Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] were [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Tanzanians were brought up with their own musical , dance and oral traditions but at school or college were taught the language , culture and even the history of the colonial power .
2 If , in accordance with the view I have just expressed , such a person or firm were given the right to apply immediately the notice was served for it to be rescinded , this remedy might well be of no effect if a press notice was issued at the time of service of the intervention notice , as was done in this case .
3 Rebleeding , or if absent , discharge , or death were considered the end points of the study .
4 Since , under English law , the bank was not in contractual privity with the carrier until the bank took delivery of the goods , if the ship and cargo were lost the bank would have to sue the carrier in tort .
5 In Jan. 1844 Robert Pearson and partner were paid the sum shown below for sawing wood :
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