Example sentences of "were in [art] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were in the trenches by Christmas 1915 and eventually , from July 1916 , in the carnage of the Somme . |
| 2 | Areas where the workforce extended their influence were in the procedures for promotion , where the power of managerial prerogative was weakened and increasing weight was given to seniority and skill tests ; in joint determination of rosters tor footplate and train staff ; in the ending of split shifts ; and in the reform of the authoritarian disciplinary system . |
| 3 | The most common problems were in the areas of occupation , socially embarrassing behaviour , use of public amenities , managing own affairs and psychotic symptoms . |
| 4 | In an appreciation , Emeritus Prof Robert Kenedi said yesterday : HIS pioneering initiatives , documented by his many publications , were in the areas of tissue immunology , burns , bio-engineering and various aspects of plastic surgery , including its history . |
| 5 | Capitalist activity in the nineteenth century , for the reasons discussed above , was mainly associated with new types of activity , such as cocoa production or mineral mining , whether these were in the hands of European or African entrepreneurs . |
| 6 | In consequence we must grow harder , more ruthless than we were in the days of ease . |
| 7 | Several months ago we were in the depths of recession but signs are encouraging that we are moving out of it . ’ |
| 8 | All the windows were shuttered as if we were in the depths of winter . |
| 9 | We were in the rapids of revolution . |
| 10 | I introduced your name in the conversation , said I was your Factor , told him that you were in the Lakes for pleasure but also with an eye to acquiring property , etc. , etc . |