Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a new 375g pack at £1.19 was introduced on February 8th and until the old stock was used up the two packs were on sale side by side . |
| 2 | Until this study was carried out the individual elements of the FAOR methodology had been developed and tested in isolation , each being the responsibility of different organisations within the FAOR partnership . |
| 3 | It was excavated in an unsystematic way , and the many illustrations of finds show that the emphasis was put on the recovered finds rather than on the site itself In this illustration , published soon after the excavation in 1883 , the burial was attributed to the Vikings . |
| 4 | as if a finger were put on the naked soul ! |
| 5 | Henceforth all traffic was routed down the main line . |
| 6 | Word was passed down the long column to close up , and to be ready to make a dash for the ford . |
| 7 | but you 're saying in , in , in short , are you , that erm , that in the present instance erm the obligation was put on the United Kingdom government which has sort , it may have succeeded or not as the case maybe , discharge the obligation by in effect erm subject to the subsidiary provisions which you 've both make reference and leaving it to er regulate these matters |
| 8 | It rang for a long time , and he thought he was going to be out of luck , but eventually the receiver was picked up the other end . |
| 9 | Not surprisingly , considerable pressure was put on the Conservative government to take some action to cope with the problem , though it was neither clear nor agreed what the basic problem was . |
| 10 | The above shot was taken on the 18th while the aircraft flew for Dutch TV . |
| 11 | In such petty ways some revenge was taken on the wealthy transient . |
| 12 | The wounded German Officer was carried up the grassy bank and placed against a tree . |
| 13 | This downhill was set down the long-established OK course from Bellewarde to La Daille ; the two in February will be on the new Olympic piste carved down the precipitate north-east face on to the very heart of the village . |