Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who now complain that these approvals were given too quickly overlook the sense of crisis which the spread of AIDS has engendered over the past decade , not to mention the eagerness of all concerned to match the pathos of those infected with HIV with anything that might be an effective medicine . |
| 2 | The successful birds had two young which were feathered well enough to show the black bar along the grey wings which distinguishes immature kittiwakes . |
| 3 | Central banks from round the world were drafted in yesterday to stop the pound 's slide . |
| 4 | Clearinghouses were set up primarily to overcome the isolation of individual practitioners within their own national boundaries . |
| 5 | According to tradition , it was founded by Joshua at the time of the miraculous crossing of the river , and twelve sacred stones were set up there to commemorate the event ( Josh. |
| 6 | There are now two active groups of doctors and a group for nurses which were set up specifically to oppose the use of animals in medical research on the grounds that it is unscientific . |
| 7 | Unfortunately the book was completed too soon to reflect the enormous impact of fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry on biology . |
| 8 | This dual safeguard , which was designed not merely to maintain the real value of benefits , but also to guarantee that they paralleled any increase in the real incomes of the working population , was removed in 1980 . |
| 9 | In later records , notably the census returns of 1841 and 1851 , he was said more specifically to follow the trade of fancy weaver , that is the manufacture of waistcoats and other garments with decorative patterns . |
| 10 | And here she stayed on public display until 1868 when it was decided not only to close the museum but also to lay Hannah Beswick to rest . |
| 11 | The body was moved once more to make the pockets accessible and Fox searched them — there were only those in his trousers ; he was wearing a cardigan in place of a jacket . |
| 12 | The doctrine of ultra vires was used not simply to control the scope of the power being exercised but also to control the way the power was used . |
| 13 | Sadly , the Board was virtually alone in this support , and to understand why , we must return for a moment to the sixties , when the test was used almost exclusively to curb the spread of erotica . |
| 14 | The man was woven into her dream and even seeing him as he was had not exactly wiped the romantic image from her mind . |
| 15 | When it opened Tendring and Colchester were recognised blackspots for teenage pregnancies and the clinic was set up expressly to reduce the number of gymslip mums . |
| 16 | A recent study by Brown and his colleagues ( 1986b ) in Walthamstow , North London , was set up specifically to explore the intervening links between childhood parental loss and adult depression . |
| 17 | We consider the rationale and the manner of the legal profession 's projection of an image of altruism and focus upon one legal service , the duty solicitor scheme , which was set up ostensibly to serve the community . |
| 18 | A restoration lab was set up nearby to treat the bronzes immediately they came out of the water to prevent deterioration . |
| 19 | Then before work was finally complete the arch of the bridge collapsed and the embankment at either side of the bridge was thrown up thus wrecking the whole project . |