Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They rotated at 120rpm , and they were intended to allow louder reproduction , not increased fidelity or playing-time . |
| 2 | The Hooligans fought pitched battles among themselves — Chelsea Boys against Fulham Boys , or Chapel Street against Margaret Street — and they were said to take great pride in their famous victories over rival neighbourhoods . |
| 3 | People living on the Ryeford canal where they were killed believe three months is n't long enough . |
| 4 | In all three studies , the children were selected to be as representative as possible and in each case they were asked to perform exhaustive intelligence tests and behavioural exercises . |
| 5 | ‘ No , but what I mean is , if they were asked to make other arrangements , making other arrangements is just what the stinking Editor would call it . ’ |
| 6 | When parents applied for assistance they were asked to provide general information about the family , including occupations , earnings , rent , and size of accommodation . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Subjects were finally shown a map on which the route was marked and they were asked to indicate those sections of the route which they had previously known . |
| 9 | They were trying to find any clues that might help in the investigation . |
| 10 | Obviously they were trying to build some publicity coup for the annual meeting . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He blamed Serbian militants for the rapidly deteriorating situation , saying they were trying to thwart international recognition of Bosnia . |
| 13 | Andrew Neil , editor of the Sunday Times , described it as a ‘ busybody 's charter ’ and added that while the MPs said they were trying to protect small people they were really protecting themselves . |
| 14 | Johnnie Warburton renewed his acquaintance with Jack when they were designated to work alternate shifts . |
| 15 | Subsequently they were cannibalised to provide spare parts for other cars of the class . |
| 16 | Even then they were warned to expect emotional aloofness on their return . |
| 17 | This unit had been caught in several skirmishes , losing their CO and second-in-command along with a third of their strength , yet they were seen doing physical training after a short rest in the town — a measure of their quality . |
| 18 | They were made to don white overalls and had plastic bags placed over their hands to preserve any relevant scientific evidence , before being taken in separate cars to Paddington Green police station . |
| 19 | It seemed that they were determined to carry these solutions through . |
| 20 | 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 . ’ |
| 21 | In one condition subjects were specifically instructed to engage in verbal rehearsal of these word pairs and in a second condition they were instructed to use visual imagery to relate the two objects . |
| 22 | They were bound to attract wide attention , especially among the 1.14 million students enrolled in China 's 675 colleges in 1980 ( Nathan 1985 : 207 ) . |
| 23 | By degrees the British came to dominate this trade , partly because they were so committed to sugar that they were bound to make large purchases of slaves on their own account , partly because their increasingly dominant position at sea meant that they could take the place of the Dutch as general suppliers of slaves for planters in other European colonies who wanted to buy them . |
| 24 | In some cases they were turned away immediately , but , where they were invited to give further details , these were matched so as to be different enough not to arouse suspicion but similar in all respects that might be significant to a potential employer . |
| 25 | They were invited to recommend likely candidates for the newly-created posts of Drama Organiser to various counties who would oversee all adult dramatic activity including youth work . |
| 26 | They were invited to make different arrangements . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Erm they were hoping to use agrarian reform to mobilize mass support as well as economic and social change . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | They were hoping to have some choice about their future occupation after graduation . |