Example sentences of "they were [verb] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To oversimplify : very young children of both sexes were given similar sets of building blocks with which they were asked to construct some sort of dwelling . |
| 2 | Obviously they were trying to build some publicity coup for the annual meeting . ’ |
| 3 | A a at the time , they were trying to get this place looked at and surveyed , and everything to get it , you know to see what they could do about it , get it closed down , but er they had n't got that far with that then . |
| 4 | It had become a question of the district committee 's prestige ; they were determined to use any weapon ready to their hand to vindicate their authority , and grossly abused the quite frightening powers at their command . ’ |
| 5 | Following reorganization the Labour-controlled Tameside Metropolitan District made arrangements for the introduction of comprehensive education , but in May 1976 , shortly before the changeover was scheduled , the Conservatives won control of the local authority and they were pledged to retain some grammar schools . |
| 6 | It was as if by drinking from the cold spring they were hoping to appease some spirit of the place so that it would n't turn unfriendly to their studies ; but they could not settle as they tried to read and make notes . |
| 7 | They were hoping to have some choice about their future occupation after graduation . |
| 8 | They were designed to allow some comparison of the films in terms of the type and amount of information actually present . |
| 9 | They were standing facing each other in an empty attic room , bare walls squared with the pale imprints of discarded pictures , floorboards harsh to the feet , two naked strangers in a void , herself trying to reach out her hands to touch Stella 's fingers , but unable to lift the heavy monstrous bolsters of flesh that had become her arms . |
| 10 | Many , however , also pointed out that the organisations in which they were working had little alternative to some recourse to temporary working . |
| 11 | The presentation of memories as they were told brings this book alive , but the Civic Society might have been better served by their publisher who should have avoided duplicating four paragraphs in two chapters attributed to different contributors . |
| 12 | Black beans would be burnt on the graves of those recently deceased to stop them from becoming lemures , for they were known to detest this smell . |
| 13 | The Revenue would have some difficulty if they were to try to apply this head to tax upon the settlor or the spouse of the settlor income validly accumulating in an overseas discretionary trust . |
| 14 | There was no way they were going to let this game go . |
| 15 | Provided Shell were willing , we probably would go ahead next year , although the question you could ask is , having helped a group of thirty six kids in Sussex this year , should n't Shell , if they were going to run these master classes , help a group of kids in Westmorland next year , rather than another group down in Sussex next year . |
| 16 | Well they 're getting increasing control , increasing control but not and er so yo what you 're saying is that , is that even if , if you go back to the reality of nineteen forty eight , actually they did n't realize they were going to get that control as quickly . |
| 17 | The reason I joined was I thought they were going to get more money for me , not take it away . ’ |