Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were allowed to speak to each other in low voices but never to interrupt an adult . |
| 2 | Chairman you 've got to allow me because by the time I 've finished you wo n't be able to stop me , er , but I mean if there 's a lot of money floating about in this area then I think that er , some committee or other should be looking at the the refurbishment of the courts in Devizes which are a disgrace , and partly the fault of this council when th they were allowed to get into such a state , and I mean at some stage or other , something or else is gon na to have to happen to them and I would hope that the magistrates in their wisdom in some committee or other are , are deciding to take these courts back into use . |
| 3 | The rights of the zemstvos were curtailed and they were forbidden to communicate with each other even on the most mundane matters of common concern . |
| 4 | They never met again , for under the probationary terms they were forbidden to associate with each other . |
| 5 | Manufacturers selling a wide range of products over a wide geographical area to a market numbered in millions would find it prohibitively expensive to set up their own Highstreet stores , even if they were permitted to proliferate in this way . |
| 6 | Scotland coaches Johnny Brown and Bob Easson praised their side 's defence , yet they were left to lament on some daft errors in a match which was pockmarked by two flare-ups — one straight from the kick-off — and some rank inconsistent refereeing , where the advantage law was entirely disregarded . |
| 7 | Now a report into how she slipped through the net of all the care agencies has made it clear they were found wanting in many departments . |