Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | White settlers often objected to the reserves because they were thereby denied access to farming land , and in some areas the size of the reserves was scaled down to meet their demands . |
| 2 | In a third condition the ‘ sentences ’ were randomly arranged strings of words ( e.g. some the no puzzle buns in lead the text off ) which were neither syntactically correct nor meaningful . |
| 3 | Even then the provisions under the Act were fairly limited : the penal laws were not repealed , but Protestant Dissenters were merely given immunity from prosecution if they held their own religious services , provided their meeting-houses were licensed and the doors were left open when they met . |
| 4 | But supposing X-rays were normally displayed back to front or the way one looked at the person ? |
| 5 | Wines and spirits were usually received trans-shipped from Southampton or Bristol . |
| 6 | Why , because we were at , in Alpha and Beta and Gamma and form one we were always admitted punishment by form twos . |
| 7 | Before the Data Protection Act , Victim Support groups were automatically given details of crimes . |
| 8 | Undergraduates were also given groups of consonants and asked to recall as many as possible in their correct position after various time delays . |
| 9 | Undergraduates were also shown sets of digits of varying sizes and then shown a ‘ probe ’ digit . |
| 10 | Apples were also taken west to Greece and Italy , and Homer refers to them in The Odyssey , which was written between 900 and 800 BC . |
| 11 | Not only did I discover that all these tender little messages you keep sending me were probably written weeks in advance , but I also discovered just how many other women I share that privilege with . |
| 12 | She was modest and unconcerned that others were often given credit for ideas that she had originated . |
| 13 | Courses were necessary for mainstream teachers , including headteachers , to help them cater for the multilingual population of their schools , and Heads of Modern Languages , who were often given responsibilities for South Asian languages despite the current limitations of their professional competence to foreign European languages , were a prime target for reorientation courses . |
| 14 | But that is explained , partly , by the fact that Mike did the negotiations himself and they were often done face to face with Jefferson . |
| 15 | This Imperial Manifesto stated that the people of Russia were now allowed freedoms of speech , conscience and assembly ; trade unions were to be legalized ; individuals could not go to jail without having a trial ; the people were now allowed to elect a new parliament called the Duma , which would advise the Tsar and approve new laws . |
| 16 | Totems , he argued , were mystically charged symbols of group cohesion and identity — badges of belonging . |
| 17 | The decline of family life , the lowering of standards in the schools , the ‘ permissive ’ worm within , the irresponsibility of working mothers and their delinquent ‘ latch-key ’ children , the excessive leniency of the law , and the unwarranted interference of the ‘ softy-softy , namby-pamby pussyfooting ’ of the ‘ so-called experts ’ — these were well trodden avenues of complaint by ‘ law-and-order ’ enthusiasts and ‘ anti-permissive ’ moralists , warning of a vast historical degeneration among the British people . |
| 18 | Before , the individual elements of the design were simply placed side by side . |
| 19 | Fry were simply fed jugfuls of snail tank water as required . |
| 20 | These two tasks completed , the exposed pith was cut into narrow strips like ribbons , which were then placed side by side on a large , perfectly-flat slab of limestone which was kept permanently damp by boys scattering water on it , ever-moving fingers flicking across from earthenware pots . |
| 21 | The sixteen pupils scored significantly higher on all scales than their peers , and indeed all were subsequently given diagnoses of PTSD . |
| 22 | Moreover , the report found that single parents were often expected to share a bedroom with a child , where two parents were not , and were seldom offered houses with gardens because it was thought that they could not look after them . |
| 23 | During my visit in October 1984 , Buzzards , Kestrels and Red Kites were commonly noted hunting over pastures ; Hen Harriers and Great Grey Shrikes were also noted doing this . |
| 24 | He was sacked by Andreas Papandreou from two Socialist cabinets and was only elected Mayor of Athens last year with the support of the Right-wing New Democracy party . |
| 25 | Swift was soon appointed dean of St Patrick 's in Dublin , though he assured Diaper : ‘ I will move Heaven and Earth that something may be done for you . ’ |
| 26 | An anonymous group of army officers supported these resignation calls in November , leading Pinochet in December to recall the army to barracks , a move interpreted as a show of force as the number of corruption charges increased him and the date approached for the release of the Rettig report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ( CVR ) , which was finally made public on March 4 , 1991 [ see p. 38095 ] . |
| 27 | HEROIC Nigel Mansell was finally crowned King of Formula One motor-racing here yesterday . |
| 28 | He was already owed money by Hope for the times he had taken him fishing . |
| 29 | A Scarborough man was yesterday fined £50 by magistrates after admitting stealing a brake spanner worth £3.89 from Halfords Superstore on Seamer Road . |
| 30 | The Habitat store chain was yesterday fined £8,800 at Basingstoke for overcharging . |