrations in 1968 . |