Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] were [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had also been a ‘ drift ’ to the cities of unemployed rural labour who were creating a new social problem in communist China . |
| 2 | No wonder they were getting a raw deal . |
| 3 | After lunch they were given a detailed demonstration of how the Direct Banking system works and were so impressed that both accepted an invitation to join the service . |
| 4 | So those gentlemen were not only infringing the Sale of Goods Act they were committing a criminal offence as well by infringing the Trade Descriptions Act so they ended up being prosecuted by Trading Standards . |
| 5 | ‘ I came to tell you I 'd quite like us to leave before too long — just in case you were planning a lengthy swim . ’ |
| 6 | Shortly before her death , Queen Elizabeth I was entertained , in October 1602 , by Sir William Russell , at Corney House , Chiswick , which area was still attracting residents of distinction who were seeking a healthier and cleaner environment , away from the dirt and the clamour of the Cities of London and Westminster . |
| 7 | On the Saturday evening they were having a social and were to watch a striptease . |
| 8 | One minute they were having a philosophical discussion , and the next a very physical encounter , in which Shelley felt that her companion had the greater advantage . |
| 9 | The Football Association warned last night they were keeping a close eye on the sinning Saints after collecting five bookings and one dismissal in the opening two games of the season . |
| 10 | For children of our age we were allowed a remarkable degree of freedom ; only the town was out of bounds . |
| 11 | Later that week we were given a first indication that the previous three ‘ greenhouse ’ winters may merely have been within the normal climatic variations and that a better season may be on its way , when the first Pitztal race was cancelled due to extreme cold ! |
| 12 | ‘ By the end of the third month we were making a slight profit . |
| 13 | Officials could accept responsibility for their behaviour but argue that in being willingly loyal to the corporation they were obeying a superior moral imperative . |
| 14 | Just as in real life they were assimilating a clinical attitude to human functions , many of which are taboo in Western society , their dreaming interpretations of their own sexuality were also in terms of a medical model . |
| 15 | For example , in a study by Flores d'Arcais ( 1978 ) subjects were asked to detect sudden changes in which ear they were receiving a spoken message . |
| 16 | In the following year they were given a new jurisdiction concerning redundancy payments , and concerning statutory rights to information about particulars of contracts of employment . |
| 17 | This time we were getting a few funny looks from other customers . |
| 18 | Even at that time we were approaching a liberal social-democratic model on Scandinavian lines . |
| 19 | A series of very guarded letters written in July and August 1559 between them and Elizabeth 's leading minister , William Cecil , shows that they were contemplating at the very least an outright challenge to the regent 's authority — a bold enough but not actually unprecedented step — but possibly something more , and infinitely more sensational , the deposition of the queen herself ; and at the same time they were proposing a dramatic reversal of foreign relations , in which Scottish friendship would certainly be switched from her traditional ally France to her traditional enemy England , and that even closer ties between Scotland and England might be envisaged . |
| 20 | She hurried outside and hastily picked a bunch of them , and within a short time they were making a pleasing addition to the table . |
| 21 | from where we lived from there apart from the fact they were building a few factories then |