Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fifth , mid-century , scribe wrote the calendar , the verses and the Chronicle entries down to 490 , and a sixth the annals probably to the end of 1048 ; those to 1044 seem to have been written at one time , while changes in the appearance of the script suggest that subsequent entries were made year by year . |
| 2 | At last year 's Annual General Meeting ( ‘ AGM ’ ) , the directors were given authority under Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 , until 15th July 1997 to allot shares up to a maximum of the authorised but unissued share capital of the company . |
| 3 | In addition , at last years AGM , the directors were given authority under Section 95 of the Companies Act 1985 , until the conclusion of the 1993 AGM , to allot equity securities for cash , other than to existing shareholders in proportion to their holdings , up to an aggregate nominal amount of £9,234,276 being equal to 5% of the then issued ordinary share capital . |
| 4 | January 1936 : In South Wales , particularly in the Rhonda Valley the tramp of thousands of feet was heard day after day . |
| 5 | Under the terms of the Honiara accord the rebels were given immunity from prosecution , together with the promises that the government would remove its blockade and would not attempt to re-establish its troops upon the island by force . |
| 6 | Additionally , through development control powers , the granting of planning permission for buildings was made conditional upon provision of parking spaces , particularly significant for central area commercial development . |
| 7 | If the figures were shown year on year , other variations would appear too . |
| 8 | The Britons were given mouth to mouth and heart massage but it was too late . |
| 9 | Thus the church made its past its own : the martyrs were made present in time ; but they also had to become present in space . |
| 10 | Suited bodies were thrown head over heel . |
| 11 | Some of the best specimens of trunks were preserved cell by cell in silica , and these show even the finest details if they are cut and polished . |
| 12 | A smart mobile caravan began to tour the area with a reassuring message of safety and reliability , an information shop opened in Bridgwater , and 35,000 full colour newspapers were delivered door to door . |
| 13 | The two cases were laid side by side , and likenesses and differences were solemnly analysed as if we had here before us two ‘ real ’ , directly comparable objects . |
| 14 | Birmingham specialised in close , dark and filthy courtyards : there were over two thousand of these in the town in the 1830s , and many of their houses were built back to back in order to get the maximum number on to each expensive acre . |
| 15 | Indeed , it had been a violent election campaign by post-war standards and the columns of papers like The Times were filled day after day by reports of ‘ Labour rowdyism ’ . |
| 16 | As the sacrifices were performed day after day , year after year , as the Day of Atonement came and went , Israel was constantly reminded of the sin which cut them off from God 's presence . |
| 17 | Two canvas chairs were placed side by side in a machine that begged comparison with the Wright brothers ' first efforts . |
| 18 | If the group 's total annual output in biscuits were laid edge to edge , they would stretch twice to the moon and back , or forty-eight times around the equator . |
| 19 | At that date the subject-matter of the photographs was perfectly legible and the works gained their force and content from the way two or more photographs were placed side by side : a woman 's face in close-up , an ominous highway at night . |
| 20 | Interviews were conducted face to face . |